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The nanny state

Cheesemakers' campaign says vote for the French goat

French cheesemakers butt in.

November 15, 2012

France's cheese industry says that with many goat cheeses marketed to look like French chevre – it is difficult to know what a cheese's origin is, unless one checks the back label. The "Original Chevre" campaign includes cheese tastings in major cities throughout the United States.

Cheesemakers go for the bold

Natural cheese production continues to trend up. Bold flavors and artisan cheeses draw consumers, and processors look to grow sales with portability and snacking options.

Sarah M. Kennedy

November 13, 2012

As interesting flavor options, artisan cheeses, portion-control and portability continue to trend up for cheese, so does natural cheese production.

Production statistics

Dairy products production in September lagged August rates

Processors made less cheese and ice cream in September compared to previous periods.

November 1, 2012

Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 871 million pounds, 0.3 percent above September 2011 but 1.9 percent below August 2012.

Cheese

Bel Brands introduces new mozzarella flavor in Babybel cheeses

Sarah M. Kennedy

October 25, 2012

Dairy product news: Bel Brands adds a mozzarella flavor to its grab-and-go Babybel line of cheeses.

For LaClare, great milk makes great goat cheese

October 11, 2012

In a saturated landscape of cheese and dairy farmers in Wisconsin, one little goat farm is doing what it can to stand out with award-winning goat cheese and milk.

Crave Brothers make a ‘green’ cheese

October 10, 2012

Crave Brothers, a family-owned and-operated dairy farm and cheese factory tucked away in Waterloo, Wis., is garnering attention with its award-winning farmstead cheeses and green story.

Bel Brands' cheese ring true with consumers

Dairy Foods visits one cheesemaker’s green farmstead, explores another in the niche goat cheese market, and talks with a multinational, multiple-brand company seeing significant growth in the United States.

Sarah M. Kennedy

October 9, 2012

Chicago-based Bel Brands USA, makers of The Laughing Cow, Mini Babybel and Boursin cheese (among others) has become a rising star in the snacking and portable cheese category, having doubled its revenues in the last four years. Its Laughing Cow masterbrand (The Laughing Cow and Mini Babybel) is now America’s number one branded snacking cheese.

Kerrygold adds Reduced Fat Dubliner cheese to its line.

October 9, 2012

Evanston, Ill.-based Kerrygold adds Reduced Fat Dubliner cheese to its line.

Make a better-tasting, low-fat Cheddar

Rather than calling them low-fat Cheddars, describe them as high in protein, much like Greek yogurt makers compare themselves to traditional yogurt.

John A. Lucey Ph.D., Director, Center for Dairy Research

October 9, 2012

During the past few years, pressure to manufacture good tasting low-fat and reduced-fat options for the foodservice and ingredient industries has grown. New limits and regulations have led to even greater pressure on the dairy industry to produce and manufacture such products. While we face some challenges, the dairy industry has already developed several solutions.

Party, party

Mars puts Cheddar, sour cream into snacks at NACS

7 Layer Dip Tortilla, a party favorite, combines Combos, Cheddar and sour cream.

October 8, 2012

At the NACS 2012 show this week in Las Vegas, Mars North America introduced a new snack made with cheese and sour cream. Its ice cream division unveiled three flavors of Dove ice cream packaged in pints.