Dairy Foods eMagazine

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2024 May

In our Ice Cream issue, check out our Processor Profile and Inside the Plant on Graeter’s Ice Cream, whose brand is synonymous with the City of Cincinnati. Market Trends explores the TikTok phenomenon and how it is helping cottage cheese products fly off store shelves. We announce the 2024 Breakthrough Award for Innovation winner, look at the ingredient flavors market, showcase why protein continues to shine, and provide a primary packaging update. Learn about the latest dairy- and plant-based proteins, as well as cleaning and sanitation equipment, new products and more!

Foods & Beverages

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TikTok drives astronomical sales for cottage cheese

Dairy category sees dollar sales rise 16% year over year.
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Brian Berk
May 3, 2024

It’s the age of cottage cheese. At first glance, it may sound like an exaggeration, but it’s not. TikTok has sent cottage cheese sales to the moon with sales of $1.33B. While private-label is still No. 1, brands like Daisy and Breakstone's are doing well. 


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Processors

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Avoiding a patchwork of state laws on food safety

Goal should be to collaborate with FDA on prioritizing reassessments by the agency and better position the food industry for success.
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Roberta Wagner
Danielle Quist
Danielle Quist
May 31, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates food and color additives and food contact materials, but non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are pressuring state legislatures to ban some of these substances previously approved by the FDA for specific conditions of use without the level of science needed to support such action. 


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Dairy foods are making a comeback

Amy DeLiso
Amy DeLisio
May 29, 2024

Once widely accepted as a necessary staple for growing children, dairy foods have faced concern over fat and sugar content and pressure from a range of plant-based beverages perceived as healthy and sustainable alternatives. 


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Sanitation Related Preventive Controls key to protecting dairy foods

Systemic methods to ensure food safety in plant operations.
Allen Sayler
Allen Sayler
May 5, 2024

It’s curious why FDA in their writing and publication of the “Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food; Final Rule,” address equipment sanitation in Subpart A, Definitions, Subpart B on GMPs (117.35, 117.40, 117.80) and Subpart C on Preventive Controls (117.135). 


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Every ice cream type and style in existence

No matter the “style,” ice cream is the only food designed, formulated, manufactured, marketed and sold with the express intent of being consumed frozen.
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Steve Young
May 22, 2024

We are most often asked how many “types” or “styles” of ice cream exist? In the simplest of terms, no matter the style, ice cream (and frozen dessert variants, thereof,) is the only food designed, formulated, manufactured, marketed, and sold with the express intent of being consumed frozen.


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Sour Cream: Cultured dairy’s unsung hero

The dairy product receives little press but should not be taken for granted.
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K.J. Burrington
May 17, 2024

Sour cream is a cultured product that doesn’t get a lot of press. It is also a dairy product that we often take for granted because we think it is limited to very traditional uses, such as baked potato topping, or served with chili, tacos, and a base for dips. 


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Private label continues its great run

Differentiation is the key to competing with national brands.
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Rebecca Marquez
May 13, 2024

Private-label products, sometimes known as private brands or store brands, have enjoyed steady growth since even before the COVID-19 pandemic. And dollar sales continue to grow. In 2023, total dollar sales rose 6%, while units sold grew 0.9% compared to the prior year. 


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Operations

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Size, texture, and durability are key processor packaging considerations.

How to select the proper primary packaging

Not only must processors leverage designs with the proper functionality, but the packaging must also meet their cost and sustainability requirements.
Richard Mitchell
May 16, 2024

Primary packaging is a key element in the drive by dairy manufacturers to maximize dairy revenues and enhance food safety. But identifying the optimal solutions including material type and container size and design for specific brands can be arduous.


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