Items Tagged with 'lactose-free'

The dairy industry always takes on its fair share of competition. Whether it is plant-based products, marketing campaigns claiming dairy is “unhealthy,” H5N1 bird flu, labor challenges, and more, dairy is really holding up well.

It is a cultured soft cheese made with Lifeway Foods' small batch, artisanal recipe. 

The dairy industry always takes on its fair share of competition. Whether it is plant-based products, marketing campaigns claiming dairy is “unhealthy,” H5N1 bird flu, labor challenges, and more, dairy is really holding up well.

This summer, I had the pleasure of attending the Michigan AgroExpo show to talk about the political and economic trends shaping the dairy business environment.

Served up in a new 375ml single serve size and more delicious and sustaining than a ‘bucket of milk’ the four Norco Minecraft flavored milks are now available in Woolworths, Coles and Independent Supermarkets.

Passion Fruit, available at Sprouts Farmer Market stores, is available in Painterland Sisters’ convenient 5.3oz cup. It provides 16 grams of protein per cup and is lactose-free.

There are sunny skies regarding dairy butter. The subcategory’s dollar sales jumped by 4% YoY to $5.1 billion, while unit sales increased a similar 3% YoY to 984 million.

Like a powerful blizzard blasting the landscape, health and wellness is socking it to the dairy ingredients’ sector. But rather than snow, ice, and high winds pelting consumers, shoppers are facing a deluge of such positive elements as products that are low in sugar, high in protein, and those that contain prebiotics and probiotics.

I want to devote much of my editorial space this month to thank Sharon Gerdes, author of the “Health and Wellness” column, for everything she has done for Dairy Foods during the past 21 years. 

There are a lot of things HP Hood LLC’s Batavia, N.Y., plant could be honored for this year, including the many bells and whistles featured at the 458,000-square-foot plant.