Each year, the Elmhurst, Ill.-based American Dairy Products Association (ADPI) and Dairy Foods put the spotlight on dairy ingredient accomplishments by honoring a dairy processing member of ADPI with the Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation.

Gatorade, a brand of PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., introduced its first organic product to the brand’s sports drink portfolio: G Organic.

Nth Degree Innovations Inc., Edison, N.J., relaunched its enhanced sports drink line containing no preservatives, artificial ingredients or artificial colors.

Sales are up for non-aseptic energy drinks, while non-aseptic sports drinks see unit sales barely moving.

Sales for nonaseptic energy drinks are up, but many energy and sport drink companies’ sales struggle to get going.

We see a growing opportunity for dairy products such as milk, cheese and yogurt, as well as dairy ingredients, to highlight the sports performance benefits that dairy’s protein content and overall nutrient package offers.