Kraft Foods Group has revved up its innovation pipeline to bring more than 40 exciting foods and beverages to the table. Each has been developed to satisfy consumers' appetites for bold flavors, flexible eating patterns and simpler product recipes while still delivering great quality and value.  

New products in the cheese aisle include shredded cheeses paired with breadcrumbs and spices; and more varied flavors of cream cheese, such as black pepper, salmon and lemon-herb. 

Dairy Foods editors selected the 10 best dairy products of 2012. If you don't like these selections, then vote for your favorites from among all 25 nominated foods and beverages.

British journalist Geoff Platt found 10 noteworthy dairy foods and beverages at SIAL, the Paris show devoted to food and beverages.

France's cheese industry says that with many goat cheeses marketed to look like French chevre – it is difficult to know what a cheese's origin is, unless one checks the back label. The "Original Chevre" campaign includes cheese tastings in major cities throughout the United States.
 

Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 871 million pounds, 0.3 percent above September 2011 but 1.9 percent below August 2012.