Women are nearly three times more likely than men to use a bowl of ice cream to console themselves after a breakup or disappointment-and half of all Americans, whether male or female, confess to "bonding" with their significant other over ice cream.
Cold Stone Creamery, Scottsdale, Ariz., plans to be the top-selling ice cream brand in the country within five years, said CEO Doug Ducey, while speaking last month at a meeting of a local business group in Arizona.
Scholle Corp., has acquired 100% of the shares of Flextainer SA, a French company that specializes in liquid packaging systems, particularly for the wine industry. The two companies have worked
Ben & Jerry's added its own political/enviro message to January's inauguration activities in Washington. The Vermont-based ice cream maker took out newspaper ads encouraging Washington policy makers to put aside
Consumer Exposure The latest messages on the health benefits of dairy are getting good play in the consumer press. The University of Tennessee weight loss research and other positive science
Though at birth the human digestive tract is nearly sterile, that of a child or adult contains a complex mixture of many different bacterial species known as the intestinal microflora.
"There is an overriding focus on health and wellness in the beverage category," says Gary Hemphill, senior v.p., Beverage Marketing Corp., New York. With milk having both these attributes-naturally-dairy ingredients will likely be included in many of the new beverages rolled out in 2005.
Ten years from now those in the industry may look back on 2004 and recall the first time they saw a bright, backlit McDonald's menu board promoting milk in the McDonald's Milk Jug.
Thanks to initiatives by major food companies, the eating trend for the next few years will be improved health and portion control (about time!!!). Three biggies-General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., and PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y.-are on board with introductions ranging from formulation improvements to sweetened breakfast cereals, to turning calorically dense American institutions into snacking options for calorie counters (see sidebar).
Food Technology Food Technology introduces the TMS-Pro Food Texture Measurment System. The TMS-Pro was designed as an affordable alternative to many of the high-priced test systems currently available. With a
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