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Aussie-style yogurt

New dairy products: Noosa yoghurt’s new tart & sweet flavors

January 7, 2017

Noosa yoghurt launches three globally-inspired flavors that pair fruit with herbs and spices.

La Terra Fina introduces a vanilla bean cheesecake dip with Greek yogurt

January 6, 2017

La Terra Fina, Union City, Calif., introduced a vanilla bean cheesecake dip sold exclusively at Sam’s Club’s nationwide.

Building texture into sugar-reduced products

Sugar slashers take note: building back sweetness is only half the equation. You have to tend to texture, too, to deliver a sensory experience.

Kimberly Decker

January 5, 2017

"New year, new you," right? How about "New year, new dairy formulation"?

From moo to you

Kilby Cream gets fresh: a look inside the dairy processor's operation

Consumers want local, fresh and minimally processed foods. A dairy farmer in rural Maryland said, ‘I can do that,’ and built a plant to process milk and ice cream. Meet the owners of Kilby Cream.

James Carper

January 4, 2017

Maryland's Kilby family has been farming for 100 years. To position itself for success into the next century, it built a dairy processing plant that bottles milk and churns ice cream under the name Kilby Cream.

Cheese

Crystal Farms introduces Hispanic-style shredded cheese line

December 19, 2016

Crystal Farms adds a new line of Hispanic-style shredded cheeses that’s available in four varieties, including quesadilla.

New labels, films and labelers fulfill packaging needs

December 12, 2016

Easy-to-peel lidding film; White shrink sleeve film provides light blocking; Conformable film for challenging bottle shapes; plus more!

Lighter is better for blow-molded bottles

Dairy processors of drinkable yogurts and other beverages seek to make bottles that weigh less. Other manufacturing concerns include reducing energy consumption.

December 8, 2016

Single-serve beverages, such as drinkable yogurts, meet consumers’ needs for portable snacks. Dairy processors can buy beverage bottles or produce their own on blow molding machines.

Balancing health and indulgence in frozen desserts

Some consumers choose full-fat foods with a clean label over healthier lower-fat versions made with ‘chemical-sounding’ ingredients.

Kimberly Decker

December 6, 2016

How does a dairy processor address the public’s enlightened attitude about nutrition while still appealing to its inclination toward indulgence?

2016 Dairy Processor of the Year Wells Enterprises rebrands its Blue Bunny ice cream

Wells Enterprises, our 2016 Dairy Processor of the Year, overhauled its Blue Bunny ice cream brand. New marketing, new flavors and new products have led to higher sales.

James Carper

December 5, 2016

The Wells Enterprises’ ice cream plant runs 20 hours a day, seven days a week. Because of this heavy-duty schedule, once a year the maintenance crew takes apart and rebuilds each piece of equipment.