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Chocolate milk

Hershey’s introduces a single-serve milk with its Special Dark chocolate flavor

Sarah M. Kennedy

January 31, 2013

Hershey’s adds a single-serve Special Dark chocolate milkshake to its line of refrigerated products.

Award-winning foods

Lifeway, Kaurina's top the voting in Dairy Foods' Best New Dairy Products of 2012

Lifeway's coconut-chia kefir pulled in more than 13,000 votes.

January 16, 2013

Lifeway's coconut-chia kefir received the most votes (13,441) in Dairy Foods' Best New Dairy Products of 2012 poll. It was one of 25 dairy foods and beverages nominated by the magazine's editors.

Exports

Chinese imports of UHT milk grew in 2012

New Zealand, Australia, Germany and France are shipping high-quality UHT milk to China.

January 7, 2013

The top-end UHT milk products are mostly 100% foreign made and imported mainly from New Zealand, Australia, Germany and France.

Menu trends

Wendy's restaurants add Dean Foods TruMoo milk to its value menu

The chocolate milk is a option in a children's menu offered after 4 p.m.

January 3, 2013

Wendy's will offer TruMoo chocolate milk from Dean Foods Co. as part of a value meal designed for children.

Bites the dust

Kraft discontinues Milk Bites; Nestle pulls back on 2 ice cream products

Dairy Foods' editors liked them, but the buying public had other ideas.

January 2, 2013

Kraft Foods plans to discontinue its Milk Bite granola bar snacks in early 2013 and Nestle USA has discontinued its Skinny Cow Shakes and Wonka premium ice cream for 2013.

Mixed results with vitamins, mineral mix-ins for milk

Does it add value to dairy foods and beverages when processors add more vitamins or minerals? Or does it tarnish an otherwise clean label?

Karen Giles-Smith MS, RD

December 10, 2012

On both a personal and professional level, I believe dairy foods are perfect just the way they are. The truth is: I don’t want anyone messing with my milk (or cheese or yogurt). Milk is naturally nutrient-rich and although I understand the rationale for adding vitamin D, I don’t think milk needs further assistance — but that’s just me. Or is it?

Products of the Year

The 10 best dairy foods and beverages of 2012

We picked our favs, now it's time for you to vote for yours.

December 4, 2012

Dairy Foods editors selected the 10 best dairy products of 2012. If you don't like these selections, then vote for your favorites from among all 25 nominated foods and beverages.

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