A fresh look at whey.

Lowfat milk sales are in a bit of slump after having undergone some measurable growth early in 2005. The second half of the year saw volume sales drop by as much as 3% per quarter.

Ice cream never tasted so hot, thanks to the folks at Blue Bell Creameries LLC. Like so many coffee houses, this Brenham, Texas, creamery has taken a popular hot drink and made it into a cold treat: Hot Chocolate Ice Cream. This new offering combines creamy milk chocolate ice cream loaded with miniature marshmallows, dark chocolate shavings and a rich marshmallow sauce swirl.

In China, Baojiali is introducing Soy Bean Milk for middle aged and elderly people. The product is made using a soybean powder that is said to adopt high-quality soybean as its main material, with the addition of milk powder and white sugar.

Stonyfield Farm, Londonderry, N.H., has teamed up with the top-selling Honest Tea brand to mix fair trade-certified Kashmiri chai into Stonyfield's organic vanilla ice cream.

Sales of natural shredded cheese continue to grow, albeit at a more moderate pace, while natural chunks are losing a bit of market share.

Heat exchangers and homogenizers are usually the first pieces of equipment used to process milk into most any dairy product.

Aerosol Cappuccino Foam; Weight Watchers Smoothies

Sales of natural cheese slices are growing at breakneck speed, or at least they are outpacing other forms of cheese.

Paperboard cartons are a mainstay in the packaging business and a key contributor to the dairy sector.