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Flavored Milk: Inside and Outside the Classroom
(Photo source: Dean Foods)On Dec. 15, 2014, the U.S. 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) met for the seventh and final time to discuss their findings and recommendations. The DGAC will...
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Innovative (Process-Type Specialty) Cheese Concepts are Naturally Delicious
The Winter Fancy Food Show took place two weeks ago in San Francisco. It took me nearly five hours to walk more than seven miles (according to my Fitbit) to take in the entire show.The headline of my...
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Dairy foods: Formulating for specific consumer segments.
“Identify an audience, then develop products that they will want and need,” said Connie Tipton, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association at Dairy Forum 2015 this week. Innovation...
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Dairy Foods Innovations: Caramel and Dairy--The Perfect Marriage
Source: Groupe DanoneIn case you have not noticed, caramel is one of the hottest flavor trends. Most recently, data from Datassential MenuTrends declared caramel to be the No. 3 dessert flavor on...
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Loving Ice Cream--What to Expect in Summer 2015
The days are longer. The sun is warmer. Ice cream season is near.Though ice cream is enjoyed all year long, sales do tend to peak during the balmy, hot summer months. This, of course, did not happen in...
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The Many Shades of the DGAC Report, including a Colorful Opportunity with...
Before I get into dairy foods for children, let’s talk Dietary Guidelines. In case you have not heard, the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) submitted its report to the Secretaries of...
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Sourcing Non-GMO Ingredients—a Growing Trend in the Dairy Industry
GMOs (genetically modified organisms) promise to be a hot button at Natural Products Expo West/Engredia, which kicks off in less than a week in Anaheim. (Hope to see many of you there…looking forward...
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Dairy Foods Make Headlines…and More!
Hi loyal subscribers,I needed a travel/mental health day to get to and get in the mindset for Expo West/Engredion in Anaheim. Not to disappoint….here are a few items for your reading enjoyment.For...
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Dairy Foods at Expo West 2015
Photo source: Tate & LyleThe 35th annual Natural Products Expo West took place less than a week ago in Anaheim, CA. And what an amazing Expo it was! Having attended this show annually for the past...
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Millennials Like Good Food. They Will Try Everything.
A Groupon email yesterday had this subject line: Eating—It’s the Fad Sweeping the Nation! I could not agree more. For many, eating today is more about the experience than sustenance. This is being...
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Anuga FoodTec Recap: Two Packages and One Product Concept You Must Read About
I just returned from attending the 7th Anuga FoodTec in Cologne, Germany. Also known simply as AFT, this expo is not to be confused with Anuga, the world’s largest finished food fair taking place later...
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Spring Cleaning Time: Frozen and Refrigerated Dairy Dessert Clean-Label Trends
Nothing like a long weekend during spring break with seven teenagers (three boys, four girls, all 15 years old) to gain insight to the grocery shoppers of tomorrow. These are the youngest millennials,...
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Dairy Foods: White’s Boring! Add Color!
It’s that time of year where people who live in “real” four-season regions are finally seeing color. Since the holiday lights were taken down after the first of the year, many of us—and God bless my...
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Dairy Foods Innovations: Different is Better than Better (Cheese Makes...
Photo source: Wisconsin Milk Marketing BoardThis week more than 1,500 consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail professionals came together in Austin, TX, for the IRI 2015 Summit. I was fortunate to be...
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The Changing Yogurt Landscape: Five Insights to Assist with Your Innovation...
Greek yogurt sales are flattening according to data from the IRI DMI Custom Database, which was provided courtesy of Midwest Dairy Association. (See chart and graph below.)The word on the street is...
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Dairy Foods Innovations: It’s Not Your Daddy’s Dairy Anymore—Three Timely...
A special thanks to the lady from Rutter’s Dairy who sat next to me during lunch at The Pennsylvania Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians Annual Meeting this past week. She summed up...
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Dairy Beverage Innovations: From Smoothies to Fermented Milks, Ideas to Keep...
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently filed comments with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services requesting that the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for...
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Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest: Classes May Be Off For the...
The Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest will take place on September 15, 2015, at the International Dairy Show in Chicago. It represents the culmination of student training by college...
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Smoothie Bowls and Pourable Yogurt: Who Will Be First to Market?
Photo source: VitamixThe food scientist in me has been having fun experimenting with a concept I learned about while attending the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show...
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The Evolution of Yogurt: Improving product composition to lower calories,...
Last week’s blog on smoothie bowls, which can be read HERE, got a lot of folks talking. I was bombarded with questions about the concept and how to best approach it. I don’t have the answers, but what...
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