Bel Brands USA, Elk Grove Village, Ill., a subsidiary of Fromageries Bel, a family-owned cheesemaker headquartered in Paris, France, introduces The Laughing Cow Light Mozzarella, Sun-Dried Tomato & Basil pasteurized cheese.

Private-label discount chain Aldi Inc., Batavia, Ill., introduces a line of frozen dairy-based dips that one simply heats and serves.

This past holiday season, fans of the famous Buddig beef and cream cheese recipe were treated to an all-in-one kit containing the ingredients to make this tasty appetizer.

Smith Dairy Products Co., Orrville, Ohio, recently added Smith’s Buttermilk Ranch Dip to its product line-up.

Ontario, Canada-based Skotidakis Goat Farm has developed Ranch Yogurt Dip, which is made with strained Greek probiotic yogurt based on both cows and goats milk.

Santa Barbara Bay Greek Yogurt Dip made with Voskos Greek Yogurt now comes in a club store-size (24 ounces) container.

BelGioioso Cheese Inc., Green Bay, Wis., home to this year’s Super Bowl champions - Green Bay Packers - extends its successful Unwrap & Roll line with the Fresh Mozzarella Cheese,

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.

Food and beverage trends are said to start in foodservice - at high-end restaurants where the final bill for a party of six often totals more than the average family’s monthly mortgage payment.

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.