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Developed in collaboration with professional baristas, the new pistachio variety brings the series’ signature performance and balance to one of today’s fastest-growing café trends.  

This dual-flavor pairs rich chocolate gelato with creamy pistachio gelato, elegantly swirled with a vibrant pistachio ribbon and finished with Dubai-style chocolate kataifi bark crafted exclusively for G.S. Gelato. 

Despite a decline in the ready-to-drink (RTD) category, bottled fruit juice blends grew 8% YoY to $490 million, with unit sales up 4% to 124 million. Bottled pineapple juice rose 15% to $106 million, and smoothies surged 43% to $64.6 million.

Let’s go beyond just plant-based milk and take a look at some of the dairy alternative beverages that were introduced this year.

Cultured dairy is hitting all the right notes in the food industry, drawing comparisons to top music acts. Fueled by health trends and viral social media, yogurt and cottage cheese are soaring in popularity. Recent data shows yogurt sales have surged by 14% over the past year, reaching a remarkable $12.44 billion. Clearly, cultured dairy is more than just a trend—it’s a true sensation.

“Ropy milk” is a body condition characterized by a stringy, viscous texture, especially noticeable when the product is poured or stirred and thread-like structures appear.

PLMA’s annual Salute to Excellence Awards program recognizes outstanding food and nonfood products introduced within the last year by supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchandisers, convenience stores, online retailers, wholesalers and more.

Ingredients are similar to a great singer-songwriter. The hits keep coming and you can listen to many songs over and over for years to come, like Billy Joel, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pink or Lady Gaga. Let’s take an in-depth look at the ingredient market.

That's a collab! Nutcracker Peppermint Swirl will be available for purchase this December at all Oberweis scoop shops, as well as at Lyric Opera House Chicago during performances of The Nutcracker, which runs from Dec. 5 to 28.

In James Bond 007 movies, the music openings dramatically set the tone of each spy thriller. British singer-songwriter Adele’s “Skyfall,” not only won “Best Original Song” at the 2012 Academy Awards but spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Top 100. Also “winning” and demonstrating staying power in the ice cream category is the $8.9 frozen novelties category.