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Kevin McCarthy speaks with IDFA President and CEO Michael Dykes

McCarthy talks Trump, Make America Healthy Again in IDFA Dairy Forum speech

February 4, 2025

During the opening night session, titled "Understanding Washington's New Agenda," McCarthy, a California Republican, revealed he had spoken to Trump during the prior day and often speaks to the president.

Dairy Alliance to have major presence at St. Jude's Rock 'n' Roll Series Nashville

April 23, 2024

The organization will also have a presence at the two-day Health & Fitness Expo preceding the race on April 25 and 26 at Music City Center.

Report: Consumers seek value amid inflation

Scientific credibility and mental wellbeing also big topics

January 10, 2024

Nutiani newly released Top 10 Health and Nutrition Trends for 2024 unveils how inflationary pressures have shaped consumer behaviors in the health and wellbeing space.

Scientific evidence should inform updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Science continues to be on dairy’s side.

Gregory Miller Amy Boileau

June 3, 2020

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) are updated every five years to provide Americans with a roadmap for healthy eating. They also are the cornerstone recommendations used to develop federal food and nutrition programs.

Telling Tea’s Fortune

The future looks bright for tea: Here’s why

Karen Giles-Smith MS, RD

June 21, 2012

Tea, even when served cold, is hot. Other than water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world and the 6th or 7th most consumed beverage in the United States.

Consumers focus on fiber-containing foods

Karen Giles-Smith MS, RD

May 24, 2012

Consumers are searching supermarket shelves for tasty foods that contain fiber, according to new U.S. consumer research independently garnered for Tate & Lyle, a global food and beverage ingredient supplier.

Formulating the next generation of cultured dairy foods

Adding micronutrients to cultured dairy products is one way to address health and wellness. Will processors respond with innovative new products?

Phillip S. Tong

May 14, 2012

Consumers recognize that cultured dairy products (including yogurt, cottage cheese and fermented milk beverages) are healthy and good-for-you choices. Health professionals consider cultured dairy foods to be nutrient-dense foods, meaning they have a high nutrient-to-energy ratio.

Dairy is in the diet of poor Americans

Those on food aid buy milk and yogurt, according to a new study by the USDA. Their food choices are not much different than any American’s.

James Carper

May 14, 2012

Poor households spend most of their food stamp money (nearly 75%) on vegetables, fruits, grain products, meat, and meat alternatives, according to a study released in April. Lower-cost red meats (7.8%) and milk and yogurt (7.6%) account for the largest shares of food consumed at home. That’s the finding of a report titled “Building a Healthy America: A Profile of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” and published by the Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis, in the United States Department of Agriculture.

America’s hunger games

America, our land of amber waves of grain and ample milk production, produces plenty of food. We’re obese. And yet we’re hungry.

James Carper

May 10, 2012

Milk production has increased 15% in the 10 years from 2002 to 2011. And 2012 is off to a good start, with production in the first quarter up 5.2% compared to the same period a year ago. Total cheese production (excluding cottage cheeses) rose 3.6% in 2010 to 10.4 billion pounds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Italian varieties (at 4.42 billion pounds) rose 5.8%, and American-type cheese increased 1.7%, accounting for 41% of total cheese production. Clearly, America’s dairy processors are productive.