Dairy Facts and Stats - Articles - Page 2

Private label sales increase 4% year over year

July 22, 2025

Looking at departments, store brand dollar sales for the 52 weeks ending June 15 increased in seven of nine sections, led by Refrigerated, which was up 13%, followed by Beverages, (+4.8%), Frozen (+3.8%) and General Food (+2.5%).

Private-label sales set new record in 2024

January 17, 2025

Private-label sales reached $271 billion in 2024.

Snoop Dogg ice cream brand sees impressive sales

Dr. Bombay enjoys triple-digit year-over-year gains in the sherbet/sorbet/ices subcategory.

Brian Berk

January 9, 2025

Although it's cold outside, ice cream brands like Snoop Dogg's Dr, Bombay and Wells Enterprise's Blue Bunny are red hot with triple-digit sales growth.

NFRA: Dairy a big part of new year's resolutions

January 2, 2025

Most popular, budget-friendly essentials are: Milk (52%); Cheese (51%); and Yogurt (48%, with notably higher adoption among parents at 55%).

U.S. dairy has a great future

Dairy consumption is growing every year

Michael Dykes

December 31, 2024

This summer, I had the pleasure of attending the Michigan AgroExpo show to talk about the political and economic trends shaping the dairy business environment.

Report: Thanksgiving meal prices to drop this year

November 26, 2024

The survey finds that the classic feast for 10 will run you $58.08, down 5% from last year. However, this is still 19% higher than five years ago, the report states.

Celebrating 125 years of Dairy Foods

We take a look back at the dairy industry since the magazine’s founding in 1899.

Barbara Harfmann

Brian Berk

November 6, 2024

Queens and Staten Island merged with New York City. The Bronx Zoo opened. The inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith, was coaching Kansas University’s new basketball team. AND in 1899, Dairy Foods (via its predecessor Dairy Record) was established.