Widespread vitamin deficiencies in Russia reveal opportunities to
develop the country's functional dairy products market, yet further
progress will depend strongly on consumers' ability to pay,
writes Angela Drujinina.
A new report suggests that Americans are waking up to the health
benefits of cultured dairy products - and in particular probiotic
shots - as part of the wider trend towards functional foods,
reports Jess Halliday.
Hungary's competition watchdog has fined French dairy giant Danone
HUF10 million for manipulating and misleading consumers with its
advert for Danone Activia yoghurt, writes Chris Mercer.
The first dairy food range in Europe containing Danisco's Howaru
probiotics has been introduced in Slovenia by one of the region's
top dairy product manufacturers Ljubljanske Mlekarne.
New requirements from European regulatory authorities could play a
significant role in the success of the next wave of foods
containing cholesterol-lowering plant sterols, writes Dominique
Patton.
The Food unit of the French Rhodia Group has launched two new
ingredients onto the market to improve the texture of yoghurts,
especially 'light' yoghurts with less fat.
Yoghurt has been by far the fastest-growing dairy sector over the
last four years, driven by added health benefits, convenient
packaging and improved taste profiles. Probiotic yoghurts grew
fastest after the new drinking yoghurt format.
Fruit juice, especially juice made from berries, and probiotic
dairy products could help prevent women from getting recurring
urinary tract infections, says a team of Finnish researchers.
With the booming trend in health products, and dairy manufacturers
under pressure to innovate, there is an impressive number of
healthy dairy products being launched each month. We take a look at
some of the latest entries, from market...
An increase in health awareness and the consumer trend towards
snacking has driven dairy volume sales to an all time high, claims
a recent survey from market analysts Euromonitor International.