In May, Danone’s German division switched to a plastic made from plants (not oil) for its Activia yogurt packaging sold in Germany. The new yogurt pack uses a corn-based plastic called Ingeo from NatureWorks, Minnetonka, Minn. Vermont-based Stonyfield Farm converted its four-pack multicups to the same material in October 2010 (see Dairy Foods, November 2010).
Thanks to a host of all-natural products and a mission to remain authentic, Fage takes charge of the Greek yogurt category by just being true to itself and to its consumers.<
Clean labels resonate with consumers. So do the claims “organic” and “zero fat” on product packages. Dairy processors respond to shoppers’ interest in where and how foods are produced by developing natural and organic products.
According to Healthy 50+ Americans: Trends and Opportunities in the Emerging Wellness Market by Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, Rockville, Md., changes in thinking about what it means to get old have occurred alongside a rising concern by consumers of all ages about doing what it takes to improve their health and wellness.
Being in the media, I consume a lot of media: newspapers, magazines, television, radio, websites and billboards. And being editor of this magazine, I’m particularly interested in the portrayal of food, especially dairy foods, in these media.
As early as the 1800s, it was recognized that the nutritional status of children could be improved through organized public and private feeding programs.
It used to be that cultured products were used as components of something larger - cottage cheese for casseroles, sour cream as a condiment or dips for, you guessed it, dipping. Even yogurt adds a creamy value-added touch to pastries and sweet goods.
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