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“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” Our ovate friend was talking to Alice in Lewis Carroll’s “Through The Looking-Glass.”

Flavored milk consumption will grow at more than double the rate of white milk globally between 2012 and 2015. Consumers are increasingly turning to tasty, nutritious and conveniently packaged flavored milk as an alternative to other beverages, creating opportunities for dairies to improve profitability.

Powerful Yogurt, the first-ever Greek yogurt designed for men, will bring the Powerful yogurt line to the UK and Ireland in the first quarter of 2014.

Starbucks and Danone announce agreement to create and develop an exclusive line of fresh dairy products, starting with a Greek yogurt parfait.

When Velvet Ice Cream decided to re-brand, its greatest challenge was holding on to the heritage while evolving to appeal to a more youthful audience. It proved to be a delicate balance.

Recent studies found organic foods are no more nutritious than conventionally grown varieties. But some consumers buy organic products to avoid pesticides and antibiotics. Dairy brands have created new products and have branched out to new retail channels.

The frozen-yogurt chain The Country’s Best Yogurt (TCBY), Denver, said it plans to open 185 locations over the next 24 months. Key markets are Illinois, Boston, Detroit and Texas.

The International Dairy Foods Association said the Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest 2013 will be held Nov. 3 to 4, in conjunction with the International Dairy Show, which will take place Nov. 3 to 6, 2013, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

While there has been talk about the steady decline in milk consumption lately, there is a rising star that has also been getting quite a bit of attention.

An ice cream plant and a cheese plant were among the dairy processors honored in April in the 2013 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Rosemont, Ill.