Coming off a sluggish season with near-flat sales across yogurt, sour cream, cream cheese and cottage cheese, cultured dairy products are practicing new techniques in a bid for a World-Series season. The top priority at practice has been positioning the players for new consumption occasions.
Unit sales for refrigerated kefir products and shelf-stable yogurt drinks both see double-digit increases, while other cultured dairy segments are struggling.
Consumers are guzzling the drinkable cultured dairy options — sales for refrigerated kefir products and shelf-stable yogurt drinks are on the rise. Sales for sour cream are also up. Meanwhile, sales for regular yogurt and cream cheese have dropped.
What happens when a good-for-you food like yogurt turns into a candy bar? My brain churns when I think of the desecration of this pure dairy food and two of my personalities come out. This month, Red State Jim and Blue State Jim share their points of view.
The new Blends yogurt from Stonyfield Organic, Londonderry, N.H., is said to be thicker and creamier than other organic alternatives, making it more of a custard-style yogurt.