Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis., announced plans to combine its foodservice and food ingredients divisions to form one division that houses both foodservice and ingredients.

Caves of Faribault, a Faribault, Minn.-based subsidiary of Swiss Valley Farms, a Dubuque, Iowa, producer of Blue cheese, Gorgonzola and other specialty cheeses, formed a strategic alliance with Norseland, Inc., a Darien, Conn.-based importer of Jarlsberg cheese in the United States.

Borden Dairy, Dallas, and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City, Mo., introduced GOOD2GETHER snack trays, a portable snack that combines real, natural cheese and crunchy mini-twist pretzels in a pre-packaged container.

Canada-based Saputo Inc. introduced Joan of Arc goat cheese medallions to its line of traditional and flavored goat cheeses.

Lion Ltd. opened The Heritage, a specialty cheese manufacturing hub in Burnie, Tasmania, that is said to be the largest specialty cheese facility in the Southern hemisphere.

GEA Westfalia Separator Group, Northvale, N.J., presented hygienic decanter technology for the dairy industry.

Tillamook County Creamery Association, Tillamook, Ore., released Really Thin Slices, delivering all the flavor and about half the calories of its deli sliced cheese.

Sargento Foods, Plymouth, Wis., finalized the building design and is moving into the construction phase for a major expansion to its existing Elkhart Lake, Wis., technical center.

Canada-based Saputo Inc. and its Australian subsidiary, Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co. Holdings Ltd. (WCB), entered into an agreement to acquire the everyday cheese (EDC) business of Lion-Dairy & Drinks Pty Ltd., based in Victoria, Australia.