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Sales of organic whole milk rose 16%; reduced fat milks up 6.8% in November

Total fluid milk products, which includes organic and non-organic, were down 1.7%.
January 25, 2013

The USDA's AMS service reported this week that total organic milk products sales for November 2012 were 191 million pounds, an increase of 9% from November 2011.


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Trend spotting

Blue cheese products are a trend at the Fancy Food Show

Botanical beverages and banana flavors are other trends, say those in the know.
January 23, 2013

Blue cheese is a food trend, according to a panel of experts at the 38th Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. 


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Mars Chocolate introduces three new Dove ice cream flavors

January 19, 2013
Mars Chocolate, Hackettstown, N.J., introduced three new Dove ice cream pint flavors to its line. The new flavors are Unconditional Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chunk and Dark Chocolate.
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Seven new ice cream flavors created in the Signature Collection from Pierre's

January 18, 2013
Nun Better Snickerdoodle is one of seven new flavors in the Signature Collection from Pierre’s Ice Cream Co., Cleveland.
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tera's whey creates organic whey protein powders

January 17, 2013
Madison, Wis.-based tera’s whey created the first line of USDA-certified organic whey protein powders in the United States.
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ConAgra Foods introduces Healthy Choice line of Greek frozen yogurt

January 16, 2013
ConAgra Foods’ Healthy Choice, Omaha, Neb., introduced a line of Greek frozen yogurt made with fruit, nonfat milk and yogurt cultures.
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Award-winning foods

Lifeway, Kaurina's top the voting in Dairy Foods' Best New Dairy Products of 2012

Lifeway's coconut-chia kefir pulled in more than 13,000 votes.
January 16, 2013

Lifeway's coconut-chia kefir received the most votes (13,441) in Dairy Foods' Best New Dairy Products of 2012 poll. It was one of 25 dairy foods and beverages nominated by the magazine's editors. 


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Origin Food Group makes früsh yogurt and fruit shakes

January 15, 2013
Origin Food Group LLC, based in Statesville, N.C., is the maker of früsh yogurt & fruit shakes. The yogurt shakes come in strawberry, blueberry, peach and strawberry-banana flavors. Früsh is said to contain 51% more calcium than most drinkable yogurts, includes probiotics and 9 grams of protein per serving. It’s available in 8.4-ounce bottles for a suggested retail price of $1.99. It’s also sold in 32-ounce bottles.
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Exports

Chinese imports of UHT milk grew in 2012

New Zealand, Australia, Germany and France are shipping high-quality UHT milk to China.
January 7, 2013

The top-end UHT milk products are mostly 100% foreign made and imported mainly from New Zealand, Australia, Germany and France. 


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Beverage trends

Dairy alternatives move beyond soy, states a new analysis by Innova

Nut milks, cereal-based beverages and blends are moving into the mainstream.
January 7, 2013

The market for dairy alternative drinks is growing, fueled by its increasing popularity in the West, where it is moving out of the specialist heath food arena and into the mainstream.


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G.S. Gelato, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

The Italian-born owners of G.S. Gelato bring their recipes and production equipment to Florida's Panhandle where they make authentic Italian gelato for retail and foodservice customers.

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