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Kids these days

Understand the Millennial generation so you can sell more dairy products

“Millennials are the topic of endless discussion and analysis. They make us uncomfortable, they’re far from the “traditional shopper,” says the president of Concentric.

July 22, 2014

Marketers of dairy foods and beverages need to understand the world view and the habits of the Millennial generation. For example, 40% shop once a week with a plan in mind and shopping list in hand; 26% are currently or would consider buying food from the online retailer Amazon. Many prefer to shop specialty stores like Trader Joe’s and health food stores like Whole Foods.

Test and measure

LactiWhey from Page & Pedersen analyzes sweet whey

Whey composition results provide management tools that help optimize profitability.

July 21, 2014

A new instrument for analysis of sweet whey reports fat, solids, density, salts/minerals, lactose and protein in 60 seconds.

Supplier awards

PerkinElmer’s milk powder analyzer wins IFT award

July 18, 2014

PerkinElmer's DairyGuard Milk Powder Analyzer received an Innovation Award from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) during the IFT Show in June.

Spirulina solves the missing hues in Blue and Green

July 17, 2014

Spirulina now approved in the USA for use in a wider range of applications for food and beverage as a naturally derived blue color

Ingredients

Herza makes individual chocolate mixes for ice cream

July 16, 2014

Herza now offers individual mixes of small chocolate and glazed pieces that can be used in ice cream.

World cups

German dessert maker uses a two-cup package

For its new Monte dessert, Zott chooses a plastic container that is manufactured using a thin-walled injection technique with in-mold labeling.

July 15, 2014

Packaging plays a key role in the success of new desserts from a Bavarian food processor. The flavor of the new Monte dessert from Zott stays fresh thanks to the two-cup chamber system.

Supplier news

Dairy supplier news from Ingredion, GNT and more

July 11, 2014

Ingredion launches new Idea Labs; GNT, Polypack open new facilities, and more dairy supplier news.

Dairy equipment

Delta Instruments LactoScope FTIR Advanced analyzes complex dairy products

July 10, 2014

The LactoScope is a great tool for milk and cream standardization, and the analysis of more complex dairy products such as yogurts, cheese milk and ice cream.

Good cup, bad cup

Yogurt maker turns to vision system to eliminate leakers, dented cups

The ThermoChecker inspects the surface of 600 cups per minute, every 3 degrees, within 30 milliseconds.

July 10, 2014

Industrial Control Inc., Zeeland, Mich., has developed an adaptable, high-speed 3D vision system to detect defective parts in existing systems in the thermoforming industry.

Outside the box

5 packaging innovation trends that dairy processors should watch

By looking at the store brands of other consumer packaged goods, dairy processors can find ideas for the packaging of milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream.

July 8, 2014

Packaging expert Robert Hogan details five packaging innovation trends that are emerging in store brands.