Dairy Foods & Beverages - Articles

Red Mango introduces frozen yogurt coffee chillers

September 12, 2012

Dallas-based Red Mango, a frozen yogurt and smoothies chain, added frozen coffee chillers to its lineup.

Wüthrich's new European-style butter created for foodservice industry

September 12, 2012

Wüthrich 83% European-style unsalted butter from Grassland Dairy Products Inc., Greenwood, Wis., was developed for the foodservice industry.

Foodservice

Red Robin serves a beer milkshake for Oktoberfest

The restaurant chain hops on the ice cream and alcohol bandwagon.

September 11, 2012

Restaurant chain Red Robin mixes a cold beer with soft serve ice cream.

Pudding stars in the frozen dessert category

Processors of cheesecakes, sweet goods and whipped toppings saw a drop in both sales and units. Frozen pudding is the exception.

September 10, 2012

The overall frozen dessert category took a hit in sales over the last year. But the frozen pudding and mousse segment saw an increase in both sales and unit sales. With the health and wellness trend continuing among Americans, it’s likely that many are looking to better-for-you options to curb their sweet tooth.

Beecher’s has top cheese product in ACS contest

September 10, 2012

Flagsheep from Beecher’s Handmade Cheese was named the Best of Show in the 2012 competition of the American Cheese Society. The cheesemaker has locations in Seattle and New York City.

Greek yogurt

Yoplait releases 3 new yogurt products in the last 30 days

All of a sudden, Yoplait is active in the Greek yogurt space. Here is a look at three of its new dairy foods.

September 2, 2012

Yoplait, a division of General Mills, has come out with three new Greek yogurts. Here is review of the products, which have appeared previously on dairyfoods.com.

Private label

Store brand versus name brand: Winn-Dixie Greek yogurt beats Chobani; Ben & Jerry's tops Kroger

Chobani is not a champion compared to Winn-Dixie's Greek yogurt, says Consumer Reports

August 31, 2012

Winn-Dixie Greek yogurt and Market Pantry classic ranch dressing from Target were among the 10 store brands to tie their name-brand rivals, Chobani Greek yogurt and Hidden Valley ranch dressing, respectively.

Yogurt

Yoplait introduces on-the-go Greek yogurt smoothies

Sarah M. Kennedy

August 29, 2012

Yoplait has introduced smoothies made with Greek yogurt, designed as an on-the-go item.

Ice cream revenues rise but unit sales are melting

Ice cream processors booked greater sales revenues in the last year, but unit sales in the category tumbled 4%. It’s the same for novelties. Frozen yogurt, on the other hand, tells a different story.

August 17, 2012

Is the constant drumbeat about Americans’ obesity problem taking its toll on sales of frozen dairy indulgences? Or has the product become too expensive in this stagnant economy? Or is there another explanation for the drop in unit sales of ice cream?

Kefir