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Winners

New dairy foods are among IRI’s Most Successful Consumer Packaged Goods Brands of 2015

Yogurt, fluid milk and gelato are top-selling new product introductions.

April 20, 2016

IRI named Dannon Oikos, fairlife, Yoplait Greek 100 Whips and Breyers Gelato Indulgences the most successful consumer packaged goods of 2015.

Raw-raw

April 16 is Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day

Every Whole Foods in the United States and independent stores everywhere to host tastings.

April 15, 2016

Nearly 600 events in 10 different countries are scheduled for the second annual Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day, a celebration of traditional cheeses.

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Free cone days

Velvet Ice Cream’s Free Cone Day is April 16

Mark your calendars for these other free cone days, below.

April 15, 2016

Velvet Ice Cream is celebrating the opening of its Ye Olde Mill for the season with a Free Cone Day on April 16., plus other upcoming free cone days to watch for.

Dairy Foods Innovative Ice Cream Flavor Competition IDFA

Licking the competition

Dairy processor Perry’s has the winning ice cream flavor

Perry’s Ice Cream, Florida International University and Fruitcrown win top honors in IDFA’s ice cream flavor contest.

April 14, 2016

Tiramisu ice cream from Perry’s Ice Cream Co., Akron, N.Y., won first place in the Innovative Ice Cream Flavor and Novelty Competition at the Ice Cream Technology Conference.

Sales of cheese slices, strings outpace other forms

Consumer preference for natural cheeses in slices and strings/sticks rise, but shredded cheese is the overall category leader.

Sarah M. Kennedy

April 11, 2016

Consumers’ preference for natural over processed shows in cheese sales. While natural cheese sales remained positive, processed cheese continues to see declines. Consumers are opting for natural slices, sticks and shredded cheese.

Dairy awards

G.S. Gelato’s guava sorbet wins 2016 Food and Beverage Award

Taste the sorbet at the National Restaurant Association show in Chicago.

April 8, 2016

G.S. Gelato & Desserts received the 2016 Food and Beverage (FABI) Award from the National Restaurant Association for its new Guava Sorbet flavor.

Nestle and Glanbia invest in Ireland with new expansions

April 8, 2016

In March, the Swiss-based multinational food giant Nestlé said it will invest over 25 million euros ($28.1 million) to expand its research and development center in Askeaton, Ireland. The enhanced facility will be located at Nestlé`s existing plant in the city, which produces a range of premium powdered milk-based products for infants, young children and mothers for export to world markets.

UK dairy industry protests dietary guidelines

April 7, 2016

Public Health England in March released its new Eatwell guide, similar to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and My Plate (the old food pyramid). England’s top dairy association was quick with a critique, calling the recommendations “baffling and disappointing.”

Protein, plant-based diets are top nutrition trends

April 6, 2016

A dairy industry group has released a report identifying 10 food and nutrition issues likely to impact the dairy industry in the next one to three years. Among the trends are consumer awareness of the need to consume protein and a preference for plant-based diets.

Dairy Ingredients Symposium identifies trends in milk

April 5, 2016

At this year’s Dairy Ingredients Symposium, attendees gained new insights on the latest market trends, science and technology for suppliers and end users of milk and milk products.