Month: January 2016

Saving Perishables Naturally With Ovtene Packaging Solution

January 26, 2016 Ovtene

Proven, FDA compliant packaging technology – Ovtene has been sold in Italy for six years, where it has gained significant market penetration in the deli and grocery industry.  The product is featured in an estimated 80% of Italian supermarket brands, including A&O, Carrefour and Coop.  Ovtene is compliant with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations for food storage products.  It is also recently being marketed and sold in other European countries outside of Italy. Over 700k sheets and bags shipped to USA distributors already. …

Dairy Council Of Florida Hosts Third Gridiron Cooking Challenge

January 26, 2016 Heather McPherson, Orlando Sentinel

The Dairy Council of Florida is hosting its third annual Gridiron Cooking Challenge, a competition for elementary and middle school students throughout the state.  Students in groups of four ages 10 and up are encouraged to create and submit an original recipe that features dairy products, such as milk, cheese and yogurt. …

IDFA Transition Team Launches Search For New CEO

January 26, 2016 The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)

The International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) board of directors has formed a transition committee that will be tasked with finding a successor to Connie Tipton, current president and CEO of IDFA, who announced today that she will retire at the end of this year after 35 years of service to the dairy industry. The committee of six executives from IDFA member companies will oversee the search process, which will include consideration of both internal and external candidates. Tipton announced her plans to retire at the annual Dairy Forum being held this week at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. …

Connie Tipton, IDFA CEO And President, Bids Farewell To Dairy

January 26, 2016 The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)

Connie Tipton, the president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and longtime voice of dairy foods companies in Washington, D.C., announced today that she will retire at the end of this year. Tipton, who has led the association since 2004, made the announcement before 1,000 dairy executives and other industry stakeholders at the annual Dairy Forum being held this week at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. …

FDA Delays Decision On Adding Folic Acid To Corn Masa

January 26, 2016 JoNel Aleccia, The Seattle Times

Federal regulators have delayed until April a decision on whether to allow folic acid to be added to corn-masa flour, a move experts say could help prevent birth defects like those seen in a deadly cluster in three Central Washington counties. …