COVID-19 is dramatically affecting consumer habits and dairy supply chains as foodservice demand plummets and grocery sales surge, according to Denver-based cooperative bank CoBank.

Dairy processors can see their future in this one statistic: 97% of millennials are likely to buy store brands. Someone has to manufacture those brands. It might as well be your company. When Dairy Foods surveyed its readers in 2016, it found that 40% do provide contract manufacturing services.

Gehl Foods, Germantown, Wis., unveiled a new logo, look, feel and tone for its cheese sauces sold in foodservice outlets.

Friendly's Ice Cream, Willbraham, Mass., also announced new breakfast, lunch and dinner meals, many of which contain dairy foods. 

Ice cream shakes are half-price all day today and after 8 p.m. throughout the summer at Sonic restaurants.

A weekly review of the people, products and processors making the news. In this edition: Nestle, Rita's, Kraft, Chobani, and more (including a recipe for deep-fried ice cream).

Pretzels with beer cheese dipping sauce, tomato Mozzarella salad and spicy beef queso with white Cheddar are new menu items.