Grassland Dairy Products is doubling its milk plant capacity to churn out more butter and dairy products.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition granted Toray Plastics (America), Inc. with Interstate Milk Shippers certification for single-service products.

Flavored yogurt and enhanced milk top dairy product trends, according to What’s in Store 2012, the annual trends report produced by IDDBA.

Organic Valley celebrated next generation farmers by awarding three of its young farmer-owners with Generation Organic (Gen-O) awards.

Alpina Foods broke ground on its first North American manufacturing facility, bringing up to 50 jobs and a $15 million investment to Batavia, N.Y.

Looking to extend its healthy foods portfolio, Smart Balance Inc., Paramus, N.J., said it purchased Glutino Food Group, for $66.3 million from Claridge, a Montreal investments and holding company.

The Associated Press reported that dairy giant Dean Foods, Dallas, plans in mid August to halt processing operations at its LouisTrauth Dairy plant in Newport, Ky.

The Dallas Morning News reported that Dallas-based Dean Foods Co. expects by next spring to renovate and expand a vacant, 190,000-square-foot building in Dallas to produce WhiteWave products.