Dairy Foods & Beverages - Articles

New ice cream products have something for everyone

Ice cream companies realize there isn’t a one-size-fits-all product to satisfy today’s choosey consumers. So they’re providing options.

Anna Boisseau

March 11, 2019

Today's ice cream eaters want it all. In a crowded and competitive freezer aisle, some consumers look for brands that distinguish themselves with innovative new flavors. Some want fewer calories and cleaner labels.

Lifeway adds real fruit to its kefir

March 8, 2019

Lifeway Foods Inc., a Morton Grove, Ill.-based supplier of kefir fermented dairy and probiotic products, launched whole milk kefir with real fruit.

Coffee Mate Natural Bliss adds new flavors, nondairy options

March 7, 2019

Vevey, Switzerland-based Nestlé, with U.S. headquarters in Arlington, Va., added to its Coffee-mate Natural Bliss brand of creamers.

Sales jump in the energy drink segment

Though the overall category is shaping up, energy shots continue to struggle.

Anna Boisseau

March 7, 2019

Back in 2017, energy drink sales seemed tired. The category experienced only a 2.1% increase in dollar sales and a 1.8% increase in unit sales that year, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI for the 52 weeks ending Dec. 3, 2017.

The milk category is ripe for innovation

Kathie Canning

March 7, 2019

Back in July 2018, Dairy Foods ran an online poll asking readers which dairy category they believed was most in need of innovation. When all was said and done, milk rose to the top as the category screaming loudest for attention, with 41% of the votes.

Organic Trade Association launches fraud prevention program

The program represents a major step by the organic industry to fight fraud.

March 6, 2019

The program represents a major step by the organic industry to fight fraud.

USDEC, NMPF applaud USTR for enforcement action against India

By holding India accountable for its unjustified trade barriers, USTR is setting an important precedent on enforcement.

March 5, 2019

By holding India accountable for its unjustified trade barriers, USTR is setting an important precedent on enforcement.

Flexitarian trens are impacting dairy, nondairy beverages

Flexitarian trends are impacting dairy, nondairy beverages

Jessica Jacobsen

February 14, 2019

In 2017, Target Corp. released a TV commercial in which the father says that he's going on a milk run and asks what everyone wants. One child says skim milk, one says chocolate milk and the third child says that she's not doing dairy this week.

Dairy inclusions get indulgent

Boundary-busting inclusions prove that more really is more

Kimberly Decker

February 13, 2019

Texturally speaking, "ice cream" is something of a misnomer. Yes, consumers expect the frozen treat to be creamy; but any hint of actual iciness, either in the scoop or on the palate, qualifies as an unmistakable quality flaw.

Take back the dairy case

Fix the fundamentals and reignite category volume

Julia Kadison

February 13, 2019

With marketplace pressures stronger than ever, 2018 was a challenging year for milk across the value chain, from farmers to processors, brands, retailers and more. Milk is amidst a competitive environment unlike any we've seen before.