I.J. White Systems reveals a new ULTRA line of Vertical Pouch Systems for chilling and blast freezing.

Looking to increase its U.S. presence and boost its whey protein business, Arla Foods Amba, Viby, Denmark, said it agreed to a whey processing and marketing deal with Green Meadows Foods, LLC.

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.

Cheese and cultured products giant Schreiber Foods Inc., Green Bay, Wis., promoted Staci Kring to vice president-retail sales.

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

Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis., announced several personnel appointments.

New BelGioioso Cheese Unwrap & Roll Fresh Mozzarella roll and Prosciutto and Basil rolls are 12-oz. each and come packaged eight to a case.

Citing a need to trim costs, Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., said it soon expects to eliminate 400 jobs, or about 1 percent of its 46,000-employee North American workforce.

Diversified frozen food giant Schwan Food Company, Marshall, Minn., said it hired Yvonne La Penotiere as the company's first chief strategy and marketing officer.

Sweet, natural and cheesy with a healthy dose of indulgence could describe the new cultured and cheese products that hit retail shelves this past year - or it could sum up an episode of  “The Hills,” MTV’s reality show that follows twenty-something Californians through their love lives, friendships and careers.