U.K.-based Antonio Federici debuts Gelato Caffè Espresso Ice Cream, which is described as an authentically smooth boutique ice cream inspired by a traditional recipe from the Italian Riviera.
La Crosse, Wis.-based Kwik Trip Inc., continues to grow its private-label line of beverages with the introduction of Nature’s Touch Chino French Vanilla Iced Cappuccino.
New Light Coffee Athletes HoneyMilk uses coffee extract for flavoring. It also is enhanced with caffeine for stimulation, with each 11.5-ounce plastic bottle containing 150 milligrams of caffeine.
Peppermint Mocha Limited Edition Ice Cream debuted this past winter by the Starbucks Ice Cream Partnership, which operates as a subsidiary of Starbucks Corp., Seattle.
Milk processors market dairy beverages as workout aids, develop lactose-reduced products and more drinkable yogurts and boost the health profile with probiotics. Nondairyprocessors formulate juices and ready-to-drink teas.
Consumers have hectic, complicated lives. The 2011 trends forecast by the Food Channel (in conjunction with Culturewaves, the International Food Futurist and Mintel International) states: “for years we talked about simplicity, sometimes under names like ‘local’ or ‘social consciousness’ or ‘green.’
There is a distinct trend in healthy milk-based beverages that has grown greatly over the last few years, says Jim Dimataris, director of process relations for the California Milk Advisory Board, located in South San Francisco, Calif.