Dairy protein delivers the taste, nutrition, flexibility and functionality that food and beverage manufacturers need so that their formulations satisfy today’s changing lifestyles and dining habits.
Food and beverage formulators are always monitoring consumer trends. Incorporating sources of protein is one of the more popular trends, as evidenced by global protein product launch activity growing 14.5% from 2008 to 2012, according to Innova Database.
Dairy is uniquely positioned to provide high-quality protein, and the U.S. dairy industry is well-positioned to supply the global market. That much was evident at this year’s IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo, where the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) debuted three prototype foods that help promote healthy aging and other benefits of higher-protein diets.