Nelson-Jameson, Marshfield, Wis., and A&L Laboratories, Minneapolis, have joined to offer dairy and food processors sanitation products.

Target Corp. is “very pleased” with its stores’ food sales and plans to roll out enhanced assortments of dry grocery, frozen foods, dairy products, meat and produce in future new and remodeled stores.

A new organization, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, has pledged to research and develop efforts that reduce dairy industry greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 25 percent during the next 11 years.

Despite some thoughts of moving a new plant south of Syracuse, N.Y., Great Lakes Cheese, Hiram, Ohio, will finish a $67 million facility in Adams, N.Y.

Several refrigerated and frozen products earned recognition in BrandSpark International’s first U.S. “Best New Product Awards” (BNPA) survey.

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., Oakland, said it plans in April to close a Houston ice cream plant and transfer its production to four other facilities.

Milk and cheese processing giant Emmi, Lucerne, Switzerland, said it purchased Roth Kase USA Ltd., a Monroe, Wis., specialty cheese processor.

Having just completed its $85 million plant last April, Greek-style yogurt processor FAGE USA Dairy Inc., Johnstown, N.Y., is poised to expand the operation yet again.

Fortune magazine recently profiled General Mills’ ongoing success with cost cutting.

Dr. Oetker UK Ltd., Leeds, United Kingdom, said it agreed to purchase a pizza production plant in Leyland, England and the Chicago Town frozen food brand from The Schwan Food Co.