Anna Boisseau

Anna Boisseau

Anna Boisseau, managing editor of Dairy Foods, has a diverse background in journalism including experience writing about international relations and parenting issues. In her spare time, she works on documentaries. She received her master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Articles

ARTICLES

Milk and nuts

New nondairy offerings are more than alternatives

Plant-based products appear here to stay, and dairy processors are paying attention.
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Anna Boisseau
September 2, 2021

A quick glance around any major retailer would reveal plant-based brands positioned as alternatives across all major dairy categories. What used to be seen by many as a fad has clearly gained some legs.


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Smoothies

Dairy products find natural hues

Dairy processors continue to seek out clean-label coloring options, but they come with some challenges.
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Anna Boisseau
September 1, 2021

It is said that we eat with our eyes first — just look at any cooking competition show’s focus on a dish’s presentation. And one of the first things to notice about food’s appearance is its color.


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Healthy aging

Promote healthy aging with dairy

Fortifying dairy products with certain ingredients can attract consumers looking to maintain a high quality of life as they get older.
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Anna Boisseau
August 3, 2021
Paul McCartney famously bemoaned getting older when he asked, “Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm sixty-four?” Now almost 80 years old, McCartney still spent his last decade on tour (this author saw him perform in 2014) and often credits a healthy diet for his longevity.
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Our Dairy Plant of the Year is a greenfield standout

MWC, our 2021 Dairy Plant of the Year, was built with food/employee safety, sustainability and future expansions in mind.
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Anna Boisseau
August 2, 2021
Dairy Foods has a long tradition of devoting part of the August issue to our “Plant of the Year” winner. Previously, we’d nominate only the dairy plants we’d profiled in the past 18 months, and allowed readers to choose the winning facility. But this year we decided to do things a little differently: We opened up nominations to any exceptional U.S. dairy plant.
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Sustainable ingredients go back to the source

Manufacturers can tell a sustainability story through their ingredient selection.
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Anna Boisseau
July 6, 2021
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers already read labels to confirm food items met their standards — whether in terms of sustainability or nutrition. However, the health and safety concerns that defined the tumultuous past year-plus cemented consumer interest not only in the source of the foods they eat, but also in the ingredients that make up such items.
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Solar panels

Dairy plants seek sustainability solutions

Dairy processors have a plethora of options to green up their operations.
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Anna Boisseau
June 24, 2021
A company’s environmental sustainability story — or lack thereof — is increasingly influencing consumer purchasing habits. In fact, a recent survey from IBM Institute for Business Value found that 54% of consumers “are willing to pay a premium for brands that are sustainable and/or environmentally responsible.”
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Danone North America’s plant is a master of flexibility

The company’s Minster, Ohio, facility has to be nimble to produce a slew of products, including Activia drinks and yogurt cups.
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Anna Boisseau
June 2, 2021
Danone North America is a dairy behemoth — coming in at No. 4 on Dairy Foods’ 2020 Dairy 100 list of the largest dairy processors in North America. And it operates 13 plants to manufacture its many product lines. One of its largest — a 440,000-square-foot facility located in Minster, Ohio — is where the company produces Activia offerings, along with Danimals, Light + Fit, DanActive, Oikos, and Dannon.
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Activia builds a base of wellness-focused consumers

Activia builds a base of wellness-focused consumers

Danone North America’s brand uses its science-backed probiotic benefits to reach gut-health-focused shoppers.
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Anna Boisseau
May 26, 2021
Look at the website of Activia, a brand of Broomfield, Colo.- and White Plains, N.Y.-based Danone North America, and you might assume you've searched for wellness advice. The page features a tab for health professionals, as well as ones saying "What is gut health?" and "What are probiotics?"
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Dairy jumps on natural colors trend

Dairy jumps on natural flavors trend

Natural flavors and extracts meet consumer desire for dairy products with a cleaner label.
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Anna Boisseau
May 11, 2021
The lines of what constitutes a clean-label product are murky. Does it mean a product is "free-from" unwanted components such as GMOs or artificial ingredients? That it has a short ingredient list? Or does it just mean the product is considered "healthy"?
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Cheese has a post-pandemic recipe for success

Cheese has a post-pandemic recipe for success

Cheese’s natural role in home-cooked meals and multiple eating occasions helped drive growth at retail, even as foodservice sales declined.
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Anna Boisseau
May 5, 2021
The past year has been a rollercoaster ride for the cheese category. While the COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced demand for cheese in foodservice, the category's growth at retail was extensive, notes Kelly Slentz, associate brand manager, cheese for La Farge, Wis.-based Organic Valley.
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