Blount Promotes Robin Leatherwood To Director Of Technical Services

July 20, 2018 Blount Fine Foods

Blount Fine Foods, a leading manufacturer of premium, handcrafted soups, entrées, and side dishes for retail and foodservice, and the market leader in fresh retail soups, today announced Robin Leatherwood has been promoted to Director of Technical Services, a role that provides regulatory, food safety and labeling support to the company’s culinary and R&D functions. She had been manager of technical services.

Attend Ag Progress Days Dairy Industry Breakfast

The Center for Dairy Excellence and Penn State Extension Dairy Team are hosting a Dairy Industry Breakfast for dairy professionals and agri-business representatives on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. during Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, 2710 West Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa., 16865.

Green Mountain Creamery Supports Community Berry Farmers

July 20, 2018 Green Mountain Creamery

Brattleboro-based Green Mountain Creamery announces the launch of ‘Berry’ Creamy Yogurt, a month-long campaign promoting New England community farmers and advocating for real, simple and healthy ingredients. From July 16 to August 13, residents of each New England state are invited to share photographs of Green Mountain Creamery’s yogurt topped with berries, by posting images to the Green Mountain Creamery Facebook page or by tagging Green Mountain Creamery on Facebook or Instagram.

Phasing Out Supply Management: Lessons From Australia's Dairy Industry

July 20, 2018 Fraser Institute

Australia’s dairy industry has a long history of government support and control. From the 1920s to the end of the twentieth century, a succession of state and federal governments sought to stabilize the supply and price of milk, butter, and cheese and, as a result, encouraged the production of drinking milk over milk for further processing. This resulted in higher prices for consumers. After deregulation of the industry in 2000, prices for fresh milk fell and producers are now able to interpret global price signals and adjust their investment and planned output based on real-world demand, rather than face the inefficiencies, rigidity, and perverse incentives associated with government control.

Putting A Stop To Harmful Trans Fats

July 20, 2018 Novozymes

Reducing the trans fats in our food could prevent a half-million deaths from heart disease globally every year, says the World Health Organization. Trans fats are found in ordinary products such as margarine, cakes, icing, fried foods, salad dressings, commercially-prepared popcorn and much more. In many countries, consumers eat high levels of trans fats without being aware of the risk of heart disease.