A trip through a grocer’s dairy case finds Greek yogurt introductions and product extensions. The food is dipped, crunched and frozen. In other cultured dairy product categories, processors either simplify the foods or make them more decadent. No matter the direction, the category is booming.
Kozy Shack, Hicksville, N.Y., offers Lactose Free Dairy Pudding made with milk. The line consists of rice pudding, tapioca pudding and chocolate pudding.
Sales in the natural cheese category were up 7% last year, with shredded cheese outpacing the industry. But overall, unit sales were weak.
April 10, 2012
For the 52 weeks ended Jan. 22, the natural cheese category saw increases in dollar sales (7%), unit sales (0.6%) and an average price increase of 20 cents according to Chicago-based SymphonyIRI Group.
Cocoa Metro Dark Drinking Chocolate, a gourmet chocolate milk produced by Trickling Springs Creamery, Chambersburg, Pa., has been available in Whole Foods Market stores and specialty retailers in major Eastern cities since late 2010.
Saint Benoît Creamery, Petaluma, Calif., uses organic Jersey cows milk to produce its new whole milk, which joins the company’s popular hand-crafted yogurt line.
Consumers’ growing interest in chef-inspired home cooking is driving the development of flavorful butters, as such cooking aids and condiments provide a culinary touch to even the simplest recipes.
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