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Chocolate milk is one consumer favorite in the midst of an identity crisis. Long a staple of most children’s school lunch, chocolate milk has been banned.

The increased focus on post-workout nutrition has athletes looking for the optimal recovery fuel. Experts suggest there is a two-hour recovery window that represents the best time to refuel and

From its home base in Cincinnati, the fourth generation of the Graeter family is taking its premium, hand-packed ice cream to grocery stores nationwide.

The Cincinnati processor bought plenty of modern equipment for its new plant, but the company relies on veteran employees to mix and pack the ice cream by hand.

At City Kidz Food Science Educational Lab, there’s more to ice cream than meets the scoop. Whether it’s learning the behind-the-scenes production process, understanding food science and technology or working to put a product on national stores’ shelves, the lab provides more than just a typical classroom experience.

The top three ice cream flavors are not going away, but today’s consumers have become more adventurous in all of their food choices.

Better-for-you and better-for-the-environment are two themes driving innovation. Dairy processors enhance foods with antioxidants and vitamins.

Dairy processors consider superfruits.

For many ice cream processors, less is more, and that means fewer complex ingredients.

Despite a chilly economy, marketers have been scooping out sales of dairy and nondairy frozen desserts in some pretty innovative flavors. Who's ready for mac-and-cheese ice cream?