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The 2022 Dairy 100: Some changes in the air

Unlike previous years, this year’s Dairy 100 rankings reflects changes in the market — with some new companies joining the list and others experiencing major growth or declines.
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Barbara Harfmann
August 16, 2022

Unlike previous years, this year’s Dairy 100 rankings reflects changes in the market — with some new companies joining the list and others experiencing major growth or declines. 


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market trends

The retail RTD coffee category is piping hot

The RTD tea category posted more modest growth, however.
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Kathie Canning
September 17, 2021

If sales data are any indication, more consumers are saying goodbye to coffee filters, tea bags and the long wait to brew. According to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI, dollar sales within the shelf-stable ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee category shot up 9.5% during the 52 weeks ending Aug. 8, 2021, to $7,647.5 million. Unit sales increased 3.0% to 3,044.1 million.  


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Global-Insights-Donnay

Dairy imports surge in Chinese market

However, high shipping costs and COVID-19 have slowed exports to other countries.
Nate Donnay
September 7, 2021

Over the past six months, most discussions around global dairy trade have centered on incredibly strong Chinese imports and freight costs and delays.


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market trends

A growth slowdown for retail refrigerated milk

But two refrigerated milk-alternative segments made strong sales gains.
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Kathie Canning
August 16, 2021
When we last reported on sales within the U.S. refrigerated retail milk category back in our February issue, the situation was quite rosy. Dollar sales had risen significantly during the 52-week reporting period, and unit sales growth was solid, too.
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Tillamook, Ben & Jerry's impress

Cold treats see a slight cool-off

But all segments within the retail ice cream/sherbet category still posted impressive gains.
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Kathie Canning
July 21, 2021
When we last covered sales within the retail ice cream/sherbet category (in our January 2021 issue), the segment was enjoying double-digit growth in both dollars and units. Eight months later — with stay-at-home dictates over and many consumers no longer indulging in as many comfort foods — retail ice cream/sherbet sales are not soaring quite as high.
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Global-Insights-Donnay

Rising feed prices will affect US dairy prices

They also will impact other major dairy-exporting countries.
Nate Donnay
June 11, 2021
The Chicago Mercantile corn contract traded over $7.00 the first week of May, which is the first time we’ve seen that since 2013. Dairy futures, and maybe even spot prices, have been pulled higher by the increasing feed prices. 
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juice sales

Jolly times for refrigerated juices

The category posted strong dollar and unit sales gains at retail.
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Kathie Canning
May 20, 2021
For the second year in a row, Dairy Foods has good news to share about the retail juice category, a segment that had been experiencing a multi-year decline. According to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI, two of the four juice categories actually posted impressive dollar and unit sales increases during the 52 weeks ending March 21, 2021.
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cultured dairy sales

It’s cultured dairy’s time to shine

Dollar sales rose steeply in most retail cultured dairy categories.
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Kathie Canning
April 19, 2021
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers ate at home more often during the past year — and many of them baked and cooked up a storm, too. That reality translated into rosy sales at retail for a number of cultured dairy categories.
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