Articles Tagged with ''dairy drinks''

Lifeway Foods reports strong Q2 results

Sales for kefir company up 28 percent in quarter
August 11, 2014

Lifeway Foods Inc., Morton Grove, Ill., announced results for the second quarter, which ended June 30. Total consolidated net sales increased 28 percent to $29.6 million during the three-month period from $23.1 million during the same three-month period in 2013. This increase is primarily attributable to increased sales and awareness of the company’s flagship Kefir line as well as its ProBugs Organic Kefir for kids and BioKefir lines.


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Algae-based ingredient

June 13, 2012

 Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals offers Almagine HL whole algalin flour, a microalgae-based ingredient that serves as a formulation alternative to dairy, soy, rice and almond milk.  


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Children's drinks address growing concerns

Children’s drinks leverage natural, reduced sugar claims
jessica Jacobsen
Jessica Jacobsen
February 13, 2012
When it comes to children’s nutrition, parents are faced with the challenge of finding products that meet their nutritional preferences, but also appeal to their children. But the challenge extends beyond parents and begins with the manufacturers. Beverage-makers are tasked with developing products to help bridge the gap between nutritional demands and pleasing taste profiles.
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Substitutions expand non-dairy options

Almond milk battles soymilk for top dairy alternative spot
Stephanie Cernivec
November 14, 2011
In 1999, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a health claim allowing soymilk manufacturers to state that consuming 25 grams of soy protein in a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, says Virginia Lee, senior research analyst at Chicago-based Euromonitor International. This claim boosted the popularity of soymilk, and it continues to be the most popular dairy alternative beverage today, she says. However, the research firm estimates that sales of soymilk declined 5.8 percent from $981 million in 2009 to $924 million in 2010, and another 8.5 percent in 2010 reaching $846 million in 2011.
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Almond milk expands dairy alternative base

July 12, 2011

Shifts among category leaders took place in the dairy alternatives market as almond milk and kefir helped contribute to category growth. The refrigerated kefir, milk substitutes and soymilk category grew 16.4 percent for $608.3 million in sales, according to SymphonyIRI Group, Chicago, for the 52 weeks ending May 15 in U.S. supermarkets, drug stores, gas and convenience stores and mass merchandise outlets, excluding Wal-Mart.


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