Mead Johnson Nutrition Company Third Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

S&P 500 component Mead Johnson Nutrition Company announced on Thursday, October 27, 2011 that it will unveil its latest earnings.  Mead Johnson Nutrition provides pediatric nutrition and related products.  These products improve health and development of infants all around the world.  Wall St. Earnings  estimates  profit of 77 cents per share, a rise of 35.1% from the company’s actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago. 

Feihe International Receives Authentication for China's Credit Management System for the Food IndustryFeihe International, Inc. (NYSE:ADY - News) (formerly known as American Dairy, Inc.), one of the leading producers and distributors of premium infant formula, milk powder and soybean, rice and walnut products in China, today announced it received authentication for China's Credit Management System (CMS) for the food industry.

Feihe International, as one of the leading producers and distributors of premium infant formula, milk powder and soybean, rice and walnut products in China, today has recently announced it received approval from China's Credit Management System for the food industry. The government has promoted China's Credit Management System for the food industry to improve food safety and advance in corporations' credibility and social responsibility.

Stock Portfolio Update

Deans Foods Company- $9.49
Lifeway Foods Inc- $10.97
Synutra international inc- $5.02

Investment firm to buy Dean Foods dairy plant

On Monday August 15, 2011, investment firm OpenGate Capital said that it plans to buy a Wisconsin dairy processing plant from Dean Foods Company.  OpenGate has signed that agreed to buy the dairy processing plant in Waukesha, Wiscousin.  This sells dairy products in grocery stores in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. The purchase had regulators approval and it was to closed by the end of September.

Lifeway Foods Lags on Higher Costs

Back in August 23, 2011  Lifeway Foods Inc. revealed earnings of 2 cents per share in the second quarter of 2011.  Lifeway Foods main focus is in manufacturing dairy and non-dairy health food products.  The company had stated to have mad gross sales of $19.9 million in the quarter which was up 28.0% year over year.  Also, the company’s products are becoming increasingly popular among kids given their health benefits.

Braselton pols want Mayfield tours to continue

Braselton, Ga., officials are trying to persuade Mayfield’s parent company Dean Foods Company to keep open a visitor’s center and continue their dairy tours.  Unfortantely Dean Foods plans to have the visitors center closed  and end dairy tours on Oct. 31 because it is unstable economically.  

Closing Share Values

Dean Foods Company - $9.73
Lifeway Foods, Inc - $11.00
Synutra International, Inc - $5.18

Synutra to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

Synutra International, Inc. which also owns subsidiaries in China that produce, market and sell nutritional products for infants, children and adults has announced, Oct. 12, 2011 its participation in conferences Citi's Greater China Investor Conference, Goldman Sachs and Gao Hua China Investment Frontier Conference 2011, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch New China Conference to meet with institutional investors throughout the conference.

Dairy Group spent $331K lobbying

On Friday, August 26, 2011  The International Dairy Foods Association Spent $331,000 lobbying federal officials on agriculture, milk pricing, transportation, dietary guidelines and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report in the second quarter.  Not to mention, the trade group for nations dairies and their marketers and supppliers in the first quarter spent $325,000 lobbying and also spent $181,000 in 2010's second quarter.

Stock Portfolio Update

This week their was a big change this time.  Although, Deans Foods Company went up once again this week in share value price, Lifeway Foods, Inc. and Synutra International, Inc. did not.  Instead they went down in share value by a good amount of percent each.  Deans Foods Company went up 0.28% making its share value $9.37 a share.  On the other hand, Lifeway Foods, Inc. went down by 0.15% making its share value $10.61 and Synutra Internation,Inc. also went down by a huge 0.35% making its share value $5.09. 

Gene-Altered Foods Need Mandatory Labels

More than 350 producers, trade groups and consumers argued in a petition to U.S. regulators that genetically engineered corn, soy and plant oil should be disclosed on mandatory food labels.  The group of people also strongly proclaimed that the  U.S. should require added disclosure even when a product containing a gene-altered organism is similar to foods that aren’t bioengineered.  Petitioners, want to reverse a 1992 Food and Drug Administration require regulations that does not require changing different labels. 

Starfruit Cafe to Host Fashion Fete To Showcase Local Fashion Designers

This week Starfruit Cafe is holding a competition for Chicago-based fashion designers on Thursday, October 6.  This event will start from  6:00-8:00 pm and will be held at their Lincoln Park location. The finalists will present their collections in front of a judge's panel of local fashion experts.  The four final designers, that were chosen from over 50 initial submissions, will then present their best selection of fall fashion.

Stock Portfolio Update

In Deans Foods Company the demand for stock has gone up but the supply has gone down which is why the prices for a stock has got up.  Second, Lifeway Foods, Inc the demand has also gone up, which means that the supply for its share has gone down.  This also causes the prices for its share to go up as well.  Finally,
Synutra International. Inc has changed a little differently this week then the last two companys.  There demand for a share has gone down, which caused the supply to go up.  Also, causing the price of their stock to go down a little bit as well.