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Dairy is an optimum delivery system for probiotics

Clinical trials continue to document the benefits of probiotics. However, dairy products face growing competition from supplements and other food categories as a delivery vehicle for probiotics.
Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness editor of Dairy Foods
Sharon Gerdes
September 6, 2017

Probiotics are hot. Originally found primarily in dairy foods, probiotics now pop up in everything from pills to prunes. As competition mounts from other probiotic delivery vehicles, the dairy industry needs to continue to educate consumers about the benefits of dairy as a delivery vehicle for healthy bacteria.


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When dair met soy: How dairy- and plant-based proteins can work together

When dairy met soy: How dairy and plant-based proteins can work together

There is plenty of room in the growing protein category for dairy-based and plant-based sources. In fact, there are good reasons to formulate with a blend of dairy and plant proteins.
Kimberly Decker
August 4, 2017

Demand for plant proteins — and not just soy, but pea, seed, bean and more — is reinvigorating the sector in whole new ways. While a 2015 report by the research firm MarketsandMarkets predicted dairy proteins will reach a value of $18 billion by 2020, plant proteins are hardly far behind. Mordor Intelligence research from 2017 estimates their value will top $14 million by 2022.


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Meet the cultures that make yogurt drinkable

Meet the cultures that make yogurt drinkable

Younger consumers have different perspectives about food. They seek foods that are healthy, convenient, clean label and tasty. Drinkable yogurt can fit all those needs.
Kimberly Decker
June 7, 2017

For a fermented dairy beverage that originated in the Caucasus Mountains more than 2,000 years ago, kefir sure is having a moment. Innova Market Insights reports that the number of kefir launches grew more than threefold globally between 2011 and 2016. In the United States, beverages featuring kefir accounted for 40% of the drinking yogurt/fermented beverage introductions in 2016.


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Dairy protein along with exercise leads to healthy aging

Aging muscles need up to 40 grams of protein at each meal. Look to the breakfast table when developing new concepts because the first meal of the day often lacks sufficient protein.
Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness editor of Dairy Foods
Sharon Gerdes
June 2, 2017

The World Health Organization predicts that the percent of the world’s population over 60 years of age will nearly double in the next 35 years, growing to 22% in 2050 from 12% in 2015.


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