The lines of what constitutes a clean-label product are murky. Does it mean a product is "free-from" unwanted components such as GMOs or artificial ingredients? That it has a short ingredient list? Or does it just mean the product is considered "healthy"?

Blue Bunny, a brand of Le Mars, Iowa-based Wells Enterprises Inc., added Load’d bars to its Load’d line of frozen novelties, which also includes sundaes and cones.

The small town of Arkansas City, Kan., also known as Ark City, is home to the Cowley County Waterfall, which Yahoo Travel included in its 2014 "Top 12 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in America" list. It is also home to a decidedly less touristy, but arguably equally fascinating, "attraction": a KanPak US dairy processing facility that employs aseptic technologies to create custom shelf-stable liquid-based products for quick-service restaurants, retail and other customers.

With no brands of its own gracing retail shelves or foodservice counters, KanPak US might not be a household name among U.S. consumers. But make no mistake: The company is a dairy processing powerhouse, coming in at No. 88 in Dairy Foods' 2021 listing of the top 100 North American dairy processors (Dairy 100).

The past year has been a rollercoaster ride for the cheese category. While the COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced demand for cheese in foodservice, the category's growth at retail was extensive, notes Kelly Slentz, associate brand manager, cheese for La Farge, Wis.-based Organic Valley.

Chicago-based Fairlife LLC says it combined ultrafiltered milk with natural flavors to create Fairlife Nutrition Plan nutrition shakes.

Andrew & Everett, a clean-label, source-verified cheese brand of Rochelle, Park, N.J.-based PANOS Brands, introduced its newest product: Andrew & Everett rustic thick-cut shredded cheese.

Boulder, Colo.-based Yasso Inc. launched its first incubator brand, Jüve Pops, a functional vitamin- and electrolyte-packed water-based pop.

Minneapolis-based General Mills released :Ratio Protein, a high-protein dairy snack to help consumers as they kick-start their health routines.