Articles by Sarah M. Kennedy

Haagen-Dazs is introducing a new gelato to its line with seven Italian-inspired flavors.

The milk industry dodged one bullet this year (thanks to the temporary extension by Congress of the 2008 farm bill, keeping milk prices stable, for now) but the numbers show there’s still a bumpy road ahead.

Ben & Jerry's introduces Liz Lemon Greek Frozen Yogurt, inspired by a character on the NBC show 30 Rock, which ended its series yesterday.

Hershey’s adds a single-serve Special Dark chocolate milkshake to its line of refrigerated products.

Perhaps the unprecedented warmer fall weather in much of the United States was to blame for the melting of unit sales for frozen novelties and ice cream. Whatever the cause, only a few ice cream brands saw increases at the end of 2012.

Finding a foreign object in dairy foods is every plant manager’s nightmare. Detecting these objects quickly and efficiently is key. That’s where X-ray and metal detection systems come into play. Checkweighers guard against short counts in packages or underweight volumes. Dairy Foods invited leading suppliers of detection systems to talk about what’s new. Here’s what they had to say.

In "Inspection gadgets" leading suppliers shared their expertise about what’s new in detection systems. In this dairyfoods.com exclusive, we include responses from some of these experts not included in the magazine article.

Chobani adds more new products in 2013 with Chobani Flip, and Chobani Champions Tubes geared towards children.

Chobani is adding new product innovations to its line in 2013. Available nationally in January are the new Chobani Bites available in four flavors.

In the cheese aisle, it seems consumers are still reaching for that natural slice, chunk or shredded cheese option versus their processed cousins. With consumers becoming more health-conscious every day and more informed about their food, the natural cheese category continues to dominate.