Headline News Archive
March 9, 2009
Thank You, Ice Cream Tech Conference Sponsors!
IDFA would like to thank five sponsors for their generous support of the 2009 Ice Cream Technology Conference, held last week in Phoenix. They are Dairy Foods Magazine, Danisco, Ellison Bakery, Symrise, Inc., and Wisdom Natural Brands.
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Ice Cream Tech Attendees Select Favorite Flavors
2009 Winners of Favorite New Ice Cream Flavor Contest Sponsored by Dairy Foods Magazine Favorite New Flavor Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Publix Super Markets, Inc. Other contestants in the new flavor category: Ala Port – Mercer's Dairy Berry Patch Sherbet – Safeway, Inc. Canoli – Perry's Ice Cream Company...
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USDA Appoints Members to MilkPEP Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last month the appointment of five incumbents and two new members to the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) Board, which directs the National Milk Mustache "got milk?" Campaign. Re-appointed to serve a second term is Ed Mullins, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. (Region 9). Re-appointed to serve a first...
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Legislators Introduce Bipartisan Food Safety Proposals in Senate and House
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), joined by Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), last week introduced a bipartisan bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration significant new regulatory authority over imported and domestic foods, as well as the entire food industry. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S 510) is substantial...
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Obama Outlines Trade Policy Agenda in USTR Address
Bilateral free trade agreements, export competitiveness and trade adjustment assistance reform were a few of the many trade policy priorities that President Obama outlined last week in his address to the office of the U.S.Trade Representative. Several of the priorities will enhance trade opportunities and reduce barriers for dairy processors and ex...
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Member Media Network Conference Call Scheduled for March 17
To receive updates on media issues that IDFA manages on the industry's behalf, media relations and communications professionals from member companies are encouraged to sign up for IDFA's Member Media Network. IDFA provides quarterly briefings to the group and sends periodic emails on media issues. The next Member Media Network conference call is sc...
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MilkPEP Webcast to Help Processors Boost School Milk Sales
Schools represent 7 percent of all milk sales, but the dairy industry currently is achieving just 60 percent of the potential sales in this channel. The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) will offer a free webcast for the industry, titled "Special Report on Growth Opportunities in Schools" on March 18 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The webcast ...
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Meet New Legislators, Administrative Officials at Washington Conference
The election of President Obama has indeed brought change to Washington, D.C. and the country, but just what that will mean for the dairy industry remains to be seen. What we do know is that your attendance at IDFA's Washington Conference, June 17-18, will be more crucial than ever before. At Washington Conference, IDFA will provide an insider's ov...
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Former Head of Agricultural Marketing Service Named USDA Deputy
President Barack Obama last week selected Kathleen Merrigan as his choice for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Merrigan, an assistant professor at Tufts University, served as head of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service from 1999 to 2001. She helped to write the department's regulations for marketing food as "organic." &...
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IDFA CEO, Vice Presidents Participate at Innovation Forum
IDFA President and CEO Connie Tipton delivered the opening speech at the 2009 Innovation Forum held February 19-20 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Speaking on “Shared Industry Innovations and Insights,” Tipton demonstrated how dairy standards of identity and federal milk pricing regulations have become impediments to industry growth and innovation...
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