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Dairy is Better Than Ever
Photo source: Tate & LyleThe past two weeks have been packed with positive dairy information that we can all use to stay motivated. Let’s continue to innovate and keep dairy relevant to consumers...
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Dairy Done Right has a Place in a Plant-Forward Diet
Fun things first. Check out phoodle.net. It’s a daily food-centered word puzzle similar to Wordle. On Wednesday I stood in a long line at the coffee shop in the Drake Hotel, Chicago, where Bridge2Food...
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Foodservice, Sweets and Snacks, Oh My!
It’s been an exhausting food week in Chicago. The National Restaurant Association kicked things off on Saturday. This was followed by Sweets & Snacks opening up on Tuesday and culminated with...
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Sweets & Snacks Exposes Five Flavor Opportunities for Ice Cream
As a food and beverage trend tracker for nearly 30 years (yes, I started as a toddler!), I think I know a few things. One is that the sweets and snacks categories are the places to go for flavor...
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IDDBA 2022: Three Take-Aways Fueling Rollouts in the Dairy, Deli and Bakery...
The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association’s annual exposition took place this past week after a two-year pandemic-related hiatus. The show, held in Atlanta, included 1,600 exhibitors and 1,200...
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Insights from Fancy Food Show 2022 Held Smack in the Middle of Dairy Month,...
Photo source: DAH!I’m coming off of five days, four nights in New York City attending the Fancy Food Show, which included dining with actress and author Padma Lakshmi, who is the board advisor and...
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The Whole Scoop: Ice Cream Trends and Disruptions in 2022
Photo source: The International Dairy Foods AssociationAll charts are sourced to: The International Dairy Foods Association's 2022 survey conducted with Research America Inc.The International Dairy...
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IFT FIRST: A New Generation of Food Innovators to Feed The World
The Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT) in-person annual convention took place this week in Chicago after a two-year pandemic hiatus. And let me tell you, it was nothing like the pre-pandemic IFT...
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Limited-Time Offerings are the Future of Dairy Innovation. That’s why...
Source: RTA Outdoor Living(click on infographic to enlarge)It’s the dog days of summer. That means we are eating lots of ice cream and milkshakes, with the latter being a safer way to consume this...
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Become a Flexitarian Dairy Company
Photo source: Ingredion Inc.Although demand for plant-based alternatives remains strong, many “proclaimed” flexitarians are still confused on the terminology of this lifestyle. A new study conducted...
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Navigating Consumer Perceptions of Plant-Based: and how dairy processors can...
The “power of plant” is strong, with a mainstreaming of plant-based eating taking place before our very eyes; however, it’s no surprise that as plant-based foods become a bigger part of everyday life,...
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Dairy Industry 2022: It’s not your daddy’s dairy anymore.
Dairy Processing’s inaugural State of the Industry shipped this week. It is an honor to be a part of the publication’s editorial team. Link HERE to the digital edition, which includes a comprehensive...
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Cheese Trends 2022 and Beyond
Hold onto your seats when you hear these numbers. Cheese consumption in the U.S. has doubled since 1980 and more than tripled since 1970. Per capita cheese consumption was 38.1 pounds in 2020 and is...
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School Year 2022-2023: Keeping Milk and Dairy on the Lunch Menu
It’s time to crank up the half-pint carton machine and get milk to those nearly 50 million children who returned—or will be returning toon--to U.S. public schools, as well as all those in the private...
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Plant Based World Expo’s Keynote Inspires Dairy Innovation
(All graphs are courtesy of Dairy Management Inc.)It’s been a busy few days in New York City while attending Plant Based World Expo. Here are seven key observations and comparisons between this third...
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Putting Plants—and Cellular Science--into Perspective for Die-Hard Dairy Folks
After attending back-to-back expos over the past 10 days--Plant Based World Expo in New York City and the International Whey Conference in Chicago—followed by serving as a judge for the Private...
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Real Dairy Remains Relevant to Today’s Consumers. Let’s Keep up the Momentum.
There were more than 1,200 exhibitors and an estimated 20,000 attendees at Natural Products Expo East 2022 this week in Philadelphia. Informa Markets’ New Hope Network hosts this annual event. Key...
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The Argument for Making Dairy Foods Lactose Free
To prepare for two presentations this coming week at the QCS Purchasing Cooperative Annual Conference, I took a deep dive into FMI’s “The Power of Plant-Based Foods and Beverages 2022” report. In it,...
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Is it time to redefine your product portfolio? You bet it is!
Valerie Oswalt, president of Campbell Snacks, spoke at Groceryshop, which was held September 19-22 in Las Vegas. She shared that over the past two years, Campbell’s eliminated 577 SKUs, which was 16%...
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