Inclusions

Episode 58 — Why honey and dairy make a great pair

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Keith Seiz, ingredient marketing expert for Erie, Colo.-based National Honey Board, joins us for Episode 58 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast, where he discusses honey and its relationship to dairy products.

Dairy inclusions allow consumers to “dig in” to reveal the magic

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

In the dairy industry, inclusions commonly add color, taste, and texture to premium ice cream — think chunks of cookie dough, swirls of caramel, and slivers of nuts and cherries — and yogurt with its now popular “sidecar” packaging.

Inclusions continue to meet consumer needs

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dairy processors are becoming increasingly adventurous.

California Almonds, Deion Sanders declare Feb. 12 as National Recover Day

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 08:00:00 -0500

National Recover Day is the kickoff moment to change the game in how people think about the offseason and implement the mentality of owning your prime, always.

Almond Board of California launches Tastemaker Trials

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:00:00 -0500

Student competition invites U.S. college and university students to create delicious almond-based snack products that excite the tastebuds of younger generations and set a new standard for “intentional indulgence” in snacks.

Including inclusions can enhance dairy products’ flavor profile

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Inclusions are much more than just toppings on a favorite dairy brand.

California Almonds teams with NFL Hall of Famer

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:57:14 -0400

Coach Deion Sanders and California Almonds are encouraging individuals to be smart about recovery. Almonds are rich in nutrients that can help with exercise recovery – making them THE food to own your prime, it states.

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest solutions for dairy and plant-based proteins

Wed, 24 May 2023 09:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from A&B Ingredients, Cargill, CP Kelco, and more!

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest solutions for natural colors

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from Del Carmen Foods, Flavorchem, GNT, and more!

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest solutions for fruits/nuts and inclusions.

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500

New ingredients from California Almond Board, California Walnut Commission, FlavorSum, and more!

Ingredient suppliers highlight new inclusions for dairy products.

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from Milne MicroDried, Icon Foods’, Balchem, and more!

Inclusions are more than extras in dairy

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500

Inclusions — visible ingredients that add extra flavor, texture, and color into a food or beverage product — have been used to jazz up dairy offerings for years.

Exhibitors at IFT’s annual conference showcased their ingredient offerings

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from Evonik Corp, FlavorSum, IFF, and more!

The latest inclusions for dairy processors include indulgent dessert bites and healthful fruit offerings

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:38:00 -0400

New ingredients from Denali Ingredients, Hammons Products Co., Milne MicroDried, and more!

Consider inclusions’ influence on ice cream’s shelf life

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:18:00 -0400

In nearly all cases, inclusions of any type/amount will directly, or indirectly, reduce a defined textural shelf life of any ice cream.

Elevate dairy offerings with inclusions

canningk@bnpmedia.com (Kathie Canning) — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:34:00 -0500

Within the dairy products arena, fruit, nuts and other inclusions are much like the prize in a Cracker Jack box. They add a little fun and excitement, transforming an ordinary offering to an extraordinary one.

New ingredients for dairy and nondairy beverages include flavors, stabilizers and proteins

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:44:00 -0400

New ingredients from Applied Food Sciences, Beneo, Cargill and more!

The latest fruits, nuts and other inclusions add something extra to dairy and nondairy products

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0400

New inclusions from Balchem, Barry Callebaut, Denali Ingredients LLC, and more!

The challenge of formulating plant-based frozen desserts

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -0500

The perception of any flavor (F) is a combination of appearance (A), aroma (A), acidity (A), taste (T), texture (T) and temperature (T), or "FAAATTT." Although these attributes hold for most foods and food ingredients, they do not capture the whole of the chemical and physical challenges in flavoring plant-based frozen desserts.

Inclusions with a health halo

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Surprise bites of chocolate chips, cookie dough, pie pieces and other miniature treats have long delighted ice cream and frozen dessert consumers. But today's health-conscious eaters are asking for more from their desserts, including the inclusions within them, than an indulgent, satisfying mouthful.

Ingredients with benefits

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:20:00 -0400

Among the buzzwords we’ve seen pop up the most in 2019 are “superfoods” and “functional ingredients.”

New inclusions include natural fruit and vegetable solutions and nut substitutes

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:07:00 -0400

New ingredients from Balchem Ingredient Solutions, Cherry Marketing Institute, Almond Board of California, plus more!

Dairy inclusions get indulgent

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:04:00 -0500

Texturally speaking, "ice cream" is something of a misnomer. Yes, consumers expect the frozen treat to be creamy; but any hint of actual iciness, either in the scoop or on the palate, qualifies as an unmistakable quality flaw.

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.

Fruits, inclusions offer unique flavors, colors and functional benefits

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 10:00:00 -0400

New inclusions from U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, PreGel, Inclusion Technologies, plus more!

Imagination nation: Dairy inclusions show off their creativity

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Dairy inclusions are adding excitement and flavor to products.

New fruit, inclusion ingredients offer texture, unique flavors

Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Allergen-free crunchy flavor inclusions; Ginger arabeschi variegate adds spice, yellow hue; Crunchy praline pistachio inclusions; Plus More!

Experts give advice on clean-label inclusions for dairy

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0500

Moviegoers don’t flock to the latest installment of their favorite superhero franchise for deep musings on the human condition. By that same token, consumers don’t dive into salted-toffee truffle sundaes to jumpstart their diets. They do it because it’s fun.

Fruits, inclusions boost satiety of dairy products

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Nuts, seeds, grains for yogurt products; Organic fresh-frozen fruit; Nut analog crunches like real nuts...

Inclusions can boost premium aspect for dairy products

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Nuts, chocolate, fruit and other inclusions can elevate dairy foods from ho-hum to top-shelf.