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Foster Farms Dairy
Crystal Creamery (formerly Foster Farms Dairy) was founded in 1901 by Max and Verda Foster in Modesto, California, a venture following their 1939 founding of Foster Farms. The company claims to be the "largest privately owned dairy in California." In 2007, Foster Farms acquired Crystal Cream and Butter Company, based in Sacramento, from HP Hood. In 2009, Foster Farms Dairy acquired Humboldt Creamery, based in Fernbridge, California (near Eureka). During 2012–2013, the company re-branded itself as Crystal Creamery. Crystal Creamery's 120th Anniversary has started on 2021. See also * Dairy farming Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for eventual sale of a dairy product. Dairy farming has a history th ... References External links * Dairy products companies in California Agriculture in California Companies based in Stanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm and milk or in a section of a multi-purpose farm (mixed farm) that is concerned with the harvesting of milk. As an attributive, the word ''dairy'' refers to milk-based products, derivatives and processes, and the animals and workers involved in their production: for example dairy cattle, dairy goat. A dairy farm produces milk and a dairy factory processes it into a variety of dairy products. These establishments constitute the global dairy industry, part of the food industry. Terminology Terminology differs between countries. In the United States, for example, an entire dairy farm is commonly called a "dairy". The building or farm area where milk is harvested from the cow is often called a "milking parlor" or "parl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Foster
Max Foster (born 30 October 1972) is an anchor and correspondent for CNN, based in London. He hosts the 1pm GMT edition of CNN Newsroom. Education Foster spent most of his childhood in Wiltshire, England where he attended The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College and Dauntsey's School, Devizes. Foster read Business Administration at Cardiff University and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at Highbury College, Portsmouth. Early career Foster started his career at the age of sixteen on Hospital Radio Swindon with his own weekly entertainment programme. At Cardiff University, he freelanced as a reporter for 'Rave' on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Five hosted by Rob Brydon. At graduate journalism school, he did a work placement at BBC Wiltshire Sound in Swindon and stayed on for two years. In 1997, Foster transferred to the BBC World Service as a business presenter-reporter and worked on its flagship Newshour programme. Foster made his name covering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foster Farms
Foster Farms is an American poultry company. The company has been privately owned since 1939. It was operated by the Foster family since 1939 until recently, now operated and owned by Atlas Holdings, after their purchase of the company in 2022. The company is based in Livingston, California, with operations throughout the West Coast and a few on the East Coast. The company specializes in a variety of chicken and turkey products advertised as fresh and naturally locally grown.Foster Poultry FarmSource: International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 32. St. James Press, 2000 quoted by FundingUniverse.com History Beginnings Foster Farms was established in 1939 by Max and Verda Foster. They began by investing $1,000 into a farm in Modesto, California, on which they raised turkeys. The back porch was Max's office and the first hatchery was built next to their bedroom so the eggs could get constant care.FosterFarms.com. 2007. October 26, 2008"About Us: History" at Fosterfarms.com/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modesto, California
Modesto () is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,464 at the 2020 census, it is the 19th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto Combined Statistical Area. Modesto is located in the Central Valley, south of Sacramento and north of Fresno. Distances from other places include: north of Merced, California, east of San Francisco, west of Yosemite National Park, and south of Stockton. The city is surrounded by rich farmland. Stanislaus County ranks sixth among California counties in farm production. It is home to Gallo Family Winery, the largest family-owned winery in the United States. Led by milk, almonds, chickens, walnuts, and corn silage, the county grossed nearly $3.1 billion in agricultural production in 2011. The farm-to-table movement plays a central role in Modesto living as in the Central Valley. Modesto has been honored as a Tree Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacramento, California
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HP Hood
HP Hood LLC is an American dairy company based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Hood was founded in 1846 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, by Harvey Perley Hood. Recent company acquisitions by HP Hood have expanded its reach from predominantly New England to the broader United States. Today, the company has an annual sales revenue of about $2.7 billion. From 1980 to 1995, HP Hood was owned by Agway. That year, the company was acquired by the Kaneb Family. HP Hood is an independently owned, private company and is listed at #216 on the Forbes "America's Largest Private Companies 2018" list. History In 1984, HP Hood was the first dairy to bring Lactaid-branded milk to the New England market; Available through ProQuest. entrepreneur Alan Kligerman had introduced the Lactaid brand of lactase dietary supplements in 1977 Available through ProQuest. and then started to license the brand to dairies in 1982. In 1987, HP Hood, which had always been focused on New England, went nationwide fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humboldt Creamery
