Here's a category first: Minneapolis-based General Mills Inc. , adds Healthy Heart™ to its Yoplait® cup yogurt line. The product is low-fat yogurt with plant sterols. Packages contain the following

Wells' Dairy Inc. , Le Mars, Iowa, the largest U.S. family-owned and managed dairy processor, introduces Blue Bunny® IncreDiples™. These new yogurt-based dips complement both vegetables and chips. In fact,

For this first installment we'll look at the broader picture of dairy packaging before focusing in a bit on cultured products.

Shredded Cheese Keeps Growing

Dean Foods Co.Dean Foods Co., Dallas, the producer of Land O Lakes® milk products, introduces Land O Lakes 80 ‘N Sunny™ low-fat milk and fruit juice blend. The blend has

There is new excitement in the ice cream category this year with MooGoo™ Fabulous ice cream flavors bringing back the "good times" to ice cream. Remember your days as a

American-made specialty cheeses are driving total cheese consumption higher, according to a recent study sponsored by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB). On a per-capita basis, specialty cheese consumption has

Low-carb citrus drinks, premium novelties and milk in a box.

Much confusion about functional foods is centered upon the very definition of the term. In its report on the functional foods market in the U.S., Mintel International Group (Chicago) defines functional foods as products that make a distinct, written health claim enhanced with added ingredients or through the act of processing.

The variety and number of low-carbohydrate frozen dairy desserts in retailers' freezers are not only plentiful, but they are also selling quite well. The category is so popular that it