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Main Street supply chain strengthens with promotion

Friday, May 11, 2012

La Crosse, WI - Main Street Ingredients is pleased to announce the promotion of Dave Goodenough, longstanding member of MSI’s production planning and implementation program, to Supply Chain Manager.

Goodenough’s role will serve as the backbone of Main Street’s vertically integrated supply structure. “Dave’s comprehensive knowledge of our internal and external supply networks strengthens our ability to preserve quality ingredient sources, refine efficiencies and improve lead times for our customers — ultimately allowing us to maintain a global level of success in the industry,” says Bill Schmitz, MSI President.

About Main Street Ingredients
Main Street Ingredients is a leader in providing high quality food ingredients to the dairy, nutritional and food processing industries. Applications include ice cream, frozen desserts, cheese, bakery, nutritional beverages, confections, and more. In January of 2011 Main Street Ingredients joined the Canadian dairy cooperative Agropur. The corporate office and manufacturing facilities remain located in La Crosse, WI with distribution outlets across North America. In addition to providing innovative concepts to private-label nutritional customers worldwide, Main Street is recognized for its functional brands Keystone®, Cornerstone®, Capstone®, and Gemstone. Main Street Ingredient’s manufacturing facility is USDA Grade A, rated superior by the American Institute of Baking, certified by GMA-SAFE, GMP certified by NSF, Kosher compliant and certified Organic. For more information, visit us at www.mainstreetingredients.com.

About Agropur
Founded in 1938, Agropur cooperative is a Canadian dairy industry leader. With $3.6 billion in sales, the cooperative is a source of pride for its 3,349 dairy producer shareholders and 5,700 employees. Agropur processes over 3 billion liters of milk annually across 27 plants in Canada, the United States and Argentina and offers an impressive array of products, including popular brands such as Natrel, Sealtest, Oka, Québon and Island Farms. For more information, visit www.agropur.com.

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Fabian strengthens Main Street’s beverage division

Friday, March 23, 2012

As part of Main Street Ingredients’ recent market-focused restructuring, Carla Fabian, RD, has been appointed Account Manager of MSI’s beverage business group. As Account Manager, Fabian will provide counsel to dairy, specialty and nutritional beverage manufacturers on optimizing cost structure and product performance.

As an advisor in full beverage formulation, Fabian will aid manufacturers in developing desired characteristics such as viscosity, mouthfeel, body, and flavor through the incorporation of various ingredient systems including Main Street’s specialty brands like Keystone® Stabilizers and Cornerstone® Proteins.

“Carla is the perfect fit for our beverage division. Her extensive technical knowledge within the nutritional and nutraceutical industries, as well as her professional background as a registered dietician, will prove to be a unique asset to our customers,” says Mike Homewood, Director of Sales. “With Carla’s notable record of guiding private label companies to successful product launches, we are fully confident that she will continue to produce significant results for our beverage customers on the ingredients side.”

About Main Street Ingredients
Main Street Ingredients is a leader in providing high quality food ingredients to the dairy, nutritional and food processing
industries. Applications include ice cream, frozen desserts, cheese, bakery, nutritional beverages, confections, and
more. In January of 2011 Main Street Ingredients joined the Canadian dairy cooperative Agropur. The corporate office
and manufacturing facilities remain located in La Crosse, WI with distribution outlets across North America. In addition
to providing innovative concepts to private-label nutritional customers worldwide, Main Street is recognized for its
functional brands Keystone®, Cornerstone®, Capstone®, and Gemstone. Main Street Ingredient’s manufacturing
facility is USDA Grade A, rated superior by the American Institute of Baking, certified by GMA-SAFE, GMP certified by
NSF, Kosher compliant and certified Organic. For more information, visit us at www.mainstreetingredients.com.

About Agropur
Founded in 1938, Agropur is a leader in the Canadian dairy industry. With sales of $3.6 billion, the Cooperative is a
source of pride for its 3,349 dairy producer members and 5,700 employees. Agropur processes more than 3 billion
litres of milk per year in its 27 plants across Canada, the United States and Argentina. It markets an impressive line of
products, including such well-known brands as Natrel, Québon, Oka, Sealtest and Island Farms.

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