Month: May 2017

Somerdale Launches New 'Westminster Sharp' Non-GMO British Cheddar

May 30, 2017 Somerdale International

Somerdale International, the leading exporter of British cheeses and dairy products, has launched a fully accredited, non-GMO (genetically modified organism) British Cheddar.  The new ‘Westminster Sharp’ Cheddar has been specially developed by Somerdale in partnership with Joseph Heler, the award-winning British cheesemaker located in the heart of England’s Cheshire countryside, in response to growing consumer demand for non-GMO foods especially in the United States. …

Hy-Vee Plans A KC E-Commerce Fulfillment Center & Central Kitchen For Its Stores

May 30, 2017 Diane Stafford, Kansas City Star

Hy-Vee Inc. will begin work in south Kansas City on a $29 million e-commerce fulfillment center and central kitchen for its Kansas City-area stores. …

Wisconsin Company Agrees To Buy Labelle Dairy

May 30, 2017 Herald Whig

Milk Source, LLC, of Kaukauna, Wis., will buy the Heartland Dairy herd and equipment owned by Sharpe Holdings, Inc., in a deal announced Friday by the two companies. Milk Source also entered into a three-year lease with the option to purchase the 458-acre facility. …

Raw Milk Supporters Protest Injunction Case At Ontario Courthouse

May 30, 2017 Lisa Queen, YorkRegion.com

Carrying a protest sign outside the Newmarket Courthouse the morning on May 29, Marilew Albrecht wondered why authorities are trying once again to prevent people’s access to raw milk. …

Close To 90% Of Wisconsin Milk Will Be rBST Free In 2018

May 30, 2017 Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio

John Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, estimates close to 90 percent of the state’s milk will be rBST free in 2018. …