Dairy ingredient - Articles

ADPI celebrates a century

Organization started in 1923 as the Evaporated Milk Association.

October 6, 2023

It is not often a company can celebrate a century of doing anything, so it is certainly worth honoring. This year, the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) is celebrating its centennial.

Keys to future growth: promotion, innovation and trade

Healthy growth in the dairy industry requires industrywide cooperation, a laser-like focus and relentless advocacy on multiple fronts.

Blake Anderson

February 12, 2019

We, the dairy industry, have not engaged on a broad scale as marketers of plant/alternative proteins increased their attacks, developed trade associations and aggressively launched marketing offenses.

Cargill consolidates food ingredients distribution network

Six channel partners will cover the United States and Canada.

November 16, 2018

Six channel partners will cover the United States and Canada.

Dispelling some misperceptions about chocolate and cocoa in dairy

We blast some misperceptions about chocolate and cocoa in dairy

Kimberly Decker

October 16, 2018

An old Reese's Peanut Butter Cups commercial tagline calls chocolate and peanut butter "two great tastes that taste great together." And it’s right. But chocolate and peanut butter arguably can't hold a candle to chocolate and dairy.

Ingredient suppliers showcase new sweeteners, functional ingredients and more at IFT18

September 11, 2018

Ingredients from A&B Ingredients, AAK USA Inc., AMCO Proteins, and more!

Dairy processors, consider the probiotic strain

Not all probiotics are created equal; dairy processors must understand the ‘nuanced but important differences’ among strains

Kimberly Decker

June 7, 2018

Skim through any list of food and beverage megatrends and you’ll likely run across a mention of 1) probiotics, 2) digestive health, 3) the human microbiome or 4) some combination thereof. That's because the more consumers learn about how the goings-on in their guts reverberate throughout their bodies, the more they want to know about the "good gut bugs" at the center of it all.

Dairy might help to promote healthy aging

Whey protein and fermented dairy foods could help minimize inflammation

Sharon Gerdes

June 4, 2018

Anti-inflammatory diets are trendy, and some of my friends are avoiding dairy because they've heard that it causes inflammation. According to Greg Miller, chief science officer for National Dairy Council, "The current scientific evidence suggests that the opposite may be true."

The acid 'whey' — a new hero's journey?

The byproduct of Greek yogurt manufacturing could be the magic elixir for creating a new superhero in your portfolio.

Samuel D. Alcaine

May 8, 2018

To the yang of every superhero’s rise, there is the yin of an equally formidable foe. Batman and the Joker, Spiderman and the Green Goblin, and in the fermented dairy aisle, Greek yogurt and acid whey.

The ins and outs of clean labeling

Customers want dairy with all-natural ingredients and nothing artificial

Sharon Gerdes

May 7, 2018

Clean-label dairy can be more about perception than actual health benefits. It's also a moving target. Dairy processors must scrutinize the latest market research to understand what consumers what in their dairy delights, and what they want taken out.

Desperately seeking sweeteners

Product formulators in search of the perfect sugar substitute will find plenty of new options

Kimberly Decker

April 2, 2018

It's official: Americans' love affair with sugar is over, and they're breaking up en mass with their ol' sweetie. In the International Food Information Council's (IFIC) 2017 Food & Health Survey, 76% of respondents said they are trying to limit or avoid sugars in general, with six in 10 declaring that they view sugars negatively.