Milk and dairy products are back in the stratosphere.

Hats off to folks in the dairy beverage business. It’s been a very good decade. The dividends have really started to ring up in the register.

While milk-based product sales are registering some respectable increases in the United States, American manufacturers are finding huge opportunities in markets around the world.

Thanksgiving hasn’t arrived yet as I write this, but I’m in the holiday spirit and I do sincerely wish one and all a Very Happy New Year!

Yes, I’m in the holiday spirit and you, as a milk buyer, may want to imbibe in a few more holiday spirits.

The success of U.S. cheese makers and cheese marketers has been the envy of others in the food business for more than two decades.

Here's a top-line look at two of the great success stories in the dairy business: Organics and Exports

Here are a few factoids and points that may be worth pondering during your next brainstorming session in the marketing department.

Almost three-quarters of the U.S. population buy organic products at least occasionally. At the core of the market, about one-quarter of all U.S. consumers buy organic products weekly or more often.

The beverage milk business has come a long way, but sales data tell us there is a lot more to do.

What a difference a millennium makes. Back in the 20th Century, the United States seldom sold any dairy products to customers or consumers across the border or beyond the pond. And about the only products that did make the trip to overseas destinations were either given away or heavily subsidized.