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As you perhaps read in our May “Market Trends” report, these are golden years for cultured dairy products, driven by TikTok influencers and health and wellness trends. 

If you are thinking about developing a new cultured product, then it’s important to revisit the FDA Standards of Identity (SOI). 

“Ain’t no stopping us now. We’re on the move.” Turn on a radio and you may still hear that McFadden & Whitehead 1979 disco song. Those lyrics well define cottage cheese: There is currently no stopping its growth. 

The cooperative’s claim to fame is its award-winning cottage cheese, which won the prestigious Best of Class Gold Medal in the 2020 World Championship Cheese Contest for its 4% Small Curd Cottage Cheese.

Nestled in the rolling hills of west central Wisconsin 35 miles southeast of La Crosse, Wis., Westby Cooperative Creamery was founded on October 31, 1903, with humble beginnings as a butter and dried milk producer. 

Fandemonium around professional athletes like Lionel Messi, Caitlin Clark, and Coco Gauff is definitely sparking interest in sports and nutrition among Gen Zers (ages 12 to 27) and causing this group to focus more on personal nutrition and exercise routines. 

The importance of dairy consumption during childhood has been in the press for years. Ongoing research is revealing that the need begins before birth at conception. While in the womb, a mother’s nutritional state and lifestyle habits help shape the child’s future health. 

Known for his smooth, velvety voice, music icon Frank Sinatra was a great interpreter of the Great American Songbook. In “It Was a Very Good Year,” he outlines the times of his life at 17, 21, 35 and in the autumn of his life. 

The dairy industry always takes on its fair share of competition. Whether it is plant-based products, marketing campaigns claiming dairy is “unhealthy,” H5N1 bird flu, labor challenges, and more, dairy is really holding up well.

Dr. Carmen Licon, director at Cal Poly’s Dairy Products Technology Center, joins Dairy Foods for Episode 48 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy Podcast.”