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The Many Joys of Dairy
This blog is a nod to the optimistic, positive vibe of the people visiting my hometown, Chicago. Sometimes we need a reminder of who we are and what we are here for. That’s right, I’m talking about...
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The Booming Apple and Maple Trend is Suggestive of What to Expect in 2025
With cocoa prices expected to remain out of control until way into 2026, food and beverage companies are getting creative with local flavors and domestically grown crops. This is apparent in what the...
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Dairy’s Role in School Lunches and Healthy-Aging Products. And, Cottage...
In case you have not heard, California is getting ready to ban artificial food colors in its schools. The California Assembly voted to pass California Assembly Bill (AB) 2316, named the California...
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The Future of Fresh Includes Real Dairy. Real is Back.
It’s Friday the 13th! Be safe! Don’t walk under a ladder! Watch out for black cats crossing your path And, keep up the great work selling fresh, convenient dairy foods. First, did you know that Real...
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The Future of Flavor Innovation
There’s big business in limited-time offerings (LTOs). Offering a product in a controlled quantity makes consumers curious and creates an urgency to purchase. Limited-edition flavors invite...
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2025 Food and Beverage Trends Forecasts Suggest Dairy—even Fluid Milk--Is...
It’s been an amazing dairy week that started on Sunday when the woman in line behind me at the supermarket had a cart full of dairy foods. I know, I should have taken a picture. But I was so engrossed...
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Dairy is Not a Trend. It’s the Future of Nutrition and Innovation.
Trends come and go, while taste always reigns. Nutrition is increasingly being prioritized by today’s consumers and is fueling the future of food innovation. Health-conscious consumers are driving a...
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Dairy Wins Big in Vegas this Week
(photo left) Young shoppers are looking for experiences and are willing to spend on premium products. These mini donut milkshakes were served as a snack at GroceryShop. Real milk. Real ice cream....
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A Dairy Processor’s Guide to Whole Foods Market’s Top-10 Food and Beverage...
(photo source: Milky Mist) Milky Mist believes in the power of dairy. One of the company’s most recent innovations is shelf-stable Milkshakes in Coffee and Butterscotch flavors. They are marketed as...
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Read about Transparency, the Biggest Opportunity for Dairy—especially Fluid...
The Center for Food Integrity and food system leaders met this week in the Chicagoland area at the 2023 Transparency Summit. The goal for participants was to share ideas and learn from others on how...
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Newstalgia Will Dominate in 2025
Photo source: McCormickNewstalgia, as the name suggests, refers to nostalgic items with a new twist, often an improvement or enhancement to the original. In food and beverage, this is Gen Z taking an...
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Foods for Females in 2025
A number of associations and research authorities are forecasting “Foods for Females” to thrive in 2025 (unless this right is taken away). Both dairy and non-dairy concepts will have an important role...
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Dairy Innovation Health and Wellness Contest Picks Winners at Future of Dairy...
The Real California Milk Excelerator competition returned for a sixth year. Hosted by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), in partnership with innovation advisory VentureFuel, this year’s...
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The Future of Dairy Includes Hybrid, but please don't call it hybrid.
Once upon a time there was a product called ice milk, a lower-fat, lower-calorie form of ice cream. The name itself was suggestive of an inferior product, as it was frozen milk, not frozen cream....
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Let’s Be Thankful for Innovation
Thank you for all you do! Thank you to all the amazing people involved in food and beverage manufacturing. Farm to table, and everything in between, we are bringing delicious, nutritious foods to...
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LTOs are Paramount in 2025
All resources suggest next year is going to be very challenging in food and beverage. (Sorry, hate to be Donna Downer.) Global food prices recently rose to an 18-month high, with some food baskets...
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Goodbye 2024! Buckle Up and Get Ready for the New Year!
Happy Holidays! This will be the last Friday blog posting until after the New Year. Best wishes to you and yours! Sincerely, Donna Berry on Dairy(This photo was taken at the pop-up ALDI Charcuterie...
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Five Dairy-Centric News Items to Know as We Take on 2025
Happy New Year! Not sure when is the cut-off for such wishes, but this is my first blog of 2025. So Happy New Year! The last one was on Friday (December) the 13th! And wowza, so much has gone down...
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Emerging Trend Alert: Selling Cozy
Before discussing cozy, let’s address the regulatory updates, as they have been the talk of the food and beverage industry. This past Tuesday, January 14, 2025, FDA proposed a mandatory,...
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Ten Innovations from the Winter Fancy Food Show You Must Know About
This week the final Winter Fancy Food Show took place in Las Vegas. During the “2025 Specialty Food Industry Outlook: Trends Shaping Retail, Foodservice” presentation, Brian Choi, managing partner and...
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