Land O’Lakes Inc. has won a dispute with the GFA Brands Inc. regarding the company’s advertising of their margarine brand Smart Balance Buttery Spread. The national advertising division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus ruled that the company discontinue ads claiming the Buttery Spread tastes like butter. The competitor, GFA Brands Inc., sells Smart Balance Buttery Spread, which the … Read More
Milk Could Help Smokers Quit
New research from Duke University Medical Center reports that consuming milk, water, fruits and vegetables can worsened the taste of cigarettes, helping smokers quit. The findings could lead to a “Quit Smoking Diet” or to development of a gum or lozenge that makes cigarettes less palatable, said lead study investigator Joseph McClernon, Ph.D., an assistant research professor of medical psychiatry … Read More
Community Pitches in to Help Dairy
Country people have a reputation for being neighborly, and the community of Portales, New Mexico is no exception. When a tornado ripped through Grande Vida Dairy, more than 50 volunteers pitched in to remove the debris and help the partners who own the dairy get ready for rebuilding. What a wonderful story! Twisted steel and scrap are jumbled everywhere you … Read More
Sixth Annual NAIDC
UW-Madison, Iowa State, Virginia Tech, Penn State teams capture top awards at Dairy Challenge Congratulations to the following collegiate dairy teams for their outstanding work during the sixth annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) held March 30-March 31, in the Sioux Falls, S.D. area. Earning the First place Platinum (the highest award) were: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa State University, … Read More
Getting Ready for Father's Day
It’s one of the great partnerships in culinary history — savory grilled hamburgers or steaks and delicious Wisconsin cheese. For dairy producers, — who are, of course, also beef producers — two exciting new summertime promotions funded by the beef checkoff and the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc. (WMMB) will encourage consumers to pair these food favorites. Father’s Day Favorites … Read More
Happy Easter From ZimmComm
Happy Easter from ZimmComm New Media. I was looking for a nice image to use for this post and thought of an Easter basket standard – the Cadbury Creme (or caramel) Egg. So, while you’re enjoying one of these you might want to shoot a little YouTube action and upload and enter it for a chance to win some money. … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review The spot markets were pretty quiet the first week of April. No “April fools.” Block cheese closed the Good Friday-shortened week at $1.42 per pound, unchanged on the week, but 26 cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.4150, down a half-cent on the week, but 28 3/4-cents above a year ago. … Read More
Holstein Association News
News from the Holstein Association USA on recent events, a more indepth report on the Association’s board of director meeting can be found on their website. The board of directors of Holstein Association USA, Inc. held its spring meeting March 22 and 23 in Brattleboro, Vt. Building on the knowledge and experience of its own leadership and management staff, the … Read More
Smuckers Acquires Eagle
Eagle Family Foods Holdings Inc., maker of Eagle Brand condensed milk was purchased by the J.M. Smucker Co. for $248 million this week. The move will force the closing of Eagle Family’s headquarters, where 45 people work. Smucker said some workers will have the chance to transfer to Orrville, Ohio. Smucker also is acquiring Eagle Family’s Magnolia sweetened condensed milk … Read More
Kraft Newly Independent
Earlier this week, Kraft Foods Inc. announced its spinoff from parent company, Atria Group Inc. Tuesday, April 3 was Kraft’s first day on the Stock exchange as a newly independent company. Irene Rosenfeld, chairman and chief executive of the newly independent Kraft Foods Inc. said, “We feel terrific. We feel very confident that the plans in place are going to … Read More