Yoghurt

The eco-friendly format sees the yogurt and oat cluster pots now clip together, replacing the previous plastic wrap. Pic: Nomadic Dairy

Nomadic Dairy on the importance of packaging

By Jim Cornall

One of the fastest growing yogurt brands in the UK, Nomadic Dairy has invested £2.7m ($3.5m) in new packaging that removes 240 tonnes of plastic annually from its supply chain.

Reykjavik Creamery uses ultra-filtration technology developed in Iceland and built in the US to make cultured dairy products such as Icelandic-style skyr and Greek yogurt. Pics: Reykjavik Creamery

Icelandic innovation in US dairy

By Jim Cornall

Reykjavik Creamery is a new dairy processor in Pennsylvania specializing in contract manufacturing for the US market.

Dairy Dialog podcast 99: Barton Group and Chromologics

Dairy Dialog podcast 99: Barton Group and Chromologics

By Jim Cornall

This week’s Dairy Dialog podcast features interviews with Lewis Barton, president of Barton Group LLC, and Gerit Tolborg, CEO of Chromologics. We also have our weekly look at the global dairy markets with Charlie Hyland, from StoneX.

Dropping the secondary plastic lids is expected to save Penny more than 50 tons of plastic per year.

Penny drops plastic yogurt lids

By Jim Cornall

German discount retailer Penny, a part of the Rewe Group, has removed all of the secondary plastic lids from its own brand 500g yogurt cups.

Dairy Dialog podcast 97: USDEC, Boss Dog and Innodelice

Dairy Dialog podcast 97: USDEC, Boss Dog and Innodelice

By Jim Cornall

On this week’s podcast - alongside our weekly look at the global dairy markets with Charlie Hyland from StoneX - we chatted with Annie Bienvenue, vice president, technical services, and Kristi Saitama, vice president, ingredient marketing from USDEC;...

The new ingredients are suitable for a instant beverages such as 3-in-1 coffee, ready-to-drink canned coffee, canned milk, flavored milk drinks, soups and sauces. Pic: Ingredion

New Ingredion starches support simpler labels

By Jim Cornall

Ingredion has launched new Novation Indulge 3620 and 3820 starches to meet consumers’ demand for clean and healthy eating while providing sensory attributes like smoothness, creaminess and a rich mouthfeel.

Arla Foods Ingredients recently launched a clean label ambient stirred yogurt concept containing five all-natural ingredients.  Pic: Arla Foods Ingredients

The growing importance of clean label in functional dairy

By Jim Cornall

Demand for functional dairy ingredients has never been higher. This is largely driven by the high-protein trend – consumers increasingly understand the proven benefits of high-quality proteins, in particular those from whey, for muscle growth, weight...

Dairy Dialog podcast 90: Selig, Elopak, Chobani

Dairy Dialog podcast 90: Selig, Elopak, Chobani

By Jim Cornall

Guests on the podcast this week are Peter McGuiness, CEO of Chobani; John Brown, vice president of marketing at Selig; and Patrick Verhelst, Elopak chief marketing officer.

This is the third regenerative agriculture pilot the company has launched – and the first for its dairy ingredient supply.  Pic: Getty Images/Matt Anderson

General Mills launches regenerative dairy pilot in Michigan

By Jim Cornall

General Mills, the maker of Yoplait, Liberté and Mountain High yogurt products, has announced the start of a three-year regenerative dairy pilot in western Michigan, a key sourcing region for its fluid milk supply.

BENEO’s new Orafti Organic, is an organic variant of its chicory root fiber. Pic: BENEO

New BENEO organic ingredients have dairy applications

By Jim Cornall

BENEO has announced the expansion of its chicory root fiber and rice starch ingredient portfolio with two new organic solutions: an organic waxy rice starch, Remyline O AX DR, and organic chicory root fiber, Orafti Organic.

Twelve different designs of the UV Flexo printed clear PET lids have been produced.

New lids for The Collective yogurt

By Jim Cornall

UK pre-cut lids manufacturer Chadwicks of Bury (part of the Clondalkin Group) has produced a differentiated lidding solution for yogurt brand, The Collective.

Dairy Dialog podcast 79: DuPont, DW Reusables, Quickes, Andonix

Dairy Dialog podcast 79: DuPont, DW Reusables, Quickes, Andonix

By Jim Cornall

On this week’s Dairy Dialog podcast, our guests are Morten Boesen, global product line manager, fresh dairy, at DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences; Rudi Raskin, vice president sales, DW Reusables; Mary Quicke, managing director of Quicke’s; and David...

A robotic-based system will enable Lancashire Farm Dairies to manufacture 25% more 1kg yogurts.

Lancashire Farm Dairies investing in technology

By Jim Cornall

Rochdale, UK, based yogurt brand, Lancashire Farm Dairies, has announced a £1m ($1.25m) business investment which will incorporate advanced technology and robotics into its manufacturing plant.

The new cultures were developed to create mildness and premium texture for its customers. Pic: DuPont

DuPont launches YO-MIX PRIME

By Jim Cornall

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has launched its DuPont YO-MIX PRIME cultures series globally.

Tetra Pak worked with Lactinov to ensure the packaging was transportable overseas with outer cartons, which contain 24 single units and come with a handle to pick-up them up easily.

Lactinov’s Promess continues to impress

By Jim Cornall

One of the companies exhibiting at the Gulfood show in Dubai recently was Lactinov, a subsidiary of the French dairy cooperative Lact’Union Group.

Spanish brand Quescrem introduced its new culinary yogurt at SIAL.

Watch: Quescrem culinary yogurt debuts at SIAL

By Jim Cornall

Dairy company Innolact, based in Lugo, northwest Spain, introduced one of its new products at the SIAL food show in Paris recently, its Quescrem branded culinary yogurt.

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Identifying flavor in cheese and yogurt

By Jim Cornall

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology, and the University of Hohenheim have developed a new methodical approach for the faster identification of flavor-giving protein fragments in foods...

New this month are products from Fairlife and Arla Foods. Pic: ©Getty Images/tumsasedgars

New product round-up: October 2018

By Beth Newhart and Jim Cornall

It’s time for our regular monthly look at what’s new in the dairy aisles around the world.

Authors of a US study on sugar reduction say substitution of sugar using non-nutritive sweeteners has been the most successful approach to date. Pic: ©Getty Images/ia_64

UK yogurt study finds high sugar content

By Jim Cornall

A study in the Journal of Dairy Science on sugar reduction in dairy products comes at a time when yogurt is under the spotlight for its sugar content in the UK.