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Boost dairy product appeal via botanicals

Dairy processors could look to botanicals to meet consumer demand for cleaner labels, added functionality and health benefits.

Alison Raban

March 4, 2019

Dairy processors could look to botanicals to meet consumer demand for cleaner labels, added functionality and health benefits.

Seaweed and dairy: the perfect marriage

Nutrient-rich and sustainable, seaweed stands to benefit dairy on both the farming and product development sides.

Gail Barnes, Ph.D.

February 25, 2019

Nutrient-rich and sustainable, seaweed stands to benefit dairy on both the farming and product development sides.

Transparency is key to gaining consumer trust

Kathie Canning

February 5, 2019

In recent years, much has been written and said about the need for transparency on the part of food and beverage companies. The more transparent the company, the greater the odds that consumers will trust it, and its brands.

Industrial robots now ready for dairy

Robot costs have come down, while performance and dexterity have improved.

Sean Riley

January 21, 2019

Robot costs have come down, while performance and dexterity have improved.

Digitalization and the food and beverage industry

The shift toward digitalization is a natural continuation for leading food and beverage manufacturers.

Robert Glass

January 16, 2019

The shift toward digitalization is a natural continuation for leading food and beverage manufacturers.

Let's talk trends that bode well for dairy

Kathie Canning

January 4, 2019

It's January, for many of us, that means it's time to put away the holiday decorations and make at least a half-hearted attempt to stay true to those New Year's resolutions. For me, it's also time to share a sampling of forecasted 2019 food-and-beverage-related trends that could spell opportunity for the dairy sector.

Understand emerging nutrition trends

Dairy Council of California’s trends tracking system is designed to identify issues early and follow their development to help the dairy community plan for the future.

Tammy Anderson-Wise

January 4, 2019

Dairy Council of California’s trends tracking system is designed to identify issues early and follow their development to help the dairy community plan for the future.

Consider three key trends in choosing dairy and food packaging equipment

Dairy processors need to think about ramped-up health and safety efforts, track-and-trace evolution and ‘healthy convenience.’

Rich Mueller

December 14, 2018

Dairy processors need to think about ramped-up health and safety efforts, track-and-trace evolution and ‘healthy convenience.’

We’d be foolish to ignore dairy alternatives

Kathie Canning

December 5, 2018

In recent months, we've received a bit of criticism, via email, online comments and other avenues, over our occasional coverage of plant-based dairy alternatives. The comments basically boil down to one complaint: that we're somehow harming the dairy processing industry with such coverage.