Kraft Heinz Meat, Cheese Sales Lag as Shoppers Buy Premium Products

July 31, 2020 Richa Naidu, Reuters

Second-quarter sales of Kraft Heinz’s Oscar Mayer deli meats and cheese slices grew more slowly than those of higher-end rival products such as ham from pigs fed vegetarian diets on family farms, retail data shows.

Dairy MAX and Trucking Companies Partner to Deliver More Than 200,000 Gallons of Milk to Local Food Banks Since May 2020

July 31, 2020 Dairy MAX

Nonprofit regional dairy council Dairy MAX today announced that more than 200,000 gallons of milk have been distributed to regional food banks in an multi-state area since May 2020 as part of dairy farmer’s collective COVID-19 relief efforts.Dairy MAX represents more than 900 dairy farm families across eight states.

Dairy Stream Podcast: Dairy Customer of the Future

In the latest episode of the Dairy Stream podcast, COVID-19 has impacted the dairy customer of the future and normalized online grocery shopping, however, dairy continues to be in the cart of customers.

George Weston Pursues Ailing Swiss Baking Firm Aryzta

George Weston Ltd., the Canadian grocery and baking giant, is exploring an acquisition of ailing Swiss baking company Aryzta AG, people familiar with the matter said.

Eustis Pie Business Moves Production to Omaha

A longtime business in Eustis has closed down operations in the community and has moved to Omaha.