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'It isn't easy being green,' Kermit the Frog famously said. And from a dairy product perspective, it's not easy being any color that fails to resonate with today's consumers. What [...]

Plant-based dairy alternatives are certainly nothing new. Soy 'milk,' for example, has been available commercially for years and years--ever since Li Yu-ying (aka Li Shizeng) opened up the first factory [...]

The city of Dallas certainly has earned some bragging rights. It is home to the Dallas Cowboys, the most valuable team in the NFL (worth $5.5 billion in 2019, according [...]

In Mexico, LALA is the beloved flagship brand of Mexico City-based dairy giant Grupo LALA. The brand covers a wide range of products--from milk and yogurt to cheese and dairy [...]

From old standbys such as vanilla and chocolate to trendy newcomers such as hibiscus and orange blossom, processors may now choose from a wide variety of flavors that promise to [...]

For decades, the story surrounding the cheese segment has been one of very strong growth, both at retail and foodservice. The category's versatility and abundance of varieties have worked in [...]

Back in 1977, milk--the genuine dairy kind--was still a mealtime staple for most families. In fact, per-capita fluid milk consumption stood at 247 pounds, a whopping 101 pounds more than [...]

Three or four decades ago, consumers had few choices when it came to ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages. The available assortment consisted mainly of milk, soft drinks, juice/fruit drinks and alcoholic beverages [...]

Like many other U.S. retail food categories, the ice cream category has been awash with innovation during the past few years. From lower-sugar, higher-protein formulations and portion-controlled offerings to 'ice [...]

DAIRY FOODS and beverages are facing challenges that include competition from plant-based dairy wannabes, global trade obstacles and more. But the odds are in dairy's favor as processors home in [...]

At the height of the Great Recession, two MBA students--one of them a classically trained chef--put their heads together to try to solve a problem that was playing out in [...]

Tucked away in a Marietta, Ga., industrial park, surrounded by Georgia pines, is a 75,000-square-foot, nondescript off-white building that offers few external cues as to what's inside. But once a [...]

Back in November 2018, Innova Market Insights published its forecasted 'Top 10 Trends for 2019.' Among them was 'a fresh look at fiber.' That prediction was based, in part, on [...]

No dairy processor operates in a vacuum. All manufacturing operations are associated with detrimental effects on the environment. The severity of those impacts, however, differs widely from processor to processor. [...]

Thinking about making some sustainability-minded tweaks to your dairy packaging? Don't think too long. When it comes to food and beverage packaging, consumer expectations have never been 'greener' than they [...]

For the second year in a row, Dairy Foods is focusing its July issue on the topic of sustainability. The widely accepted definition of sustainability is 'meeting the needs of [...]

Almost 40 years ago, back in 1984, Ronald Reagan crushed Walter Mondale in the U.S. presidential election; Alex Trebek began his long run as the host of 'Jeopardy!;' and the [...]

Last year at this time, Dairy Foods had good news to share about the ready-to-drink juice/juice drink categories. The two largest of the four categories--refrigerated juices/drinks and shelf-stable bottled juices--made [...]

According to the Alliance for Science, approximately 10% percent of Americans over the age of 18 identify as a vegan or vegetarian as of January 2022. The organization's findings are [...]

Vermont Creamery's processing facilities look a little bit different today than they did 38 years ago when the company was founded as a two-person artisan operation (see the Processor Profile). [...]

Butter and creamers might not land a starring role on the plate or in the bowl like their cheese and ice cream dairy cousins, but they are important and versatile [...]

Like all other years in modern history, 1954 saw its share of notable events. It was the year that almost 2 million school children in the United States, Canada and [...]

When it comes to some key nondairy beverage categories, the spin of the wheel has been kinder to some categories than others. The odds have been in ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee [...]

The 'one armed bandit' brought some good news and some bad news to the ice cream and frozen novelty segment in the past year. The good news? Frozen novelties saw [...]

Cheese has the advantage, you might say, as U.S consumers' love affair with it continues to flourish. Need proof? Consider that per-capita consumption of cheddar cheese increased from 9.0 pounds [...]

The dairy industry currently faces a number of challenges ranging from global trade obstacles to the rise of plant-based dairy alternatives. Dairy Foods asked the top executives from leading dairy [...]

