Ice Cream

Blue Bell recalled ice cream due to Listeria contamination last year

Dairy topped FDA food recalls last year, finds SAGE

By Joseph James Whitworth

Dairy products remained the top FDA recalled food category in 2015 with the Blue Bell ice cream Listeria contamination incident heavily behind this, according to SAGE Food Safety Consultants.

How do consumers choose ice cream? GNT Group has studied the reasons, and come up with the top five factors that affect the decision.

Top five factors when consumers buy ice cream

By Jim Cornall

Using worldwide consumer surveys, GNT Group, the Dutch global provider of food coloring concentrates, has put together the top five factors consumers are interested in when it comes to buying ice cream.

'We started out saying we wanted to be the Red Bull of the freezer cabinet. Now we want to go beyond that,' says protein ice cream start-up.

Protein ice cream: The Red Bull of the freezer aisle?

By Lynda Searby

Rising protein ice cream brand WheyHey isn’t stopping at being the 'Red Bull of the freezer aisle'; it wants to provide an alternative to the 'rubbish' food companies are serving up in every category, co-founder Damien Kennedy tells...

John Jordan, CEO of Ornua Foods Europe, was one of the speakers at Dairy UK's seminar.

Dairy UK looks to strong future despite Brexit

By Jim Cornall

The UK dairy industry is open for business and ready to help build a stronger economy and better future, Dairy UK chairman, Dr David Dobbin, said at the Dairy UK annual dinner in London.

Tip Top is hoping a trial program introducing its ice cream to China through Tmall will be a sweet success.

Tip Top dips into China ice cream market

By Jim Cornall

Will Hokey Pokey be a hit in Hangzhou? New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra is hoping so, as it tries out its Tip Top ice cream in the Chinese market through Chinese e-commerce site Tmall.

UK sales: R&R clams slow market conditions and the timing of promotions has affected performance

Sales fall 1.3% at R&R Ice Cream

By Noli Dinkovski

R&R Ice Cream has posted a 1.3% drop in sales for the first quarter of 2016 as its acquisition of Nestlé’s South Africa business, fluctuating exchange rates, and tough European trading conditions hit like-for-like performance.

New products in the dairy aisles for May

New products in the dairy aisles for May

By Jim Cornall

DairyReporter takes a look at some of the products and variants that launched in May. If you have a new product that you'd like included, or know of a new product anywhere in the world we should consider for inclusion in our monthly gallery, we'd...

Euromonitor International supplied DairyReporter with the top 10 ice cream brands in each region throughout the world. It's a mix of household names and regionally specialized brands that make up the top 10 sellers in 2015. Photo: iStock-korinoxe

Region by Region: What are the top 10 selling ice creams in the world?

By Jim Cornall

Magnum, Cornetto, Häagen-Dazs, Ben & Jerry’s… the ice-cream and frozen dessert market is full of well-known brands, but who takes the top spots in worldwide sales? Using data from Euromonitor International, we take a look at the top 10 brands from...

WABEL's Chilled & Dairy Summit takes place this week, bringing buyers and suppliers together for business meetings.

WABEL summit unites buyers and suppliers

By Jim Cornall

The traditional format for trade shows is becoming an “old concept” for those doing business, says WABEL’s co-founder and managing director.

Palsgaard celebrates CO2-neutrality milestone

Palsgaard celebrates CO2-neutrality milestone

By Jenny Eagle

Palsgaard, which makes emulsifier/stabilizer blends, which are used in products from cake mixes to chocolate, confectionery, dairy and ice cream, is the first Danish food producer to achieve CO2-neutrality.