Dairy and Probiotics Are A Good Pair
More than a century ago, the Nobel Prize-winning Russian immunologist Elie Metchnikoff linked the long, healthy life of Bulgarian peasants to their high intake of fermented dairy products containing...
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Better-for-you and better-for-the-environment are two themes driving innovation. Dairy processors enhance foods with antioxidants and vitamins.
View ArticleDairy's Role in Successful Aging
According to Healthy 50+ Americans: Trends and Opportunities in the Emerging Wellness Market by Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, Rockville, Md., changes in thinking about what it means...
View ArticleIt's Prime Time for Probiotics - Don't Blow It!
I’ve been a fan of probiotics for about 20 years, which is around the time Stonyfield yogurt became available in Chicago. Since, numerous dairy foods marketers, mostly yogurt manufacturers, have...
View ArticlePour on the Protection
Donna Berry Product Development Editor Moms have long warned their kids that if they play in the rain, they might catch a cold. The reality is moms just don’t want
View ArticleExtending Its Reach
Jim Carper Chief EditorFor as much as ice cream is depicted as a “fun” food, the actual selling of it is anything but. The business of ice cream is hard
View ArticlePierre's Runs on the Fast Track
Jim Carper Chief EditorEuclid Avenue runs east from downtown Cleveland and out to the University Circle neighborhood and the famed Cleveland Clinic medical center. The boulevard is dotted with...
View ArticleInnovative Ingredients for a Complex Market
Cost-saving ingredients help processors stay afloat during struggling economic times, while value-added ingredients, which increase production costs, create a point of differentiation in a competitive...
View ArticleThe Cultured Craze
Several cultured product makers are stepping outside of their comfort zone to provide a crowd of innovative new offerings that come equipped with zesty flavors and intricate packaging concepts.
View ArticleFormulating the next generation of cultured dairy foods
Consumers recognize that cultured dairy products (including yogurt, cottage cheese and fermented milk beverages) are healthy and good-for-you choices. Health professionals consider cultured dairy...
View ArticleFormulating ice cream with prebiotics, probiotics
In our February column we discussed the importance of digestive health as the basis of all good nutrition and the role ice cream products could play in terms of providing probiotic (consumption of...
View ArticleMaking the next generation of frozen yogurt
It’s getting harder to stroll a city block without landing in front of yet another frozen yogurt outlet. These brightly colored, sleekly designed shrines to soft-serve bliss are sprouting like spring...
View ArticleBuild a better dairy product
Not for nothing, but those of us in the dairy business know a thing or two about functional foods. After all, if Mother Nature herself could have formulated the prototypical functional food …Well, she...
View ArticlePrebiotics and health: a compelling story
Although 72% of Americans are aware of prebiotics’ association with digestive health, according to the International Food Information Council’s 2011 functional foods survey, most would be hard-pressed...
View ArticleProtecting probiotics’ positive image
Probiotic-containing dairy products are gaining in popularity; but do all these products deliver on their promises? Find out more.
View ArticleDairy products and probiotics make the perfect match
Innovations in probiotic dairy products are on the rise. This is a reflection of the increasing demand for probiotics due to consumers’ interest in health and wellbeing. Dairy was the third most...
View ArticleGaneden launches 6 new partner products at IFT
Ganeden Biotech introduced six new partner products at last week’s IFT Show in Chicago.
View ArticleDairy and Probiotics Are A Good Pair
More than a century ago, the Nobel Prize-winning Russian immunologist Elie Metchnikoff linked the long, healthy life of Bulgarian peasants to their high intake of fermented dairy products containing...
View ArticleFunctional & Sustainable Ingredients
Better-for-you and better-for-the-environment are two themes driving innovation. Dairy processors enhance foods with antioxidants and vitamins.
View ArticleDairy's Role in Successful Aging
According to Healthy 50+ Americans: Trends and Opportunities in the Emerging Wellness Market by Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, Rockville, Md., changes in thinking about what it means...
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