First-time visitors to the ice cream manufacturing facility operated by Graeter's Ice Cream--attached to the company's Cincinnati headquarters on Regina Graeter Way--might be a little surprised when they step inside. [...]

Back in the mid-19th century, a young Louis C. Graeter said goodbye to small-town Indiana and moved to the big city, Cincinnati, to seek his fortune. It was there that [...]

Successfully transporting a product or package from point A to point B is critically important for dairy processing facilities. Downtime resulting from incomplete cleaning, difficulty of disassembly/assembly during maintenance and [...]

Considering the popularity of keto, paleo and other low-carb diets in recent years, one might expect a doom-and-gloom situation for the refrigerated and frozen dairy and dairy-alternative dessert segment. Thankfully, [...]

Life is a bowl of Perry's. Visitors to Perry's Ice Cream's (Perry's) Akron, N.Y.-based headquarters and processing facility are sure to spot that particular saying across signage, corporate literature and [...]

INNOVATION STRATEGISTS talk about finding the white space or a gap for opportunities in a particular category. Of course, when you're talking about the dairy category, there's a seemingly endless [...]

Sonoma County, California, might be famous for its many wineries and picturesque redwood trees, but it's also home to a number of impressive dairy processing operations. One such operation, tucked [...]

According to new research published by New York-based IBISWorld, the United States is home to more than 1,200 dairy processing businesses. With that many players in the industry, it can [...]

Tasty and versatile, cheese has long been a favorite food and ingredient of U.S. consumers. But recent sales data suggest the cheese segment has been struggling a bit, at least [...]

Constantine, Mich., bills itself as the 'seed corn capital of the world,' producing more than 10% of the United States' supply. But this Southwest Michigan town hasn't completely 'gone to [...]

When it comes to monikers for dairy cooperatives, Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is something of a misnomer. The name somewhat belies the fact that the Novi, Mich.-based operation serves [...]

Visitors to Schreiber Foods' Fairview cheese converting plant in Carthage, Mo., can't help but be a bit awestruck. The sheer size of the facility--330,000 square feet largely dedicated to converting [...]

Schreiber Foods (Schreiber) is among the largest privately held companies in the United States. The dairy processor ranked No. 74 on Forbes' 2018 'Americas' Largest Private Companies' list and posted [...]

Large signs touting 'Toft's 'One Quality'' and 'Ohio's Oldest Dairy' greet visitors to Toft Dairy's 74,500-square-foot dairy plant/headquarters facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Those two messages amply describe the family-owned company's [...]

Sandusky, Ohio--situated on the shores of Lake Erie midway between Cleveland and Toledo--is home to Cedar Point, the renowned amusement park that bills itself as 'The Roller Coaster Capital of [...]

Metal detectors, X-ray systems and other inspection/detection systems play a critical role in helping dairy processors prevent recalls that are tied to foreign materials such as metal and other issues [...]

There's a welcome change in the air for employees of Borden Dairy Go's Dallas milk plant. The company's new commitment to being a 'people-first' organization means production is secondary to [...]

The past year brought a sea of positive changes to Borden Dairy Co. The Dallas-based company welcomed a new CEO--Tony Sarsam, who boasts more than three decades of experience in [...]

When 320 dairy farmers came together in St. Paul, Minn., back in 1921 to form the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association, they likely didn't have big dreams of becoming a cooperative [...]

On the nondairy beverage front, the ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea category has been throwing some well-placed hooks and jabs. Sales in the total category, including refrigerated and shelf-stable offerings, [...]

Consumers' love affair with ice cream is global in scope. In fact, the global ice cream market size was valued at US$54.80 billion in 2016 and is expected to grow [...]

Although its growth at retail has slowed down in recent years, the natural cheese category is still gaining yardage. Dollar sales in the total category rose 1% to $12.9 billion [...]

It's been another year filled with bogeys for the milk segment. Dollar sales in the overall category fell 3.9% to $15.3 billion during the 52 weeks ending Aug. 12, 2018, [...]

Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) produces upwards of 640 million pounds of cheese, 140 million pounds of butter and 175 million pounds of powdered products each year. Despite those impressive [...]