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The retail RTD coffee category is piping hot

The RTD tea category posted more modest growth, however.
kathie canning
Kathie Canning
September 17, 2021

If sales data are any indication, more consumers are saying goodbye to coffee filters, tea bags and the long wait to brew. According to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI, dollar sales within the shelf-stable ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee category shot up 9.5% during the 52 weeks ending Aug. 8, 2021, to $7,647.5 million. Unit sales increased 3.0% to 3,044.1 million.  


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Healthy aging

Promote healthy aging with dairy

Fortifying dairy products with certain ingredients can attract consumers looking to maintain a high quality of life as they get older.
anna boisseau
Anna Boisseau
August 3, 2021
Paul McCartney famously bemoaned getting older when he asked, “Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm sixty-four?” Now almost 80 years old, McCartney still spent his last decade on tour (this author saw him perform in 2014) and often credits a healthy diet for his longevity.
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Health-promoting ingredients add something extra

Health-promoting ingredients add something extra

As consumer interest in wellness continues to grow and evolve, new ingredients could help dairy processors make the right health claims.
anna boisseau
Anna Boisseau
November 23, 2020
Healthy eating is nothing new, and consumers have long looked to food as part of their wellness goals. In the past decades, processors have met consumer needs by offering products such as low-fat dairy that supposedly helped people keep their weight down.
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Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness columnist for Dairy Foods

Novel dairy categories deliver probiotics

Frozen dairy and cheese categories offer extended shelf life for probiotics.
Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness editor of Dairy Foods
Sharon Gerdes
August 2, 2019
Consumer awareness of the health benefits of probiotics continues to grow. And more consumers are abandoning probiotic supplements and looking for real food carriers.
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