Byrne Dairy Set To Start Yogurt Production

The company will be making conventional and greek varieties. It's own label, Byrne Hollow, should be hitting shelves soon. They also will be making yogurt for at least four or five other companies for starters, like Dannon.

Tulare Cheese Maker CaliCheese Faces More Red Tape

Supporters of more economic development in Tulare suffered a set back in recent weeks as the start-up cheese maker, CaliCheese, which expects to hire 200 employees, was hit by a double whammy.

MOO Milk Farmers Lukewarm To Tentative Offer From Oakhurst

Oakhurst Dairy has made a tentative offer to buy the now-defunct MOO Milk, in a deal that would put the Maine-based organic milk brand back in stores.

ADM Expands Food-Ingredient Offering With Acquisition Of WILD Flavors

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced that it is acquiring WILD Flavors GmbH, giving ADM the ability to offer food and beverage companies a comprehensive suite of systems to enhance and improve their products.

Bye Bye Frozen American Pie: Frozen Pies & Cakes Decline

July 7, 2014 Mintel

Few things are more American than baseball, blue jeans and apple pie, just so long as that apple pie isn’t frozen. While total retail sales of prepared cakes and pies grew 24% from 2009-14 to reach $11.2 billion, frozen and refrigerated cakes and pies was the only segment to decline (2.4%), as consumers focus on fresh flavors and shift towards viewing pies and cakes as an indulgent snack. In fact, according to new Mintel research, some 41% of consumers claim to eat prepared cakes and pies as a snack between meals, a higher percentage than many other occasions, including for a special occasion dessert (18%).