Crave Brothers Farmstead, Waterloo, Wis., said it is looking to bring people together through its selection of farm-fresh cheese and gift boxes for the holidays.

The aseptic packaging market is picking up steam. Sector sales for the dairy industry will reach $24.6 billion globally by 2024, up from $14 billion in 2017, projects Transparency Market Research, an Albany, N.Y.-based market intelligence firm.

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.

Graeter’s Ice Cream, Cincinnati, and food technology company Perfect Day, Berkeley, Calif., said they teamed up to launch Perfect Indulgence — Graeter’s first-ever line of vegan frozen desserts using Perfect Day’s innovative animal-free ‘dairy’ protein.

The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, known for its famous milkshakes sold at the PA Farm Show and around the state, announced a new specialty premium ice cream called “Cowabunga.”

Delphos, Ohio-based Lakeview Farms LLC said it expanded of its Fresh Creations brand with the introduction of a party spreads line.

To mark its 90th anniversary, Des Moines, Iowa-based Anderson Erickson (AE) Dairy said it is serving up a little nostalgia by bringing back vintage carton designs for its much-loved AE French Onion and Party dips.

The cultured dairy segment has been tossing multiple balls in the air in an effort to meet numerous, and sometimes seemingly conflicting, consumers trends. This balancing act has been delivering mixed results for the categories within the segment.

Danone North America, headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., and Broomfield, Colo., said it unveiled a variety of new products for the holiday season.

The last year or so might have found some players in the retail butter and butter blends category exclaiming, "It's a jungle out there!" Why? Because certain players in the margarine and spreads subcategory used innovation and questionable marketing (Country Crock "plant butter" - seriously?) to lure consumers and intimidate genuine butter brands.