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Anyone questioning the growth of the sports nutrition market can look at the merger and acquisition space. The most recent transaction in this market — at press time — was The Simply Good Food Co.

Milk, tea, coffee, aseptic juices, and bottled juices, major components of the ready-to-drink (RTD) dairy beverage market, are seeing great growth. In fact, the global RTD beverages market is projected to grow from $766.69 billion in 2024 to more than $1 trillion by 2032. 

Today’s health-conscious consumers are trying to live their best lives. As a result, they're reading labels and discovering that cheese, yogurt, drinkable yogurt, kefir, and other fermented dairy products not only provide satiety but are proven to benefit digestive health.

The global ice cream market is expected to reach $91 billion in global retail sales by the end of this year.

New ingredients from ASR Group, Cargill, and Global Organics along with innovations from IFPC are helping dairy manufacturers with loads of low-calorie options that taste sugar-like. Monk fruit, coconut milk powders and honey also are trending. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take center stage when The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo returns to Chicago’s McCormick Place from July 14 to 17.

Active minds continually seek to innovate. For example, during the IDFA Ice Cream & Cultured Dairy Innovation Conference, innovation intersected with flavors, formulations, and industry pillars like sustainability. Our Membrane Technology Forum was a springboard for discussing new filtration and separation techniques and much more!

New ingredients from Brenntag, Cargill, and Fiberstar Inc.

From a spicy new cheese flavor, Creamy Jalapeño, The Laughing Cow’s first new wedge variety in five years, to Danone North America’s snackable REMIX line of yogurts with epic toppings and mix-ins, today’s dairy cases feature All-American flavors along with spicy-sweet flavors, fruit flavors and botanicals plucked from nature. 

The Association of Vanilla Exporters of Uganda Limited (VANEX) is raising awareness of the need to diversify vanilla sources to avoid supply chain disruptions, as well as spotlighting the unique benefits of Ugandan vanilla.