Articles Tagged with ''cultured dairy''

Origin Food Group LLC, based in Statesville, N.C., is the maker of früsh yogurt & fruit shakes. The yogurt shakes come in strawberry, blueberry, peach and strawberry-banana flavors. Früsh is said to contain 51% more calcium than most drinkable yogurts, includes probiotics and 9 grams of protein per serving. It’s available in 8.4-ounce bottles for a suggested retail price of $1.99. It’s also sold in 32-ounce bottles.

In his hit song “American Saturday Night,” country singer Brad Paisley celebrates immigrants’ contributions to American culture, including pizza with Canadian bacon, beer from the Netherlands, Brazilian leather, German cars and the Beatles, not to mention “a French kiss, Italian ice and margaritas in the moonlight.”

Trader’s Point Creamery introduces grab-and-go yogurts and milk shots in recyclable glass containers.

Lifeway adds a Gingerbread flavor smoothie to its holiday collection of kefirs for the season.

Dallas-based Red Mango, a frozen yogurt and smoothies chain, added frozen coffee chillers to its lineup.

Lifeway’s latest kefir flavor, Coconut Chia, is packed with omega-3s and is a good source of protein, fiber, calcium and antioxidants.

PepsiCo Inc., and Theo Muller Group in Germany, announced their United States joint venture, Muller Quaker Dairy, will enter the growing U.S. dairy market with premium yogurt this summer.

Karoun Dairies continues the industry trend with a new Greek style yogurt with honey.

Dairy Foods: Tell us about your newest culture systems. What are their properties and benefits?Curic-Bawden: Our latest yogurt cultures are focused on improving the quality of nonfat and low-fat yogurts. They provide extra-high viscosity, a good “thickness” of mouthfeel, a high level of smoothness, high gel firmness and an improved creaminess.

Give the shopper what she wants. A survey showed that high-quality ingredients were important to consumers, so Brown Cow, Antioch, Calif., re-did its lids.