Foremost Farms USA & Michigan Milk Producers Association Announce Strategic Alliance

Foremost Farms USA®, Baraboo, Wis., and Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA), Novi, Mich., announced that the two cooperatives have formed a strategic alliance for the purpose of balancing and adding value to their members’ milk supplies in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Leprino's A Big Deal For Colorado Dairy

What does Denver’s Leprino Foods Co., the world’s biggest mozzarella cheese maker, mean for Colorado’s dairy industry? That’s easy, according to people who work in that sector of the state’s $40-billion-a-year agriculture industry.

ABA Addresses Fiber & Added Sugar In Response To FDA's Nutrition Facts Panel Proposals

Today ABA filed comments in response to FDA’s proposals revising both the Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) and Serving Sizes. “These sweeping proposals would impact every packaged food product in the marketplace. It is critical that any final policy changes be based on sound science, and ABA’s comments question the science, or lack of science, behind the Agency’s NFP proposal,” said Lee Sanders, ABA Senior Vice President Government Relations and Public Affairs.

Steviva Ingredients Launches Erysweet Erythritol

August 1, 2014 Steviva Ingredients

Thanks to its mildly sweet flavor profile, bulking properties and digestibility,erythritol has long been used as a medium for delivery of high-intensity sweeteners, such as stevia and monk fruit. However consistent, dependable sourcing of erythritol often fluctuates.

George Weston To Focus On Growing Gluten-Free Sector

George Weston Ltd. is placing its bets on gluten-free baked goods as a way to lure in more customers in a heated Canadian grocery market, amid a second-quarter loss that was impacted by the acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart by its subsidiary, Loblaws Companies Ltd..