Jacques Lefebvre Joins Dairy Farmers Of Canada As Chief Executive Officer

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jacques Lefebvre as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 8, 2018. With over 25 years of experience across multiple sectors, Mr. Lefebvre is a strong leader that brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to DFC.

Dairy Industry Partners Kick-Off 2018 Fill A Glass With Hope Program

State dairy industry leaders from the Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association, the Calving Corner, Feeding Pennsylvania, American Dairy Association North East, Center for Dairy Excellence, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program kicked off the 2018 award-winning Fill a Glass with Hope® fresh milk distribution program today at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center. Two newborn calves named "Fill" and "Hope" then joined the partners as they cut a red ribbon signifying the opening of the Calving Corner, a dairy cow birthing center debuting at the 2018 Pennsylvania Farm Show.

Dawn Foods Names New Chief HR & Transformation Officer

January 9, 2018 Dawn Food Products, Inc.

Dawn Food Products, Inc. today named 20-year veteran Stevens J. Sainte-Rose as the company’s Chief HR & Transformation Officer, effective immediately. Sainte-Rose joins Dawn’s global leadership team and reports directly to Chief Executive Officers Carrie Jones-Barber and Serhat Unsal.

Former Manitoba Grand Chief Files $1B Class-Action Suit Over Bread Price-Fixing

January 9, 2018 Kelly Malone, CBC News

Derek Nepinak, the former grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, has filed a $1 billion class-action lawsuit against multiple Canadian grocers after Loblaw Companies said it participated in industry-wide bread price-fixing for 14 years.

Gryphon Investors‘ Dessert Holdings Acquires Atlanta Cheesecake Company

January 9, 2018 Gryphon Investors

Dessert Holdings announced that it has acquired Atlanta Cheesecake Company (“ACC”, “the Company”). Dessert Holdings is the holding company formed by private equity firm Gryphon Investors to house its premium dessert brands platform. Atlanta Cheesecake Company, founded in 1988, is based in Kennesaw, GA.