Cocoa

Graeter's Ice Cream success surpasses 150 years and counting

Tue, 21 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Cincinnati-based Graeter’s Ice Cream has served the Midwest since 1870. Dairy Foods visited the plant in April to check out its 30,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, opened in 2010.

Traceability not an easy feat for dairy processors

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:20:00 -0400

In the CBS series “Without a Trace” which aired from 2002–2009, a specially trained FBI Missing Persons Squad searches for missing people by applying advanced psychological profiling to reveal the victims’ lives.

Traceability for dairy product ingredients not just a trend

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Sustainable sourcing, transparency, and traceability grow in prominence in the dairy market.

Chocolate sheds its ‘guilty pleasure’ reputation

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400

You could say that chocolate and dairy are a match made in heaven, though some of today's health-minded consumers consider the duo sinful indulgence.

Cargill further invests in its Belgian gourmet chocolate operation

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:28:00 -0400

Cargill, Minneapolis, said it invested 3.5 million euros in its site in Kalmthout, Belgium, to increase its capabilities for producing gourmet chocolate.

Environmental, social issues threaten chocolate and cocoa

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -0400

It's hard to imagine a world without chocolate milk, rocky road ice cream or double-fudge sundaes. But if present trends continue, cacao trees (Theobroma cacao), the source of cocoa and, ultimately, chocolate, could become extinct by midcentury.

New color offerings include clean-label and versatile ingredients

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:31:00 -0400

New ingredients from Cargill, Chr. Hansen, and more!

Opposites attract in the frozen dessert market

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0500

Over the past few years, freezer cases have been filling up with a new class of creamy, dreamy treats that bear all the hallmarks of sinful indulgence while delivering more pluses (think protein and fiber) and fewer minuses (added sugar or "artificial" anything), to boot.

Dispelling some misperceptions about chocolate and cocoa in dairy

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:00:00 -0400

An old Reese's Peanut Butter Cups commercial tagline calls chocolate and peanut butter "two great tastes that taste great together." And it’s right. But chocolate and peanut butter arguably can't hold a candle to chocolate and dairy.

An inside look at Barry Callebaut’s cocoa production in West Africa

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Seventy percent. That’s the figure that kept running through my mind as I stared at the landscape outside the air-conditioned van.

The Barry Callebaut Group expands its Bensdorp range with clean brown and red cocoa powders

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0500

The cocoa powders are alkalized with baking soda.

The long and winding road to cacao traceability

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400

According to the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), roughly 72% of the world’s cocoa production occurs in West Africa, with Latin America accounting for another 18% and Asia and Oceana shoring up the remaining 10%. So for North American chocoholics, there really is no such thing as locally sourced chocolate.

Chocolate milk helps the dairy industry recover

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400

If it weren’t for chocolate milk, there might be some people — perhaps dear reader, even you — who wouldn’t drink much milk at all. Indeed, chocolate milk is a perennially bright star in the dairy firmament, and with fall’s ushering in of the new school year, its glow is bound to grow brighter.

What 'clean' means to suppliers of cocoa and chocolate

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400

The clean label trend crosses all food categories. Cocoa and chocolate suppliers discuss how they help dairy processors achieve clean ingredient statements and navigate the rocky shoals of ‘all natural’ claims.

Cargill's risk management tools help customers manage cocoa price volatility

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:49:00 -0400

Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business, one of the leading players in the global cocoa and chocolate market, has launched three new tools in its portfolio of Price Risk Services to help customers more easily manage price risk.

Barry Callebaut, chocolate and cocoa manufacturer, appoints Peter Boone as new CIO

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:20:00 -0400

Barry Callebaut AG, manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, appoints Peter Boone as the Group’s new Chief Innovation Officer.

ADM Cocoa introduces Fresca Cacao and cocoa for dairy foods

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:54:00 -0400

ADM Cocoa launches Fresca Cacao and cocoa specifically suitable for dairy applications, and fruity and acidic drinks.

Chocolate and cocoa pair well with dairy products

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:43:00 -0400

We Americans have notoriously restless palates. This is especially so in today’s food-forward world, as chefs vie for celebrity status and the more adventuresome among us approach dining as an extreme sport. It’s now commonplace to find even familiar flavor favorites forced into some pretty unusual pairings, as the current practice with chocolate demonstrates.

Mars Inc. research validates method for analyzing flavanols, procyanidins in cocoa

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:00:00 -0400

International laboratories collaborate to validate a method developed by Mars Inc. to quantify the much-studied cocoa flavanols. Research that could help scientists and the industry in standardized reporting.

Chocolate: Roquette America

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:34:41 -0400

Roquette America’s newest formulation is chocolate enhanced with Nutralys pea protein.

Let Them Eat -- or Drink -- Chocolate

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:20:00 -0400

Chocolate milk is one consumer favorite in the midst of an identity crisis. Long a staple of most children’s school lunch, chocolate milk has been banned.

Chocolate Milk Peps Up Athletes (and Sales)

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:47:00 -0400

The increased focus on post-workout nutrition has athletes looking for the optimal recovery fuel. Experts suggest there is a two-hour recovery window that represents the best time to refuel and

The Greater Good

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:41:00 -0400

From its home base in Cincinnati, the fourth generation of the Graeter family is taking its premium, hand-packed ice cream to grocery stores nationwide.

Graeter's Runs a Hands-on Ice Cream Plant

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:16:00 -0400

The Cincinnati processor bought plenty of modern equipment for its new plant, but the company relies on veteran employees to mix and pack the ice cream by hand.

Food Science Lab Brings Kids off the Streets and Into an Ice Cream Processor

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:08:00 -0400

At City Kidz Food Science Educational Lab, there’s more to ice cream than meets the scoop. Whether it’s learning the behind-the-scenes production process, understanding food science and technology or working to put a product on national stores’ shelves, the lab provides more than just a typical classroom experience.

Beyond Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla

Sun, 01 May 2011 22:36:00 -0400

The top three ice cream flavors are not going away, but today’s consumers have become more adventurous in all of their food choices.

Functional & Sustainable Ingredients

Sun, 01 May 2011 22:13:00 -0400

Better-for-you and better-for-the-environment are two themes driving innovation. Dairy processors enhance foods with antioxidants and vitamins.

Ingredients - 3/1/2011

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:56:00 -0500

Dairy processors consider superfruits.

Ice Cream Outlook - 3/1/2011

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:09:00 -0500

For many ice cream processors, less is more, and that means fewer complex ingredients.

Frozen Desserts

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:09:00 -0500

Despite a chilly economy, marketers have been scooping out sales of dairy and nondairy frozen desserts in some pretty innovative flavors. Who's ready for mac-and-cheese ice cream?