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Admix’s in-tank Rotosolver high-speed disperser

March 15, 2013

Admix’s in-tank Rotosolver high-speed disperser offers improved product quality, reduced batch times and air entrainment. It also features a 70% reduction in energy consumption.

Innovative whey ingredients meet global demands

State-of-the-art filtration, evaporation and drying equipment are producing new protein-based dairy ingredients used in beverages, baked goods and dairy foods.

Sharon Gerdes

March 14, 2013

Dairy continues to be the ingredient of choice in many food products because of its high-quality protein, excellent flavor profile and unique functionality in a wide variety of applications. Domestic dairy suppliers are proving to be both consistent global suppliers for basic dairy ingredients and diligent innovators of new ingredients.

A look at new packages for dairy foods

Dairy processors ask a lot from packages. The design graphics need to communicate the brand clearly. Some dairy marketers also want environmentally friendly containers. Here is a look at some new packages, caps and lids with sustainable features.

James Carper

March 13, 2013

Changing a package design can be risky. A brand manager doesn’t want to confuse or alienate long-time fans. But times change, as do attitudes. Some health issues, like gluten intolerance, were not as prominent a few years ago as they are today.

Sustainability honors for Joseph Gallo Farms

March 12, 2013

Joseph Gallo Farms, maker of Joseph Farms Cheese, was awarded the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for its sustainable farming and cheese making at a ceremony held Jan. 22 in Sacramento, Calif.

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Can't lick the ice cream blues

More plants are producing less ice cream. The number of units sold barely increased.

March 11, 2013

By most measures, ice cream is not a growing market. Production is declining, sales are stalled and manufacturers aren’t increasing prices by much. Yet there are more plants making ice cream.

Free Ice cream webinar on April 9

March 11, 2013

Dairy Foods and its partners have scheduled a series of webinars on a variety of processing topics. The live events are free (and will be archived). See webinars to register.

Stretch wrapper’s integrated scale provides EZ path to more efficient, lower cost shipping

Patent-pending EZ Weigh stretch wrapper uses turntable scale to save time, labor and BOL adjustments.

March 11, 2013

Louisville, KY, February 2013 – Rising fuel costs and related surcharges continue to increase trucking costs, so the last thing a shipping manager needs is additional fees for improperly reporting the weight of shipments. On top of that, strict adherence to truck arrival and loading schedules has shippers looking for ways to streamline shipment processing, while balancing the needs of producing safe, secure loads and keeping labor costs down.

Using coffee and tea as ingredients

Americans drink tea and coffee because they enjoy the beverages and because they expect health benefits. Our roundtable discussion gives dairy processors ideas for creating foods with coffee and tea ingredients.

Kimberly Decker

March 8, 2013

Millions of Americans can’t be wrong. And what is it that we are not wrong about? Our choice in beverages, that’s what. According to “Coffee and Tea Foodservice Trends in the US” (a report from Packaged Facts), fully 183 million Americans enjoy their regular infusions of java and 173.4 million take tea.

Discussing superfruits in dairy and beverages

The very definition of a superfruit is arbitrary, but that’s only the beginning of the many questions surrounding so-called super foods. Be careful in the marketing of dairy foods and beverages spiked with superfruits.

Karen Giles-Smith MS, RD

March 8, 2013

As people continue to search for a miracle cure for what ails and ages them, there will always be a market for “super foods,” that is, foods and beverages somehow deemed higher-than-average in health-promoting properties.

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