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In his hit song “American Saturday Night,” country singer Brad Paisley celebrates immigrants’ contributions to American culture, including pizza with Canadian bacon, beer from the Netherlands, Brazilian leather, German cars and the Beatles, not to mention “a French kiss, Italian ice and margaritas in the moonlight.”

Omaha, Neb.-based Snack Pack, a brand of ConAgra Foods Inc., introduces Snack Pack Bakery Shop puddings.

Franklin Foods, Enosburg Falls, Vt., owners of Greek Mountain Farms, created a Greek yogurt cream cheese said to contain twice the protein and half the fat of regular cream cheese, plus live and active cultures.

Trader’s Point Creamery introduces grab-and-go yogurts and milk shots in recyclable glass containers.

Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods Inc. introduced new T.G.I. Friday’s licensed refrigerated Greek yogurt-based dips in six flavors.

YoCrunch, owned by YoFarm Yogurt Co., Naugatuck, Conn., is taking the yogurt-for-breakfast concept further, introducing yogurt with cereal toppings.

The explosion of Greek-style has dominated the yogurt aisle for much of this year, including new introductions from Yoplait, Karoun Dairies, Dannon, Chobani and others.

Cincinnati-based Homemade Brand, created by United Dairy Farmers, launches a line of all natural, ready-to-drink frozen yogurt smoothies.