Front Page - January 26, 2015 • Volume 139, No. 31

From Bailey’s To Beer, Cream & Lactose Can Be Important Ingredient In Libations
The use of dairy ingredients like cream or lactose is a small yet significant growing trend in the alcoholic beverage segment.
Cream has always been a key ingredient in time-honored liqueurs like Baileys Irish Cream. However, with a surge in craft breweries and artisan distilleries, milk-derived ingredients like lactose are showing up in some unexpected places.

US Milk Output Rose 2.4% In 2014 To Record 206.0 Billion Pounds

US milk production during 2014 totaled a record 206.0 billion pounds, up 2.4 percent, or about 4.8 billion pounds, from 2013, according to figures released Thursday by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics ...

 

Milk Prices Projected To Average $6.00-$8.00 Per Hundred Lower In 2015 Than In Record 2014

US milk prices in 2015 will average somewhere between $6.00 and $8.00 per hundredweight below 2014’s record-high prices, according to several price...

Citing Higher Calorie, Fat, Sodium Intake, Study Suggests Kids Curb Pizza Consumption; Improved Nutrient Profile Also Eyed
The higher calorie, saturated fat, and sodium intake associated with children’s and adolescents’ pizza consumption “demonstrates the importance of implementing policies and practices aimed at curbing its consumption and improving its nutrient content,” concludes a study appearing in the February 2015 issue of Pediatrics, a journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

 

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