Beverages

American Dairy Brands, TNT Marketing Say Cheese

C-store broker will handle shake line, other products
ARLINGTON, Texas -- American Dairy Brands Inc. (ADB) has appointed TNT Marketing to be its national convenience store broker to market and sell its product line of shakes, cheeses and butter. Sport Shake is a milkshake that offers protein, calcium, carbs and potassium and comes in 8-oz. cans. It is available in strawberry, chocolate and vanilla.

A variety of Borden cheeses are available in singles, shreds, chunks snacks and slices. Key items for the convenience channel include 2-oz. chunks and String Cheese, both designed for "grab 'n go," as well as a full line of items [image-nocss] for the dairy door and others appropriate for the convenience sandwich shop.

Cache Valley cheeses, also part of the ADB portfolio, are available in the Intermountain West.

The ADB butter portfolio includes such brands as Borden, Keller's and Breakstone, which are available in quarters and tubs, as well as institutional tubs for commissary uses.

"American Dairy Brands is proud to bring our great stable of brands to the TNT family throughout much of the United States," Marshall Solomon said. "I look forward to growing our existing business and expanding to new customers in partnership with the professionals at TNT Marketing. With our brand equities from coast to coast, TNT's national strengths will align well with our goals of coast-to-coast growth in the convenience channel."

TNT Marketing president Kennith Fries said, "We are very pleased to add the many products within the American Dairy Brands lineup to our portfolio."

ADB is the retail division of Dairy Farmers of America, the largest dairy cooperative in the United States. With more than 18,000 farm families as our owners, DFA farmers have a presence in more than 45 states providing milk to American families.

Arlington, Texas-based TNT Marketing is a leading sales and marketing organization in the c-store industry. It represents many recognized consumer products in top c-store categories, including automotive, beverages, foodservice, frozen foods, grocery, general merchandise, HBC and salty and sweet snacks. Bayer, ConAgra, Dole, General Mills, Mattel, Procter & Gamble (Duracell/Gillette) and Trojan are among the category-leading brands in the TNT Marketing portfolio. The company's "c-storologists" maintain established partnerships with c-store wholesalers and retailers nationwide.

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