Large Companies Active in Changing Dairy Industry

• Published in: FoodReview Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 8
• Main Authors: Blayney, Don P, Manchester, Alden C
• Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington U.S. Department of Agriculture 01.05.2000; Superintendent of Documents
• Subjects: Acquisitions & mergers; Agriculture; Brand differentiation; Conglomerates; Consolidation; Consumers; Cooperatives; Dairy industry; Dairy products; Food chains; Grocery stores; Ice cream; Industrywide conditions; Institutional investments; Investments; Manufacturing; Marketing; Milk; Planning; Product lines; Proprietary; Retail stores; Small business; Statistical data; Statistics; Supermarkets; Wholesale industry; Yogurt; United States; United States > US

The dairy industry has dramatically restructured in the last 50 years. New processing technologies, shifts in consumer's preferences, and changes in economic conditions have changed the way dairy companies process fluid milk, manufacture dairy products, and market their beverages and products....