Dairy Foods & Beverages - Articles

Use of endolysins can yield a safer Hispanic cheese

Researchers at the University of Illinois find that PlyP100 is effective at inhibiting the growth of Listeria in laboratory fresh cheeses.

Max Holle Luis Ibarra Sanchez

August 11, 2017

Hispanic cuisine makes up a large portion of the food market in the United States, and the demand of Hispanic-style cheeses has been rising over the past two decades.

Finlandia launched 2 spreadable butters with canola oil

August 9, 2017

Finlandia Imported Butter, Parsippany, N.J., launched a spreadable butter with canola oil and a 25% reduced-fat spreadable butter with canola oil.

Healthy ice cream

Halo Top, America’s best-selling pint ice cream, releases 7 new flavors

The low-cal, low-sugar ice cream brand adds seven varieties to its line, including pancakes and waffles.

August 5, 2017

The low-cal, low-sugar ice cream brand adds seven varieties to its line, including pancakes and waffles.

Greek yogurt

Chobani’s summer release includes new Greek yogurt Flip, Drink flavors

The new flavors include breakfast-inspired varieties like raisin brown sugar yogurt with bran flakes and walnuts.

August 4, 2017

Chobani expands its line of Flip and Drink products with several new flavors, including some breakfast-inspired ones.

Ice cream sales see a boost

Ice cream and some frozen novelty sales are climbing, though it’s a different story for sherbet and frozen dairy desserts.

Sarah M. Kennedy

August 4, 2017

Dollar and unit sales for the ice cream category were looking good as numbers ticked up. Some frozen novelties also enjoyed a sales boost, but many struggled. Meanwhile, sales dropped for sherbet, sorbet and frozen dairy desserts.

Largest dairy processor Nestle tops annual Dairy 100

With Danone acquiring WhiteWave, the new dairy processing company lands at No. 4 on our 24th annual Dairy 100. This detailed dossier includes brands, products made and plant locations for the largest processors of fluid milk, ice cream, cheese, butter, cultured dairy products, dairy ingredients and other dairy-derived foods and beverages.

James Carper

August 3, 2017

The state of North America’s dairy industry is constantly in motion. Since our last report, dairies have been on an acquisition spree. And the deals kept happening even after we finished tabulating the 2016 revenues of the 100 largest dairy processing companies based in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Frozen Greek yogurt

Yasso launches frozen Greek yogurt sandwiches, adds bar varieties

The sandwiches come in two varieties, and the company introduces three bar flavors.

July 31, 2017

The frozen novelties company introduces frozen Greek yogurt sandwiches in two varieties and adds new bar flavors, like s’mores.

Frozen novelties

Ben & Jerry's pint slices, Blue Bunny Snacks and 5 more new frozen novelties

We highlight on-a-stick, stickless and dough-covered varieties of frozen treats.

Sarah M. Kennedy

July 25, 2017

We are closing out National Ice Cream Month with a look at what’s new in frozen novelties, including new treats from Blue Bunny, Mars, Three Twins and more.