Key considerations when formulating "good-for-you" ice cream are what you wish to accomplish and what you want to promote about the finished food. These are determined by balancing marketing- and other business-related objectives with regulatory limitations and allowances. That is, when considering a specific "good-for-you" claim, consider finished weight (pounds per gallon) and compositional limitations amongst other objectives. Working backward from a target finished weight per serving can help fix levels of certain compositional factors such as total fat, total saturated fat, total sugar(s), total carbohydrates, calories, etc.
Dairy products are nutrient-dense foods that are important to good health, according to 2005 federal dietary guidelines, which call upon Americans to consume at least three servings of low-fat or fat-free milk or milk products a day. But new research suggests that, in some cases, being a cornerstone of the American diet is potentially just a starting point for dairy.
Before 1970, the impact of regulations on the cost of transportation and distribution was generally direct, identifiable and relatively minor. Costs consisted mostly of state and federal motor vehicle license, title, and registration fees plus highway use and fuel taxes. By the mid-1970s, things were changing as the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) expanded its original Motor Vehicle Safety Standards-regarding automobile design and manufacture-to include trucks. The MVSS 121 (antilock air brakes) and MVSS 105 (antilock hydraulic brakes) standards were the first to add major costs to the purchase price and operating costs of trucks, truck tractors and semi-trailers.
Ice Cream is serious business in the Pacific Rim, and the latest evidence is that Nestlé is asking consumers in Malaysia to pick the newest flavor for its Drumstick line.
A former Frecker's Ice Cream plant in Columbus, Ohio, will soon be "home, sweet home" for upscale town home dwellers. An area developer recently broke ground on a project to
General Mills has its Breakfast of Champions, well now HP Hood is tipping its cap to the Boston Red Sox with what might become known as the Dessert of Champions. The Hood Champions Ice Cream line recognizes the 2004 Red Sox, who became Boston's first World Series Champions in 86 years.
DALLAS-Fairmont Food Group, the Dallas-based company led by dairy veteran Bing Graffunder, has acquired DCI Cheese Co., Mayville, Wis., makers and marketers of brands that include Black Diamond and Great Midwest.
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