Dairy Foods eMagazine

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2023 August

The 30th annual Dairy Top 100 list is here! Find out who claimed the top spot and other “movers and shakers.” Kudos to our Plant of the Year, Hudsonville Ice Cream, for making real ice cream since 1926. In the August issue, ingredient experts weigh in on the rise of “clean eating” and how nutritional claims like natural, organic, and non-GMO bolster clean-label trends. Additionally, our Market Trends highlight the dollar sales strength of refrigerated butter blends and creamers. Our Processing Technologies feature explores how Heat Exchanges streamline sanitation with CIP systems, while we research Secondary Packaging Equipment. Meanwhile, Columnist John Lucey, Ph.D., dissects the impact of aging room conditions and copper vats in producing 1 billion pounds of specialty cheese and IDFA’s Danielle Quist suggests that sustainability is driving a new era of packing innovation.

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The 2023 Dairy 100: DFA takes top Dairy 100 spot

Coop’s revenues increased by 27% year over year to $24.5B.
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Brian Berk
August 16, 2023

It placed third in the 2021 Dairy 100. It placed second in the 2022 Dairy 100. This year it is No. 1. Other companies saw major growth. Moving 33 spaces,  Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc., Milbank., S.D., No. 87 in 2021 net revenue, moved to No. 54 with a 2022 net revenue of $600 million.


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Butter blends and creamers have areas of strength

Refrigerated butter blends and dairy creamers enjoy success
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Brian Berk
August 7, 2023

Although inflation has begun its descent, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the story remains the same for several dairy categories: dollar sales are up and unit sales are down in a majority of categories.


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New packaging ready to take over the dairy industry

Sustainability is now at the forefront
Danielle Quist
Danielle Quist
August 31, 2023

The dairy industry is on the cusp of a new era of packaging innovation, driven largely by sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets that require investment in new packaging solutions to limit food waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce landfilling. 


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The dairy industry aims to attract a younger audience

Organizations get involved in things youths like most
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Brian Berk
August 4, 2023

Two months ago in this column, I addressed the alleged decline of milk consumption by Generation Z, defined as those born between 1997 and 2012. According to a report, Gen Z is consuming much less milk than the national average.



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Plant-based dairy lags in nutrition

Protein is one place traditional dairy outshines its brethren.
Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness editor of Dairy Foods
Sharon Gerdes
August 9, 2023

U.S. sales of plant-based milks reached $2.8 billion in 2022, according to the Plant-Based Foods Association. “Plant-based milk remains the largest segment in the plant-based foods industry, with 40.6% of U.S. households purchasing plant-based milks, and an astounding 75.7% of consumers repeating their purchases,” the organization stated.


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