Consumers’ on-the-go lifestyle drives dairy brands to adopt convenience-enhancing packaging. Meanwhile, dairy case merchandising managers want retail-ready packaging that is quick and easy to set up and display.
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.
It is not a simple matter when you add nuts, cookies or ribbons to ice cream mix. Pay attention to formulas, overrun, food safety, processing and economics. Proceed carefully and you’ll end up with a great product.
Boomers and their children (the Millennials) are careful about what they eat. Protein and probiotic claims appeal to the younger generation. Boomers respond to heart-health claims.
More than 2.5 billion pounds of cheese were bought by industrial users, accounting for 25% of all cheese consumed in the United States. Cheese exports are up 575% since 2000.
Pomegranates, once considered exotic, are considered mainstream, like blueberries and strawberries. Growing in popularity are passion fruit, guava, mango and papaya.
The federal government says eat more seafood and less red meat. Dairy, for the most part, fares well in the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Still, the dairy industry has some concerns.