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Vermont Creamery launches artisanal cultured sour cream; LALA adds dairy-based desserts; Good Culture introduces lactose-free line.
ARTISINAL SOUR CREAM
Websterville, Vt.-based Vermont Creamery introduced the brand’s first cultured sour cream lineup. According to the company, the line’s flavors were designed around complementing Latin-inspired food and potatoes. Specifically, Cilantro Lime is an ideal pairing for spicy dishes, delivering a cool and refreshing counterpoint to the heat in tacos, chili and cheesy quesadillas with hot sauce. Fire Roasted Onion & Chive embodies a savory sweetness, with smoky and roasted notes that are the perfect complement to loaded potatoes, crinkle chips, chilis and stews. And the Crème-Style Classic is anything but plain, with a rich, velvety texture, cultured notes and just the right amount of tang for pairing with traditional favorites.
DAIRY-BASED DESSERTS
Dallas-based LALA U.S. added dessert yogurt smoothies and cremas. Postres Auténticos dessert yogurt smoothies come in three flavors: Fresas con Crema (strawberries and cream), Tres Leches Cake and Arroz con Leche (rice pudding). Intended to be enjoyed after a meal or as a late-night snack, they are made with real whole milk for a rich, creamy taste. Each 6.7-ounce bottle also contains 5 grams of protein. The Postres Auténticos fruit and crema desserts are a convenient take on traditional Hispanic desserts. They come in two flavors: Fresas con Crema (strawberries and cream) and Duraznos con Crema (peaches and cream). Available in a 4-ounce single-serve format, the desserts can be enjoyed any time and are unique among other Hispanic desserts on the market.
BOBA ICE CREAM
Pittsburg, Calif.-based Ramar Foods expanded its premium ice cream brand, Magnolia, by launching eight flavors of boba ice cream. The Magnolia boba ice cream line is available in various grocery stores. According to Ramar Foods, the new line combines the best of two treats — premium Magnolia ice cream and boba. Typically, boba pearls are made with tapioca starch that hardens when frozen; however, Ramar Foods’ team made sure consumers will experience perfectly chewy boba with every scoop of ice cream. The entire line is available in pint sizes, and the flavors include Ube, Mango, Coffee, Green Tea, Wintermelon, Honeydew, Brown Sugar and Jasmine Milk Tea.
TRIPLE CRÈME CHEESE
Marin French Cheese Co., Petaluma, Calif., says it introduced Golden Gate — the first in its new line of handcrafted premium cheeses. This washed-rind, triple crème cheese is named for the golden color of the cheese, as well as the Golden Gate Bridge, the iconic gateway to Marin County where the historic creamery is located. The unique cultures naturally present in California’s coastal air result in an artisan cheese with a true sense of place. Golden Gate cheese has a suggested retail price of $13.99-$14.99 for an 8-ounce package. Multiple rounds of handwashing in brine score the cheese to help develop the cultures and build an edible rind that preserves the cheese’s creamy texture and balances its earthy, rich flavor with just the right amount of salt.
ICE CREAM WITH CANNABIS
Norwood, Mass.-based MariMed Inc., a multi-state cannabis operator focused on health and wellness, announced a collaboration with the Boston ice cream brand Emack & Bolio’s. The two companies will create a lineup of cannabis-infused vegan and dairy ice cream in outrageous flavors. The ice cream will contain MariMed’s superior formulations, which include the same full spectrum of natural cannabinoids and terpenes from whole plants that are used in MariMed’s brands. According to MariMed, this innovative new category of cannabis products is expected to debut in Massachusetts this year, followed by launches in other legal cannabis markets.
SOUR CREAM POUCH
Westby, Wis.-based Westby Cooperative Creamery says it introduced an all-natural sour cream squeezable pouch to its retail line of dairy products. The project began in 2018 when the creamery sought new ways to increase its sour cream sales. The squeezable sour cream pouch checked all of the necessary boxes; not only will it drive sales, but it also allows the creamery to compete with other well-known brands. The creamery expects to increase sour cream sales by 3,000,000 pounds annually, and as a result, will add four jobs. Benefits of the pouch for the consumer include less product waste, less mess with no need to use utensils to dispense the product, portion control and space savings in refrigerators due to the pouch’s easy stand-up design.
INDIAN-STYLE YOGURT DRINKS
Bedford Park, Ill.-based Raymundo’s Food Group says that its Desi Natural brand, a dahi (Indian-style yogurt) brand, is expanding its product line to include lassi, yogurt drinks and whole-milk flavored dahi. Desi Natural lassi yogurt drinks are available in two flavors — Alphonso Mango and Strawberry — in 16-ounce and 50-ounce containers. Desi Natural’s Alphonso mango is sourced directly from India, delivering a familiar sweet and creamy taste. Desi Natural’s new yogurt drink lineup is based on traditional flavors and includes Masala Chaas, Original Salted and Mint varieties. A perfect way to beat the summer heat, these 16-ounce and 50-ounce refreshing drinks feature the perfect mix of spices and salt, Raymundo’s Food Group says.
BUTTER WITH SEA SALT, AVOCADO OIL
Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms introduced its newest product: pasture-raised butter with sea salt and avocado. According to the company, the new product is the first nationally distributed tub butter made from milk from pasture-raised cows and avocado oil; it also contains the highest fat content of any nationally distributed product in the category. This combination of three simple high-quality ingredients — butter, 100% pure avocado oil and sea salt — along with the offering’s 85% butterfat content create a flavorful and creamy tub butter that is perfect for any cooking occasion. The offering is available nationwide at Sprouts, Whole Foods Market and other retailers.
LACTOSE-FREE SOUR CREAM, COTTAGE CHEESE
Irvine, Calif.-based Good Culture says it unveiled lactose-free cottage cheese, lactose-free sour cream in a squeezable pouch and lactose-free sour cream in a tub. The cottage cheese boasts 14 grams of protein per serving and is made with just five simple ingredients: milk from pasture-raised cows, cream, sea salt, live and active cultures and lactase enzyme. It is available in a 15-ounce tub for a suggested retail price of $3.49. The sour cream pouch and tub are lactose-free versions of the brand's decadent, simple cultured sour cream. The 12-ounce pouch has a suggested retail price of $2.99; the 15-ounce tub markets for $2.99.
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OCTOBER 2021 | dairyfoods.com
OCTOBER 2021 | dairyfoods.com