A great deal has happened since Dairy Foods last published its Best New Products of the Year feature article one year ago. The low-carb movement slowed, and flavor fusion made its way into cheese. Yogurt-in all shapes and forms-refrigerated and frozen, with inclusions or with plant sterols, in dips or in beverages, has become the dairy food to keep any eye on. Frozen snacking became decadent, and a soft drink company now markets a great-tasting milk drink under an oatmeal brand.
There's no doubt that when J.K. Crowley purchased his dairy in 1904 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and founded the Crowley Dairy Company, he had great ambitions. Today he must be very proud, as the company, now known as Crowley Foods, and headquartered in Binghamton, N.Y., broke its own record at the 2005 Great New York State Fair, winning five gold medals and seven silver medals in the fair's prestigious dairy foods competition.
Datamonitor has listed the top 10 mega-trends and all have packaging relevance. As a matter of fact, packaging will be an important enabler to these trends in many ways.
Family-owned Steuben Foods Inc. , Jamaica, N.Y., has established another business-Whitney Foods Inc. -to market its new line of aseptic, single-serve smoothies: Yo on the Go™.
Dairy processors do an excellent job of processing and bottling milk so that low initial bacterial numbers are observed. In fact, the standard plate count (SPC) of freshly pasteurized milk typically runs approximately 500 cfu/mL (or even lower).
The Bush Administration has signaled its desire to slash long-standing agricultural subsidies as part of the next WTO pact. U.S. Trade representative Robert Portman is suggesting cuts of up to 60% in U.S. subsidies to producers, which drew enthusiastic support from dairy manufacturers' representatives.
With its market share in Texas continuing to slip, Safeway announced Tuesday that it is closing 26 Randalls and Tom Thumb stores, including 15 Randalls in the Houston area.
Saying that it is "putting its money where its mantra is" Ben & Jerry's is debuting a powerful television ad tackling the issue of the rapid disappearance of America's farms.
WASHINGTON D.C.-Three weeks after the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program's expiration date, New England and Midwestern legislators were working to resuscitate the program, calling it a safety net for small farms.
TOKYO-Meiji Dairies Corp. said last month it will spend more than $100 million to construct a natural-cheese operation that will have an annual output capacity of 20,000 tons, one of the largest in Japan.
CONCORD, N.H.-Stonyfield Farm has developed such a need for organic milk it wants to pay state inspectors to travel to New Zealand dairy farms so it can import milk products to boost its organic yogurt production.
A series of new "got milk?" ads continues the departure from the milk-deprivation approach of past campaigns and instead skewers the recent baseball steroids scandal, depicting milk as a performance enhancer.
CLOVIS, N.M.-Southwest Cheese Co. received its first delivery of milk in October and has begun test production on one of the lines of its enormous new plant.
Brewmaster and beer/food author Garrett Oliver, of the Brooklyn Brewery recently conducted a series of tastings that he calls "The Cheese Wars-Beer vs. Wine With Cheese."
Cheese lovers who scream "More cheese, please!" will find that lower-fat cheeses provide a great way to indulge in more cheese and still meet personal dietary goals. Food manufacturers and foodservice formulators can use lower-fat cheese to develop products and menu items that appeal to the calorie conscious.
After reading my column in the September issue-On Probiotics and Maternity Leave-many of you felt inclined to drop me a line. (It was all positive-thanks!) For those who missed the column, let me explain why these two very dissimilar topics were addressed in the same article.
For a "mature" industry, dairy has lots of new things to talk about: New ingredient, equipment, and packaging technologies from suppliers offer new opportunities.
Specing a refrigerated truck body is something no fleet manager takes lightly. It is the most important safeguard during transportation-the largest and weakest link in the cold chain. It also carries a substantial price tag-up to $40,000 per body with refrigeration.
Kerry Sweet Ingredients Kerry combines banana and whip cream flavored ice cream with chewy graham crumbs and toffee bits to create Caramelized Banana Cream Pie. The dessert features all-natural flavors,