At the recent Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim, Calif., I was amazed by how many companies promoted new products on the basis of not containing high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
More than a century ago, the Nobel Prize-winning Russian immunologist Elie Metchnikoff linked the long, healthy life of Bulgarian peasants to their high intake of fermented dairy products containing lactic acid bacteria.
Should dairy farms be allowed to sell jars and bottles of raw (unpasteurized) cow’s milk directly to consumers? It’s an issue that stirs the blood, like a helmet law for motorcycles or a body scan at the airport.
Uncle Sam Sports A Low-fat Milk MoustacheLow-fat and low-sodium dairy foods fare favorably in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) released jointly on Jan. 31 by the Department of
Do you think healthy people want messages about healthy foods in a place where they are practicing being healthy? I think so, and so do dairy processors.
Milk processors market dairy beverages as workout aids, develop lactose-reduced products and more drinkable yogurts and boost the health profile with probiotics. Nondairyprocessors formulate juices and ready-to-drink teas.
Consumers have hectic, complicated lives. The 2011 trends forecast by the Food Channel (in conjunction with Culturewaves, the International Food Futurist and Mintel International) states: “for years we talked about simplicity, sometimes under names like ‘local’ or ‘social consciousness’ or ‘green.’
There is a distinct trend in healthy milk-based beverages that has grown greatly over the last few years, says Jim Dimataris, director of process relations for the California Milk Advisory Board, located in South San Francisco, Calif.
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
Successfully marketing dairy products to meet consumer wants and needs is not as cut-and-dry as it used to be. One big reason is that consumers’ attitudes about what they expect out of dairy products today, and the companies that sell those products, are changing.
