Dairy Foods Magazine

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2020 December

Check out the December issue of Dairy Foods, including our profile of our Processor of the Year: Chobani.

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Foods & Beverages

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Processors

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joe scimeca

Here come the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans

It is important to ensure dairy continues to have a strong role in the DGAs.
Joe Scimeca
December 1, 2020
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The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) are due to be released this December. Throughout the multi-year process to develop the DGAs, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and other dairy organizations and dairy companies have submitted written comments
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Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness columnist for Dairy Foods

Promote the nutrient density of dairy products

Many nutrient-density-scoring patterns do not give dairy proper credit.
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Sharon Gerdes
November 18, 2020
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The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs), slated for launch in December, spotlight the special nutrient concerns at each life stage. The second of five major overarching guidelines is "Focus on variety, nutrient density and amount."
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Cheese sales explode in retail channels

Cheese sales explode in retail channels

Both the natural and processed cheese categories saw double-digit dollar sales gains.
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Kathie Canning
November 16, 2020
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It has been a very, very good year for cheese, at least within the major retail channels. Dollar sales within the natural cheese category shot up 17.0% to $15,449.5 million during the 52 weeks ending Oct. 4, 2020, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI.
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Ingredients

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Health-promoting ingredients add something extra

Health-promoting ingredients add something extra

As consumer interest in wellness continues to grow and evolve, new ingredients could help dairy processors make the right health claims.
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Anna Boisseau
November 23, 2020
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Healthy eating is nothing new, and consumers have long looked to food as part of their wellness goals. In the past decades, processors have met consumer needs by offering products such as low-fat dairy that supposedly helped people keep their weight down.
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Operations

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Aseptic packaging can increase the shelf life of shelf-stable products by six to 12 months. Photo by Sable-Rhoden Media, courtesy of Diversified Foods Inc.

Aseptic dairy packaging gains acceptance

The use of aseptic packaging by dairy processors is on the rise as operators seek newer solutions for enhancing food safety while reducing waste and operating expenses.
Richard Mitchell
November 24, 2020
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The aseptic packaging market is picking up steam. Sector sales for the dairy industry will reach $24.6 billion globally by 2024, up from $14 billion in 2017, projects Transparency Market Research, an Albany, N.Y.-based market intelligence firm.
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