Dairy Foods & Beverages - Articles

Prairie Farms adds to specialty cheese line

April 3, 2019

Caves of Faribault, which is part of Edwardsville, Ill.-based Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., added two new artisanal varieties to its line of specialty cheeses.

Ben & Jerry’s adds nondairy frozen dessert flavors

April 2, 2019

Burlington, Vt.-based Ben & Jerry's added two vegan ice cream flavors: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Caramel Cluster.

Danone North America launches indulgent Aussie Crème yogurt

March 18, 2019

Danone North America, based in White Plains, N.Y., and Broomfield, Colo., launched Aussie Crème, an expansion of its Wallaby brand of organic Australian-style yogurts.

Teahouses and coffee shops inspire new flavors

Find ready-to-drink inspiration in cafés and tea shops

Kimberly Decker

March 17, 2019

You can learn a lot by hanging out at your local coffee or tea shop. You can learn, for example, what all the cool kids are drinking.

Darigold debuts high-protein, low-sugar milk

March 17, 2019

Darigold, Seattle, added Darigold Fit to its line of milk products.

Café Agave launches spiked cold brew coffee

March 14, 2019

Café Agave Inc., La Jolla, Calif., announced the debut of Café Agave Spiked cold brew coffee, an alcoholic coffee drink brewed with premium ingredients.

Dairy could capitalize on anti-inflammatory trends

Recent studies show some dairy products reduce inflammation

Gregory Miller

March 14, 2019

People are interested in foods that can decrease inflammation. According to consumer insights from The Hartman Group, Bellevue, Wash., contemporary diets are personalized and all about balance, wellness and energy. This includes a consumer desire for diets that reduce inflammation.

Rosati Ice removes artificial flavors from its italian ices

March 13, 2019

Rosati Ice, Clifton Heights, Pa., said it is removing all artificial dyes and flavorings from its full line of Italian water ices.

Will EU intervention stocks affect the price of skim milk powder?

Will government interventions lead to another record high?

Nate Donnay

March 12, 2019

Yet again, European Union (EU) intervention stocks of skim milk powder (SMP) have effectively been drawn down to zero. When this happened in 2007, EU and U.S. prices ran up to new record highs.

Better estimate the shelf life of fluid milk

A holistic approach should include a microbiological analysis, sensory evaluation and chemical analysis

Cheng Zhang

March 11, 2019

A shelf-life study is used to evaluate the time, under specified storage conditions, that a food will tolerate without producing unacceptable microbiological, chemical, physical and/or sensory changes.