Yogurt/​dessert innovation – June/​July 2010

Germany’s Bauer dairy has added more fruit to its Mövenpick range of Birchermüesli yogurts and added a new limited edition variety for the summer.

Dr Oetker has launched a new double chocolate pudding. Packed in a 125g cup, a layer of airy chocolate whipped cream lies on a ‘cloud’ of loose chocolate cream.

Dr Oetker has also launched Frucht finesse, two 160g pots of fruit purée with Bourbon vanilla sauce. The new fruit desserts are available in mango with apple and cherry and banana with apple and cherry.

Groupe Danone in France has launched a range of apple desserts under its children’s Gervais brand. The new desserts are available in: apple & banana, apple & pear, fresh apple, apple and apple & vanilla.

Nöm in Austria has added two new variants to its fru fru yogurt range and a limited edition special for the summer. The two new flavours are cherry & vanilla and apricot. The fru fru limited edition flavour is elderberry.

Nöm has also launched a limited edition product in its Nöm Mix range — blackcurrant. Packed in a 180g goblet.

Yeo Valley has added a special edition lemon curd to its 450g big pot yogurt collection — the latest flavour creation from the Somerset organic dairy company, following feedback from a host of consumers.

Yoplait US has launched Yoplait Greek yogurt. Packed with 12g of protein – said to be twice that found in leading yogurts. Yoplait Greek is available in 6oz cups in four flavours, strawberry, blueberry, honey vanilla and plain.

Müller UK is spending £9 million on a relaunch of its top selling Corner range. This includes new Greek Style Corners, new Fruit Corner variants, re-​branding of Mini Fruit and Crunch Corner and new pack designs across the range.

In the UK Dr Oetker has launched Fruit Deli, a fruit mousse with a layer of fruit compote. The range is available in three fruit combinations: strawberry & rhubarb; peach & passion fruit; and cherry & pomegranate.

In Germany, Dr Oetker has launched two new summer mousses — Lemon Kiss and Strawberry Kiss, available until the middle of September 2010.

Landliebe has introduced a Muesli range of snacks for breakfast or between meals. There are two 3.8% fat versions: traditional and red berries, and three 1.5% fat versions: chocolate & banana, apple & pineapple, cranberry.

Landliebe in Germany have launched two new creamy puddings. Banana Split pudding contains bananas and fine flakes of chocolate, while chocolate also features in a pudding with Black Forest cherries — packed in 150g pots.

Strategic design company Anthem Worldwide has helped Nestlé Canada Inc relaunch its Real Dairy Natural Ice Cream in Canada with new packaging designs. Anthem centered its design on the ‘real’ ingredients.

German dairy company Omira has introduced more new products to its MinusL lactose free range. These include a 125g pot of Kräutercreme (a spreadable herb cream), a 200g pot of cream cheese, and a vanilla pudding with cream.

Groupe Danone in France has launched a new milk product under its Gervais brand, aimed at youngsters. The limited edition frozen milk dessert is available in strawberry and vanilla and enriched with vitamin D.

Groupe Danone has given children have the choice to eat their new yogurt with a spoon or shake it and drink it with a straw. The yogurt is in a four pack — offering vanilla, strawberry, raspberry and apricot flavours.

Blue Bell Ice Cream in the US has introduced two new ice creams for the summer. Cookies ‘n Cream Ice Cream and Summer Berries Ice Cream have been added to its summer menu.

Elsdorfer has added a selection of yogurt and fruit in 500g pots to its range. The large pot is meant as an ideal dessert for the whole family and is available in four varieties: strawberry, raspberry, peach & passion fruit and cherry.

Chapman’s Yogurt Plus is a range of naturally flavoured frozen yogurt with two active probiotic cultures (Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Bifidobacterium Lactis), and a natural source of prebiotic fibre (Inulin). Available in six low fat varieties.

Chapman’s has teamed up with a Canadian packaging supplier to develop a rectangular round (scround) ice cream packaging container and lid that is approximately 25% less in weight, fully recyclable and has a tamper evident lid.