For the past few years, yogurt has been touted as a healthy go-to breakfast option, especially since all consumers have to do is add some granola or fruit pieces or drizzle on some honey for a better-for-you on-the-go snack.
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.
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.
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.
For 2009 and 2010, a grim economy has presented some bleak numbers in terms of new product launches, according to a survey conducted by Chicago-based Mintel. While consumers were pinching pennies, cheesemakers were clamping down on innovations for fear of spreading too thin.
