The Healthy School Milk Commitment has led to a reduction of added sugar levels by 10% in flavored school milk between the 2023 and 2024 school years, according to the International Dairy Foods Association (IFDA).

DreamPak unveiled a “guilt-free” dessert sauce boasting zero sugar and zero calories. Each 12-ounce squeeze bottle delivers 23 servings of the leading topping flavors that can be used to create coffee or milk-inspired beverages or added on top ice cream or lattes, the McLean, Va.-based company says.

Grammy award-winning, global megastar and king of catchphrases, DJ Khaled, is continuing his partnership with Nesquik to launch the next big hit, Nesquik Another Bun.

When it comes to calcium, protein, vitamins, and minerals, no single beverage can beat the all-natural goodness of a cold glass of fresh milk. Yet, while milk production is up, dairy milk consumption is down by 4%, while the consumption of non-dairy milk rose by 5%.

The 1971 song by Harry Nilsson states “You put de lime in de coconut, you drank ‘em bottom up.” However, when it comes to the dairy industry, consumers are putting de lime in the milk and drinking it up.

Milk is getting knocked down by changing consumer demographics and attitudes, but a comeback is viable for the nearly $15.6B category. Milk sales are up due to higher prices, while unit sales fell 3.1%

Clover Sonoma furthered the company’s expansion into Southern California with the launch of Clover the Rainbow Milk with a Splash of Flavor. Designed for kids and kids at heart, the USDA organic milks are available in three classically delicious flavors — Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry — and feature no or low added sugar.

Despite a 3.3% decrease of unit sales, the milk category demonstrated strong strength, notching an increase of more than 7% to $15.32 billion for the 52 weeks ending Sept. 4, IRI data reports. Milk is king of the dairy category leader, followed by Cheese and Yogurt. 

Voters in New York City and across the country widely support offering low-fat flavored milk in public school meals, according to a new Morning Consult national tracking poll commissioned by the Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).

Retail milk sales have soured of late. Dollar sales within the refrigerated milk category fell 1.5% to $14,274.0 million during the 52 weeks ending Nov. 28, 2021, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI. Unit sales tumbled 4.6% to 4,736.1 million.