Dairy Foods & Beverages - Articles

Putting the art back in ice cream

March 7, 2016

We spoke with six artisan ice cream companies about where they find inspiration, how they grew their businesses and why local, pure ingredients matter most in the artisan world.

Frozen yogurt

Peeps teams up with Menchie’s to launch seasonal frozen yogurt

March 6, 2016

Limited-edition Peeps-inspired desserts are available through the month at Menchie’s stores.

New dairy products: Maple Hill Creamery's grass-fed whole-milk kefir line

March 3, 2016

Maple Hill Creamery, Stuyvesant, N.Y., launched an organic, 100% grass-fed whole-milk kefir line.

Energy and sports drink sales are jumping

Sarah M. Kennedy

March 2, 2016

Dollar and unit sales are on the rise for both the sports and energy drink categories.

Chobani smoothies and parfaits at McDonald's

Foodservice

Dairy processor Chobani places its Greek yogurt on McDonald’s menus

Mickey D’s will serve smoothies and fruit parfaits made with Greek yogurt.

February 29, 2016

Chobani said that 800 McDonald’s restaurants in Southern California will serve parfaits and smoothies made with Greek yogurt.

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Yogurt trends

Attention dairy processors: Savory flavors of yogurt could be the next big thing

Savory yogurt flavors are making their way into the mainstream from dairy processors like Chobani and Noosa.

Sarah M. Kennedy

February 29, 2016

Savory yogurt flavors are making their way into the mainstream from dairy processors like Chobani and Noosa, as consumer interest in exotic flavors sparks new flavor innovations.