Dairy

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch visited both Iroquois Elementary School and Wattsburg Area Elementary Center in Erie on Feb. 15 to reward students for participating in Fuel Up to Play 60, a youth-led nutrition and fitness initiative aimed at tackling childhood obesity. …

Smith Dairy Products Company, the leading regional maker of dairy products, beverages and ice cream, today announced the introduction of SMITHS Buttermilk Ranch Dip, the newest product in its full line of sour cream and flavored dips. …

A small-farm advocacy group is crying foul over a state agencys order to halt workshops that teach people how to turn raw milk into butter and other dairy products. …

Tillamooks popular line of 6-oz. yogurts is expanding with three new flavors, all made with no artificial flavors, no artificial colors, no artificial sweeteners and no high fructose corn syrup, and like all of its products, Tillamook Lowfat Yogurt is made with the highest quality milk from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones. Additionally, the company is launching Vanilla Bean and Naturally Plain yogurts in new 32-oz. cartons and expanding distribution of six of its popular 6-oz. flavors in the West. …

A recent consumer study from the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) shows that consumers generally prefer the taste and would change their shopping habits to buy fluid milk with enhanced nutrition, opening new revenue doors for retailers and processors. …