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The New York Times
For years, Ben & Jerry’s took steps to make sure that its ice cream did not contain artificial growth hormone. The company also has a self-imposed fee on its greenhouse gas emissions.
What Ben & Jerry’s did not have was a reliable way of ensuring that the dairy farms supplying it with milk were providing humane conditions for their workers, a major issue in an industry where many people work seven days a week for less than minimum wage.
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Food DIVE
Delivering on its brand promise — Protect What’s Good — Tetra Pak is expanding carton recycling, creating bio-based caps for its products and increasing consumer-related initiatives regarding sustainability issues, according to the company’s "2017 Sustainability Report."
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The Washington Post
"A few weeks ago, I witnessed an unprecedented moment in the evolution of American artisan cheese," said Jason Wilson, a food, drinks and travel author. "It happened here, in this small Piemontese city, at Cheese 2017, the 11th edition of the grand festival put on biannually by the organization Slow Food.
In a pavilion sponsored by the famed and powerful Parmigiano-Reggiano consortium, there was a comparative tasting, served to a mostly Italian audience. But on the plate was something previously unimaginable in Italy: Three American cheeses were served alongside a hunk of aged Parm."
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Oakdale Leader
In celebration of Manufacturing Day, Oakdale area companies including Flory Industries, Hilmar Cheese, Flowers Baking Company, Fresh Point, E. & J. Gallo and Gallo Glass will open their doors for student tours. The tours, running Oct. 3-6, include more than 300 high school and vocational training students from Modesto City Schools, Patterson Unified School District, Oakdale High School and DeHart Technical School as part of an effort to get students and educators excited about today’s manufacturing environment and draw attention to the variety of career pathways available locally in manufacturing.
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Food Business News
If humans are hardwired to seek pleasure from food and beverage, why are we buying less soda and fast food? Such icons of indulgence are facing declines, noted Jennifer Goodrich, senior consultant at the Hartman Group. “We’ve seen categories traditionally oriented toward pleasure take a bit of a decrease in terms of growth these days,” Goodrich said during the Hartman Group’s Driving Growth 2017 symposium on Sept. 27 at the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle.
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Dairy Foods
Milk is one of the most requested staples at food banks, but among the least donated. On average, people served by food banks receive the equivalent of less than 1 gallon per person per year, according to the California Milk Advisory Board.
To help fill this gap and support families in need in areas affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, California dairy farm families launched the Seals for Good social media challenge, which will provide up to 4,000 gallons of milk to families and children struggling with hunger.
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In the world of food testing, the analytical techniques to measure the threats are precise, often down to the sub-parts-per-trillion level. Yet, food testing commonly starts with an unreliable sample. Representative sampling that is reliable and repeatable is the only way to ensure confidence in your food testing results.
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NPR
Manuel Perez is a veterinarian who specializes in caring for cattle, and he knows many of Puerto Rico's dairy farmers.
He got in his truck recently and went to visit one of them, Jose Antonio Lopez. The route he took, along the island's northern coast, winds past forests. Until Hurricane Maria ripped through, it was beautiful. "I tell you, it's just gone. It's all gone," Perez says."
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Food Business News
Watch out pumpkin! This year, food and beverage marketers are exploring other autumn-centric flavors for their limited-edition, seasonal offerings. In fact, during a cable television interview in September, Martha Stewart proclaimed that pumpkin flavor has seen its day.
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From cost containment to competitive analysis, new product development to growth, and profitability, Herbein goes beyond accounting and taxes to help dairies succeed. MORE
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Food Navigator-USA
When it comes to a successful product launch, timing is vital — especially if a company hopes to disrupt a category or substantially change the way consumers think about what is on their plate and how it got there.
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Hach's Reliable Real-Time On-Line Organics (TOC) Analysis for Dairies
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RSM provides value-added farm to table dairy solutions bringing insight and ideas on major issues such as food safety, patron payroll, dairy accounting, milk component scaling, inventory management and controls, fragmentation of consumers and markets, digital commerce and analytics.
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FDA proposes extending Nutrition Facts compliance date to January 2020
Associations welcome new officers and board members
IDFA, others urge Japan to respect trade relationships and common food names
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