Tetra Pak Inc., Vernon Hills, Ill., acquired Champlin, Minn.-based Filtration Engineering Co., Inc., a leader in membrane filtration technology for the dairy and cheese industries.
F. H. Gillingham & Sons General Store and Vermont
Farmstead Cheese joined forces to produce
and market Gillingham Vermont Heritage Cheddar, a new brand based on 126 years of tradition in Vermont.
AdvancePierre Foods expanded its Steak-EZE Philly Style Steaks
line of individually-wrapped sandwiches to include Philly
Style Cheesesteak and Bacon & Cheddar Steak sandwich options.
The Consortium for Common Food Names is encouraged by clarification made by the European Commission that the terms "mozzarella," "brie," "gouda," "edam" and "cheddar" are indeed generic and will not be confiscated solely for the use by certain European producers.
