Yogurt and dessert innovation – October/​November 2009

This 20cl pot of vanilla sauce with fresh cream is from German dairy company Omira Milch.

Dutch dairy company Yante Creamery has launched its Cuisine yogurt. Cuisine yogurt is comparable to crème frâiche and cooking cream, but with only 10% fat.

This range from Dutch company Yante Creamery is influenced by three countries: Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria.

Yolive from Mevgal SA, Greece, is a natural Greek yogurt with whole grain crackers. It contains no animal fats, with 2% olive oil: 1.5% refined and 0.5% native oil from Sicily.

Austrian company Berlandmilch Schärdinger has produced Topfennockerl: yogurt curd dumplings with a dessert sauce.

Nöm Dairy in Austria has added two split pot yogurts to its Fasten weight management range. The vanilla yogurt comes in a 180g double chamber goblet with either strawberry or cherry, and contains 0.08% fat.

Germany’s Molkerei Weihenstephan has introduced the following flavours to its Premium yogurt range: marzipan and poppy seed, pear with chocolate flakes, winter apple with vanilla and plum with cinnamon.

Yoplait in the US has launched YoPlus Light yogurt at 70 calories and no fat. Available in a four-​pack of 4oz cups, the yogurt is offered in three flavours: key lime pie, honey vanilla and strawberry banana.

The newest edition to the Onken range is Limited Edition Coconut. The yogurt comes packaged in a 450g black pot and contains less than 5% fat.

Nöm Naturally Light is the first branded non-​fat yogurt from Nöm Dairy, UK. The range is available in four flavours: Senga strawberry, Morello cherry, Alphonso mango passionfruit and Bourbon vanilla.

Müller has added new flavours to its Froop range of fruit-​on-​yogurt products. The new products, in 150g goblets, include: mango, plum cinnamon, and apricot – served on a base of yogurt.

German dairy company Müller has launched a range of low-​fat (1% fat) buttermilk yogurts. Available in: strawberry, peach, orange and cherry flavours.

Raspberry and white chocolate is the combination for Müller’s second Limited Edition flavour. As well as being available in a single 175g pot, the new variant will also be incorporated in a Limited Edition six-​pack.

German company Müller has launched two Christmas-​themed yogurts: small chocolate reindeer and vanilla yogurt, or chocolate reindeer with a gingerbread flavoured yogurt. Available in 150g goblets.

Müller UK has added a toffee variant to its 200g Müller Rice range.

Weight Watchers has launched a reduced fat thick cream with 70% less fat than standard double cream. The cream is available in a 200g pot, has 12% fat and contains one Weight Watchers point per 30g serving.

Belgian dairy company Olympia Dairy has introduced two flavours to its pudding range: vanilla and chocolate. These are served in 100g pots and are available without added sugar, suitable for diabetics.

Chr Hansen has introduced YoFlex Express, YoFlex Advance and YoFlex Harmony, the next generation of the company’s range of cultures for yogurt and fermented milks.