Humboldt Creamery was formerly an agricultural marketing cooperative located on the California North Coast currently owned by Foster Farms Dairy of Modesto, California. History The co-op produced as much as 10 million gallons of ice cream annually in addition to milk, butter, cheese, and other products under its own label and a variety of other labels, and was the sole producer of Costco premium ice cream. This contract and purchases in 2004 of several other ice cream companies made it one of the largest ice cream producers in the western United States. The co-op originally provided fresh milk for local markets, and converted production in excess of local demand to butter and powdered milk for export. Production shifted from butter to ice cream when butter prices dropped following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The organic label and related regional success helped the company prepare to go national in marketing at the end of 2008, at which time it was owned 75 percent by l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbridge, California
Fernbridge is an unincorporated community at an elevation of in Humboldt County, California, named for a historic bridge, west-northwest of Fortuna. The bridge is the world's longest poured concrete bridge and was the only bridge on the lower Eel River to survive the mid-century floods. Town of Fernbridge The unincorporated area named Fernbridge lies between the Eel River and Highway 101 bisected by unused Northwestern Pacific Railroad tracks. The Humboldt Creamery, a roadhouse, the old railway depot, several warehouses, a fuel depot and several houses line Fernbridge Drive (Old U.S. 101) which now serves as an access road between exits 691 and 692.Fernbridge is a stop on the Humboldt Transit Authority fixed route transit bus systems, served by the Redwood Transit System connecting north and south Humboldt along 101. Fernbridge ZIP Code is 95540 and the community is inside area code 707. The United States Geological Survey maintains a webcam overlooking Fernbridge, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka, California
Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt Bay, north of San Francisco and south of the Oregon border. At the 2010 census, the population of the city was 27,191, and the population of Greater Eureka was 45,034. Eureka is the largest coastal city between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, and the westernmost city of more than 25,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states.Eureka (city), California , State & County QuickFacts, January 10, 2013, note: in data set The proximity to the sea causes the city to have an extremely maritime clim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairy Farming
Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on ...) for eventual sale of a dairy product. Dairy farming has a history that goes back to the early Neolithic era, around the seventh millennium BC, in many regions of Europe and Africa. Before the 20th century, milking was done by hand on small farms. Beginning in the early 20th century, milking was done in large scale dairy farms with innovations including Rotary milking parlor, rotary parlors, the milking pipeline, and Automatic milking, automatic milking systems that were commercially developed in the early 1990s. Milk preservation methods have improved starti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairy Products Companies In California
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm and milk or in a section of a multi-purpose farm (mixed farm) that is concerned with the harvesting of milk. As an attributive, the word ''dairy'' refers to milk-based products, derivatives and processes, and the animals and workers involved in their production: for example dairy cattle, dairy goat. A dairy farm produces milk and a dairy factory processes it into a variety of dairy products. These establishments constitute the global dairy industry, part of the food industry. Terminology Terminology differs between countries. In the United States, for example, an entire dairy farm is commonly called a "dairy". The building or farm area where milk is harvested from the cow is often called a "milking parlor" or "parlor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriculture In California
Agriculture is a significant sector in Economy of California, California's economy, producing nearly $50 billion in revenue in 2018. There are more than 400 commodity crops grown across California, including a significant portion of all fruits, vegetables, and nuts for the United States. In 2017, there were 77,100 unique farms and ranches in the state, operating across of land. The average farm size was , significantly less than the average farm size in the U.S. of . Because of its scale, and the naturally arid climate, the agricultural sector uses about Water in California, 40% of California's water consumption. The agricultural sector is also connected to other negative environmental and the health impacts, including being one of the principle sources of water pollution. Value The table below shows the top 21 commodities, by dollar value, produced in California in 2017. Between 2016 and 2017, there were increases by more than 2% in total value for the following crops: alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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