Oakdale Cheese & Specialties, Oakdale, Calif., reached the end stages of its $175,000 solar project.

Saputo, Canada, expanded its Organic Creamery line with new organic light string cheese, now with less fat and fewer calories.

The specialty food industry continues to be a bright spot in the U.S. economy, and is now a $120.5 billion dollar industry, according to a new report by the Specialty Food Association.

Greenridge Farm, Elk Grove Village, Ill., is going back to the basics of quality nutrition by revisiting its recipes and product line.

Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., acquired Laude, a leader in the design, development and manufacture of plastic moulds used in hard and semi-hard cheese production.

Soley Biotechnology Institute developed an X-12 protection product, containing natural compounds by using nanotechnology, to make it possible to extend the shelf life of fresh cheeses by 3-10 times.

Chicago-based Bel Brands USA expanded its The Laughing Cow brand to include Cheese Dippers.

Arla Foods, a global dairy cooperative based in Denmark, and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City, Mo., entered into an agreement to form a U.S. joint venture for the development and production of premium cheddar cheese.

Dairy cooperative Agri-Mark, Inc., Methuen, Mass., will invest nearly $30 million to expand its cheese manufacturing facility in Chateaugay, N.Y., and retain 106 jobs.