Commonwealth Dairy Gets Local OK For Expansion

Commonwealth announced in December its intentions to expand with a $20 million project that would include over $2 million in state and federal funding. Over the next two or three years, 50 new jobs are expected to be created.

Grassland's Decision To Cut Production Leaving Farmers Out In The Spring Cold

Pine Creek Farms is one of about a dozen Minnesota dairies and several dozen Wisconsin farms that have received notice from Grassland Dairy Products of Greenland, Wis., that will be dropped by the company at the end of the month.

Global Dairy Co-Operative Fonterra Selects Where Food Comes From

Where Food Comes From, Inc. (d.b.a. IMI Global, Inc.) (OTCQB: WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, today announced that Fonterra has selected the Company to serve as its Non-GMO Project Technical Administrator for the North American launch of its NZMP non-GMO dairy ingredient range.

2 Silvi's Shut Down In Denver As Family Shifts Toward Bakery Business

April 17, 2017 Kate Tracy, BusinessDen

Etai Baron, CEO of the U Baron Group, said he is closing both Silvi’s Kitchen locations in Olde Town Arvada and Glendale. Instead, the firm has leased two storefronts in Greenwood Village for another chain, Etai’s Bakery Café, and is set to double production space at its wholesale bakery in Louisville. Meanwhile, the Baron family’s bakery, Izzio, sells bread wholesale in 25 different states, plus a retail location in the Denver Central Market.

NorCal Whole Foods Stores Recall Cookies For Undeclared Eggs

April 17, 2017 FDA

Nine Whole Foods Market stores in Northern California are voluntarily recalling some decorated (iced) cookies from the self-service cookie displays because the products contained egg allergen that was not listed on the product sign. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.