Flavored and specialty cheeses help drive cheese sales as consumers are eating more cheese than ever. Cheese processors tap into convenient-snacking and portion-control trends.
California’s Central Valley Cheese keeps busy by making a wide range of cheeses and cultured dairy products that appeal to Mediterranean, Hispanic, Indian and South Asian consumers.
By understanding melting characteristics, ice cream manufacturers can create products with the mouthfeel of full-fat products but without the calories.
By understanding why ice creams melt at different rates, dairy processors can create ice cream products, regardless of fat content, with particular melt and sensory properties.
The company has four flavors packaged in clear 28.5-ounce tubs.
January 15, 2014
Unilever's Breyers brand is rolling out four flavors under the name Breyers Gelato Indulgences. To show off the gelato, sauce and toppings, Breyers packages the product in a clear 28.5-ounce tub.
Dairy exports in 2013 set a record. U.S. dairy exporters shipped record levels of milk powder, cheese, whey products, lactose and fluid milk, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council.
The International Cheese Technology Expo, Apr. 22 to 24 in Milwaukee, brings cheese manufacturers and suppliers together for seminars, exhibits and a gold medal auction.
March 14, 2014
The 2014 International Cheese Technology Exposition (ICTE) will bring together cheese manufacturers and suppliers from the United States and around the world.
University’s new creamery in Stocking Hall teaches students more than dairy processing. They learn engineering, environmentalism and food service here, too.
A growing population, the rise of a middle class and demand for innovative and healthy dairy foods contribute to a rise in U.S. dairy exports to the Middle East and North Africa at exporting.
Companies representing 25% of domestic fluid milk production already have committed to voluntary traceability guidelines. The Innovation Center for Dairy Research aims to have an 80% adoption rate across by September.
Greek yogurt destined for U.S. Olympic athletes never makes it to Sochi.
February 27, 2014
More than 5,000 cups of Chobani Greek yogurt that were intended for Team USA athletes competing in Sochi, Russia, ended up instead in food banks in New York and New Jersey.
A milk processor channels pin-up models in its ad campaign for a high-protein milk. Meanwhile, the national marketing group MilkPEP has stopped asking “got milk?” in favor of a new campaign that touts the beverage’s protein content.
The 2014 Dairy Forum honored the leaders who have built the International Dairy Foods Association into a strong voice for processors of milk, cheese, ice cream and other dairy foods. IDFA held its annual event in late January in Palm Desert, Calif.
Editor's note: the Milk Processor Education Program yesterday announced it is undertaking a new integrated marketing campaign called Milk Life. The campaign will focus on the nutrition in milk, especially its protein content. In this exclusive report, MilkPEP Interim CEO Julie Kadison explains the decision.
The Weightain satiety system from Ingredion is a proprietary whole-grain-based weight management system that has been clinically proven to suppress hunger longer.
Chr. Hansen has introduced a strong alternative to annatto. By replacing annatto with the beta-carotene based WhiteWhey colors, cheese producers will experience an 85-95% reduction in color transfer to the whey, resulting in a production process that is simpler, faster and cheaper.
FMC Health and Nutrition significantly strengthened its natural colors offering with the 2012 acquisition of Phytone Ltd.’s unique color technology and its 2011 acquisition of Chilean-based South Pole Biogroup.
Used in a variety of dairy applications, Sethness Caramel Color is available in a wide range of strengths and hues to achieve food colors from light yellows to deep browns.
Sensient Colors LLC has announced the addition of Natural Brown, a new color platform that provides rich brown alternatives to caramel and certified colors.
Turn to science to unlock the power of dairy’s nutrition and health benefits. Then create messages to teach consumers that dairy is a source of high-quality protein and other nutrients.
Dairy processors have the processing equipment and the retail relationships so it makes sense to capitalize on the popularity of ready-to-drink coffee and tea beverages. Here’s what you need to know about developing these RTD drinks.
The stainless steel first in – first out accumulation table from Dairy Conveyor Corp.’s DCC Automation division is designed specifically for the most demanding of food processing and dairy applications.
The Linx 5900 range of printers has been designed by Abbott Co. to provide maximum flexibility and consistently reliable coding onto all nonporous and porous substrates.
Osgood UltraClean fillers integrate a hygienic low-profile base and advanced sanitizing technology to extend the shelf life of refrigerated dairy and other food products, and keep pace with USDA, 3-A SSI and FDA-design standards, regulations and safety.
The Filtration and Separation Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. introduced a compressed air microbial detection device that allows users to quickly test for microbial contamination in compressed air that comes into contact with food and food contact surfaces.
AGC has a fixed footprint automatic hydraulic open-close frame, Model AR51-D, which allows processors to install a new HTST/Plate Heat Exchanger unit and select a frame size large enough for any future increased flow.
The 0.5 liter PET bottle for still water from Sidel called RightWeight can result in significantly less weight while maintaining or increasing bottle performance.
GEA Refrigeration Technologies offers two systems for chilling or freezing of packaged foods that enable efficient cooling down to required temperatures of food in cartons, shrink film or plastic packages.
The Sanitary Rotary Batch Mixer, model 700-TH-40-SS, from Munson Machinery gently blends dry dairy ingredients and other bulk food and beverage products in ratios to one part per million in minutes, evacuates the batch, and sanitizes rapidly with no tools.
A thorough regimen of inspecting, sampling and testing in your milk plant can be an effective means of achieving a longer shelf life for the dairy products you process.
ProSpect Analytical Technology hires two NIR technology professionals; Nu-Tek Food Science, Schneider Packaging Equipment and other suppliers to the dairy industry announce new hires and promotions.
The international food conglomerate Unilever, its supplier of vanilla Symriseand the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit formed a partnership to improve the livelihoods of 4,000 vanilla farmers in the Sava region of Madagascar.