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April 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 1
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Nominations Being Accepted for Processor and Plant Recognition
Dairy Foods and Dairy Field Reports are now accepting nominations for two separate dairy company awards. This year Dairy Foods will recognize a 2008 Processor of the Year, while Dairy Field Reports will give the nod to the 2008 Plant of the Year.
Nominations for the two will be considered independently with separate criteria, and the December 2008 issue will recognize two companies-one for overall excellence and one for a particular top-notch production facility.
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Dairy Trends - The Low-Down on Alternative Sweeteners
Spotlight on New Products
Healthy Dairy Smoothies
Dannon Light & Fit 0% Plus
YoCrunch Light
Lightfull Satiety Smoothies
Diet Calpis
Icy Green Babida Láctea Fermentada
Ingredients & Flavors
Plant Operations & Processing
Packaging & Supplies
Supplier News - Virginia Dare Sets Table for IFT; Johnson and Navistar Taking Trucks to Customers; Cargill Launches New Site; Tara, LycoRed Recognized; Beneo Symposium Held in Europe |
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The Low-Down on Alternative Sweeteners
According to the 2007 IFIC Foundation Food & Health Survey, sponsored by the International Food Information Council (IFIC), Washington, D.C., and conducted by Cogent Research, Cambridge, Mass., more Americans in 2007 then in 2006 were concerned with the types of carbohydrates they consume (52% vs. 47%). Specifically, in 2007, 70% of Americans reported being "somewhat or extremely concerned" with the amount of sugar that they consume, compared to 63% in 2006.
To replace sugar, and similar caloric-sweetening carbohydrates, dairy foods formulators are turning to an array of alternative sweeteners. Here are some of the more common alternative sweeteners for dairy foods.
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 Healthy Dairy Smoothies
After years of development, Healthy Dairy, LLC, Charlotte, N.C., launched the first smoothie to incorporate Susta, an all-natural, low-sugar, low-glycemic, antioxidant, soluble fiber and nutrient-rich system that helps support healthy blood sugar levels and healthy energy. |
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 Dannon Light & Fit 0% Plus
To help Americans make smart decisions about weight management, Dannon Co., White Plains, N.Y., is introducing Light & Fit 0% Plus, a nonfat yogurt that contains a mere 60 calories per 4-oz cup. |
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 YoCrunch Light
YoCrunch, the smooth and crunchy yogurt mix-in pioneer, introduces YoCrunch Light line, which features nonfat yogurt and crunchy toppings and contains one-third fewer calories than original YoCrunch yogurt. |
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Lightfull Satiety Smoothies
San Francisco-based Lightfull Foods now offers its Lightfull Satiety Smoothies in multipacks. The product contains only 90 calories, is all natural, contains fiber and is gluten free. |
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Diet Calpis
Japan's Calpis now offers a diet version of the Calpis lactic acid bacteria drink. Formulated with amino acids to support metabolism, Diet Calpis uses erythritol to deliver zero calories per serving.
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Icy Green Babida Láctea Fermentada
Brazil's Indústria Produção Alimentício Nikka introduces Icy Green Babida Láctea Fermentada, a low-fat fermented lactic drink said to contain 50% less calories. |
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 For more news and items of interest, as well as the April issue of Dairy Foods Magazine, please visit www.dairyfoods.com.
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Gums and Stabilizers Q & A
 Dairy foods have a long history of using ingredients and processes that assist with maintaining product quality and performance. Ingredient inclusion is usually apparent by their listing on the ingredient statement;processes can go undetected. The ingredients, collectively called stabilizers, are either carbohydrates or proteins, or unique blends of both. Sometimes dairy foods manufacturers rely on "stock" stabilizing ingredients; other times they will have a proprietary blend developed for a specific application. Dairy Foods talked with eight suppliers
of stabilizing ingredientsto provide you with updates on application, innovation, pricing and regulatory trends.
by Donna Berry
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Corporate Prohttp://www.dairyfoods.com Super Store Industries
 Maid in the Shade: Juice is a healthy business for SSI, a captive dairy with lucrative outside activities. SSI is the product of a partnership between three major competing grocery chains in northern California and has two manufacturing sites for dairy, from which it produces more than 200tons of various retail pack ice on a daily basis. Annual sales are "well in excess of a billion dollars a year" overall, including dairy, grocery and frozen foods.
by James Dudlicek
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Cultured Products Trends 2008
 Innovative cultured dairy products make it challenging for retailers to stock anything else but dairy foods in their refrigerated dairy cases. It's an exciting time for the cultured dairy products category;for yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese, dips and sour cream, as formulators have is covered that these dairy foods are ideal carriers for many of the better-for-ingredients that consumers are seeking. This, of course, is on top of the fact that cultured dairy products are inherently a great source of nutrients-high-quality protein, calcium and
more.
by Donna Berry
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Dairy Market Trends
Yogurt and Organics Keeping Busy
Farm to Fork
Bittersweet Plantation profile, All Things Organic show preview.
by David Phillips
Inside the News
IDFA Ice Cream Tech Conference
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