The grab-and-go varieties include Dutch Gouda slices and sharp cheddar cubes and slices.

As consumers continue to seek out food with clean ingredients, protein on the go, freshness and convenience, cheese is the answer to many of those needs. Over the last year, cheese processors have doubled down on portable snack offerings, from cheese bites to snack packs. Hybrid options (think cheese paired with lunch meats, nuts, fruit and pretzels) are popping up everywhere. Portion control and portability are the keys.

Horizon Organic, a brand of DanoneWave, Broomfield, Colo., launched of a new line of snacking products. Good & Go snack packs feature cheese paired with nuts, dried fruit or pretzels and are packaged in convenient 1.26-ounce packages.

Cheesemakers don’t lack imagination when it comes to developing new products, like the ones we found. Cheese defects are a fact of life in manufacturing. We present some ideas to prevent pinking and browning.