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    Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

    Prairie Farms Dairy to Produce Lactose-Free Products in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    May 2, 2024
    Production of gallons of lactose-free whole and 2% milk, as well as cottage cheese and sour cream, will begin in late May, hitting store shelves in June.
    Regulatory Compliance

    USDA to Test Ground Beef for Bird Flu in States with Infected Dairy Cattle

    Andy Hanacek
    April 29, 2024
    Agency will check if the virus is present in ground beef, as inactive fragments of HPAI have been found in milk originating from infected dairy cows.
    Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

    Oberweis Dairy Receives Stalking Horse Bid, Raising Optimism About Future

    Andy Hanacek
    April 23, 2024
    Dutch Farms’ co-founder Brian Boomsma, named as the bidder, plans to operate and grow the business, according to an email from Oberweis.
    Economic Development

    Dairy Processor Daisy Brand to Build $627 Million Facility in Boone, Iowa

    Andy Hanacek
    April 22, 2024
    Manufacturer of sour cream, cottage cheese and dairy-based dips expects 750,000-sq.-ft. plant to employ as many as 255 when it is fully operational.
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    Capital Spending

    Coca-Cola Begins Construction of Webster, New York, Fairlife Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    April 19, 2024
    The 745,000-sq.-ft. facility — which represents a $650 million investment — remains on track to open in the second half of 2025.
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    Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

    Oberweis Dairy to Close Processing Plant After Filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

    Andy Hanacek
    April 17, 2024
    North Aurora dairy plant will close this summer, resulting in the layoff of 127 workers; fate of ice cream stores uncertain.
    Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

    Bird Flu Strikes Michigan’s Top Egg Producer, Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch

    Andy Hanacek
    April 5, 2024
    Highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in flock at Green Meadow Organics farm in Ionia County.
    Courtesy of Tillamook County Creamery Assn.
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    People on the Move

    Tillamook Announces President & CEO Transition

    Andy Hanacek
    April 4, 2024
    Longtime leader, Patrick Criteser, will step down later this year and hand the reins to current EVP of brand growth & commercialization, David Booth.
    Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

    Avian Influenza Case Wipes Out Nearly 2 Million Birds at Cal-Maine Texas Facility

    Andy Hanacek
    April 3, 2024
    Production has been halted and more than 1.9 million birds culled at Parmer County egg facility after HPAI was found to have infiltrated the flock.

    Recent

    Courtesy of Unilever
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    Courtesy of Walmart
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    Courtesy of Darigold Inc.
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    People on the Move

    Darigold CEO Departs; Chairman Named Interim CEO

    Andy Hanacek
    Dec. 5, 2023
    Board chairman Allan Huttema will take the reins from Joe Coote, who is leaving the company to return to his native Australia.
    Environmental

    Prairie Farms Dairy Northeast Iowa Cheese Plant Faces Wastewater Discharge Penalties

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 30, 2023
    Bacteria, ammonia and other pollutant levels from the plant near Luana, Iowa, exceeded Dept. of Natural Resources limits allowed.
    Courtesy of Sandridge Crafted Foods
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    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Sandridge Crafted Foods Acquires Winter Gardens Quality Foods in New Oxford, Pennsylvania

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 10, 2023
    Addition of the New Oxford facility expected to increase production capacity and capabilities for Ohio-based food processor Sandridge.
    Tony Webster
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    Business Strategies

    Miyoko’s Creamery to Close Petaluma Processing Plant While Weighing Growth Options

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 10, 2023
    Company shifting to “bigger and broader scale opportunities” for production growth, says CEO Stuart Kronauge.