Minerva Dairy, Minerva, Ohio, launched a line of flavored butters. The butters feature its Amish Roll Butter in varieties like maplewood smoked, garlic herb, pumpkin spice and maple syrup.
Prosperity Organic Foods Inc., Boise, Idaho, the maker of Melt organic dairy-free buttery spreads, launched Probiotic Melt at the Fancy Food Show in January.
Butter churners wait in line for cream behind manufacturers of fluid products. With dairies making full-fat varieties of milk, yogurt, cheese and ice cream, there is less cream available for butter.
Churning schedules have slowed in the Northeast but remain strong in the Central states.
August 1, 2015
Some butter manufacturers note an increase in sales, while others are adding to inventory levels. Unsteady pricing has some manufacturers concerned, reports the USDA’s Dairy Market News.
In a related survey, 83% of Americans believe that there is a lot they can do with food and nutrition to prevent illness.
February 2, 2015
Dairy foods from Land O’ Lakes, Sargento and Weight Watchers won Best New Product Awards from Better Homes and Gardens and the market research firm BrandSpark International.