The co-located event will take place at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort in Clearwater, Florida. 

Even though there’s been overall growth for plant-based alternatives, the market has seen recent areas of decline with consumers leaving categories, like plant-based creamers, yogurt, cheese, and ice cream. 

New ingredients from A&B Ingredients, Agropur, and Balchem

While having one of your cultured products being criticized as lacking cultured flavor is not desirable, those of us who produce cultured dairy products have an even greater fear. 

Certified Free From the Top 9 Allergens and made from a base of pumpkin seeds, butter beans and oats, the company states.

Inclusions are much more than just toppings on a favorite dairy brand. 

In my history with this column, I have written about traditional fermented dairy topics like yogurts, sour cream, kefirs, and the ingredients they use. 

"This game changing development creates a new product category; probiotic beverages packed in aseptic carton packs and spouted pouches which are shelf-stable for prolonged storage periods without refrigeration," the companies stated.

Following a successful checkoff pilot, Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) reports that the results of the checkoff checkoff-initiated smoothie program pilot showed increased consumption of milk and yogurt. As a result, the program will be offered in more schools this fall, the Rosemont, Il.-based company says.

Tom Cullen named chief information officer.