Nine suppliers of fatty acid ingredients tell the industry about their offerings.

Where’s the Beef? Red Meat, Whole Milk Consumption DropAmericans are eating less beef, drinking less whole milk and cutting back on ice cream. The drop in per capita consumption of

New production equipment and a new frozen-foods warehouse have positionedPerry’s Ice Cream Co. for growth. Its 120,000-square-foot facility in western New York is one of only two large-scale plants in the state.

In planning its growth, Perry’s Ice Cream measures sales, calculates ROI on plant expenditures and analyzes consumer trends.

It’s no surprise that ice cream doesn’t make the grocery shopping list in the wintertime. Aside from curbing the various strains of illness (ice cream soothes strep throat), consumers are warming their kitchens with other not-as-cold items.

Despite a chilly economy, marketers have been scooping out sales of dairy and nondairy frozen desserts in some pretty innovative flavors. Who's ready for mac-and-cheese ice cream?

In the old days, people met in a park around a hand-cranked ice cream churn. These days, it's all about Facebook, Twitter, Flicker and YouTube.