When it comes to the true “workforce” ingredients that contribute to product quality, shelf life, and much more, look no further than gums, emulsifiers, and stabilizers.
It may sound like a broken record for some, but ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages have seen dollar sales increase, while unit sales decreased during the past year, a similar refrain to other dairy categories.
Kimberlee (K.J.) Burrington, vice president of Technical Development for Elmhurst, Ill.-based American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), joins us for Episode 36 of the Let’s Talk Dairy podcast. Burrington also serves as author of Dairy Foods’ “Culturally Speaking” article.
It has been an excellent past 12 months — and beyond — for Kansas City, Kan.-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national farmer-owned cooperative with nearly 11,000 family-farm owners and about 19,000 employees.
In good and times and bad, it is difficult to match the excitement of sports. Going hand-in-hand are sports nutrition products which reached $3.5 billion in 2022, and are expected to skyrocket in the coming years.
More cheese, please… In several cases, consumers are buying more. Natural cheese sales total $17.5B, with natural cheese chunks and shredded dominating the market with dollar and unit sales gains.