In 2017, Target Corp. released a TV commercial in which the father says that he's going on a milk run and asks what everyone wants. One child says skim milk, one says chocolate milk and the third child says that she's not doing dairy this week.
Texturally speaking, "ice cream" is something of a misnomer. Yes, consumers expect the frozen treat to be creamy; but any hint of actual iciness, either in the scoop or on the palate, qualifies as an unmistakable quality flaw.
With marketplace pressures stronger than ever, 2018 was a challenging year for milk across the value chain, from farmers to processors, brands, retailers and more. Milk is amidst a competitive environment unlike any we've seen before.
There’s a strong movement toward plant-based eating. By emphasizing dairy milk’s unique nutrients, the dairy industry can help ensure milk will be a key part of plant-based diets well into the future.
Plant-based diets are gaining traction among consumers, institutions and even government recommended dietary guidelines. Although the health benefits of consuming more vegetables, fruits and plant-based proteins are well-founded, "plant-based" is sometimes misconstrued to mean the elimination of animal-derived foods such as dairy milk.
The Kraft Heinz Co. said its Kraft natural cheese is now made from milk that's free from the artificial hormone recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST).
The ice cream Toft Dairy produces at its Sandusky, Ohio, plant is subject to the high standards the company has had in place for all of its products over the last 119 years
Large signs touting "Toft's 'One Quality'" and "Ohio's Oldest Dairy" greet visitors to Toft Dairy's 74,500-square-foot dairy plant/headquarters facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Those two messages amply describe the family-owned company's heritage.