Dairy Foods & Beverages - Articles

Bel Brands' Wisconsin pride: A look inside the cheese plant

Bel Brands’ recently FSSC 22000 certified manufacturing facility in Little Chute, Wis., produces cold-pack and gourmet cheese spreads, including WisPride, Kaukauna, Boursin and Merkts.

Sarah M. Kennedy

March 8, 2013

Tucked away in a small town in Wisconsin is Bel Brands USA’s Little Chute plant, the smaller of its two cheese plants. Last October the plant was the first of Bel’s to get the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC) 22000.

Yasso adds three new flavors of frozen Greek yogurt bars

March 8, 2013

Yasso, owned by Apollo Food Group LLC., Boston, launched three new flavors — coconut, mango and vanilla bean — to its line of frozen Greek yogurt bars.

Stonyfield creates custard-style yogurt Blends

March 8, 2013

The new Blends yogurt from Stonyfield Organic, Londonderry, N.H., is said to be thicker and creamier than other organic alternatives, making it more of a custard-style yogurt.

Greek yogurt

YoCrunch launches Yopa! its new Greek yogurt line

Sarah M. Kennedy

March 7, 2013

YoCrunch introduces a new line of Greek yogurt called Yopa!.g

Ice cream

Magnolia goes green with avocado ice cream

Sarah M. Kennedy

March 5, 2013

Ramar Foods, producer of Magnolia ice cream, introduces a new avocado ice cream flavor to its all-natural line.

GMO. BIB. Go team, go!

Straus passes university's Grade A test with bag-in-box organic milk for foodservice

The UC-Santa Barbara campus is the first to buy the BIB format.

March 5, 2013

Straus Family Creamery, Marshal, Calif., has introduced a 5-gallon bag-in-box organic milk product that is non-GMO Project Verified for the foodservice market.

Weekly dairy production

Cheese markets are confused; milk processors prepare for Easter and Passover

The USDA says U.S. cheese markets continue to look for a clear price direction.

March 4, 2013

Cheese markets across the U.S. continue to look for a clear price direction. Milk production in the East and Midwest is increasing, and Western milk supplies are building as Arizona and New Mexico near peak production.

Yogurt for youngsters

Stonyfield's YoKids introduces yogurt smoothies

Stonyfield recently launched its first drinkable yogurt just for kids.

March 1, 2013

Stonyfield launched its first drinkable yogurt just for kids. YoKids Smoothies are made with real organic fruit and vegetable purees in two flavor combinations: Strawbana and Very Berry.

Innovations

New dairy products are re-shaping grocers' dairy aisles

New dairy products from Kraft and Land O'Lakes are more like ingredients than actual foods. So where do they belong?

James Carper

February 28, 2013

New dairy products, like cooking creams and seasoned butters, are causing grocers to re-think the dairy aisles. These foods do not fit neatly into established categories like fluid dairy products, butter or cheese.

Yogurt a-go-go

Europe's Muller expands yogurt distribution to Southeast, Great Lakes region

Launched last summer in the Northeast, the yogurt is now available in Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati and Tampa.

February 27, 2013

Muller yogurt, launched last summer in the Northeast, is avaiable in the Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes and Southeast regions, including Chicago, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Tampa.