Rowan Glen, Scotland-based supplier of locally produced yogurts, butters, spreads and cheeses, has extended its range with the launch of a new yogurt dessert, the Rowan Glen Crumble. A first for the Scottish market, the new Crumble comes in a 150g twin pot, with a mild and creamy yogurt on a layer of fruit and a separate serving of crunchy biscuit crumble. There are three fruit varieties to choose from: rhubarb, strawberry and apple. Rowan Glen Sales Manager Ronnie Wilson said: “At Rowan Glen, we pride ourselves on using only the freshest Scottish milk in our products and we are constantly striving to bring new tastes and experiences to our customers. “We're now introducing the Rowan Glen Crumble, which uses fresh Scottish milk and promises to be a valuable addition to the already impressive Rowan Glen dairy range.”

After more than a century of waiting, Arla Foods has brought its international speciality Castello cheese to the UK. Since Henrik Tholstrup took over his father’s dairy in Denmark, his prize-winning Castello cheese has been a firm favourite on cheese boards, selling 21 million packs a year across 50 countries worldwide. The UK launch of Castello by Arla Foods forms part of an ambitious global strategy for the brand and will be supported by a £2.1 million marketing campaign for the rest of 2007. Castello Blue is an award-winning blue-veined gourmet cheese with a subtle and creamy taste. Its mild flavour develops steadily as it matures, without becoming too strong. Castello White is a distinctive, rich and creamy soft cheese with a delicate white rind covering. As the cheese matures, it becomes softer and creamier.

The Irish Dairy Board’s German subsidiary, IDB Deutschland, has launched a new grated cheese pack onto the German market. Kerrygold Original Irischer Käse mild-würzig is a mix of Kerrygold Cheddar Cheese (40%) and Kerrygold Blarney Cheese (60%). Available in a convenient double pack (2 x 75g), the mix of the two cheeses claims excellent taste, perfect melting results and a crispy crust.

Onken Mousse has been relaunched and rebranded as German owner Dr Oetker makes its mark on the UK chilled pot desserts market. It has introduced a continental-style chocolate mousse under the Onken sub brand. The new range – offering three variants: chocolate, chocolate with a hint of mint, and chocolate with a hint of orange – is available in single packs with a sleek, black pot design. The 100g pot is larger than many competitor products, offering extra value for consumers. In addition, the Onken Mousse range has been rebranded Dr Oetker Onken Mousse, and resegmented into Creamy and Fruity Lite. The range offers a combination of Bio yogurt and Fromage Frais, Creamy contains a hidden layer of real cream, in orange mango and lime, strawberry, peach, chocolate and hazelnut flavours. The lemon and strawberry Fruity Lite varieties – with a layer of rich fruit – are complemented by the addition of a new apple and blackberry flavour.

Yoplait is expanding its fromage frais range, Petits Filous, with the launch of Petits Filous Strawberry Mousse, the first mousse-based product to be included in the Petits Filous range. Yoplait Group Brand Manager – Kids, Gemma Baggaley, said: “The launch of a mousse-based product will not only provide more choice within the range, but help generate incremental sales across the category. We are confident Petits Filous Strawberry Mousse will be a big hit with consumers.” Petits Filous Strawberry Mousse is available in 4 x 71g packs.

The Master Cheese Makers from Austrian dairy company Käsehof, the country’s largest organic cheese maker, are offering a Light Organic Country Cheese with only 13% fat – aimed at the diet-conscious cheese enthusiast. The Light Organic Country Cheese, of premium organic quality, is available in slices or as a 250g block. The cheese is easily recognisable due to its light blue colour and its organic label. The friendly Käsehof Cow iconic brand logo is placed in the centre. In addition, the cheese is lactose free, which is also positively displayed on the label.

Dabur India, a leading Indian company, has entered the malted food drink market with the launch of Chyawan Junior. Chyawan Junior offers the essential goodness of Chyawanprash (Indian health tonic), but with a chocolate flavour that makes it more appealing to children. “Dabur is making a concerted effort to expand the Chyawanprash category by introducing new and innovative variants,” said Dabur India Executive Vice President, K K Rajesh. Chyawan Junior also takes Dabur into the milk beverage market, valued at Rs15,000 million (€261 million). This segment is expected to grow by 15% in 2007-08, and the launch of Chyawan Junior could help Dabur establish a prominent position in the market.

As concerns over child obesity continue to hit the headlines, popular children’s TV show Lazy Town, and Arla Foods in the UK, have joined together to launch the first children’s probiotic yogurt and fromage frais range free of added sugar, artificial additives, flavours and colours. Lazy Town, the brainchild of Magnus Scheving, is a popular television show for children, featuring a combination of puppets and live characters. It's packed with action and energy and aims to motivate children to make healthy lifestyle choices. Arla Retail Brand Manager for yogurts and desserts, Claire Hooper, said: “This is a totally new product for Arla and is the first of its kind in the children’s yogurt and fromage frais category. “In response to tighter food ingredient regulations relating to products aimed at children, we have developed new recipes for the yogurt and fromage frais range. Rather than adding artificial flavours, colours and preservatives, like many products on the market, we've perfected a recipe which uses only fruit juice and purée to provide flavour and sweetness.” The four-pack yogurt comes in strawberry, banana, raspberry and apple flavours, and the fromage frais six-pack is available in strawberry, banana and raspberry.

A new range of soft cheeses that use classic ingredients and real provenance in a fresh and simple way has been launched by UK ethical food maker Kavli. The new Primula assortment boasts a trio of temptations, including White Stilton & Apricot, Wensleydale & Cranberry and Smoked Salmon & Soft Cheese. The traditional white Stilton comes from the Long Clawson Dairy in the Vale of Belvoir, while Wensleydale & Cranberry uses real Yorkshire Wensleydale from the Wensleydale Creamery at Hawes. The new range is designed for indulgent treats, entertaining and social sharing – especially for the forthcoming festive season.

The Midwest Dairy Association has introduced a new Gridiron Milk branded product line to schools and retail grocery stores for the 2007 National Football League (NFL) season. Nebraska-based processor Roberts Dairy Company is distributing the product line. Gridiron Milk is packaged in 8oz plastic resealable containers and features all 32 NFL team logos, as well as highlighting the <1> interactive website for kids. “Kids know milk helps athletes play well. Drinking Gridiron Milk at school and at home is one way kids can get the same nutritional benefits for their own growing bodies,” said Midwest Dairy Retail Marketing Manager, Lori Lackner. Gridiron Milk is available in a variety of flavours, including fat free 1% and 2% white; fat free and 2% chocolate; and fat free strawberry. Midwest Dairy believes Gridiron Milk will help increase the number of schools offering New Look of School Milk, a programme that presents milk prominently in attractive plastic containers that appeal to students. <1>: http://www.nflrush.com/

WheyUP has launched a nationwide US campaign in a distribution deal with retail giant GNC. WheyUP, the Original Protein Drink with Energy, is the first product of its kind that combines a protein drink with an energy drink. WheyUP represents a breakthrough in the sports drink market. It combines 20 grams of whey protein with an energy formula in a sugar free, non-carbonated beverage. It's being sold in ready-to-drink, resealable 16oz plastic bottles, having previously been sold in 16oz cans in the test market. WheyUP has also introduced a new flavour, tropical citrus, which complements the company’s wild berry flavour. Both flavours will make their debut in the new plastic bottles, and two more flavours are planned for later this year.

*The Taste top innovations of Anuga 2007 combine the best of taste, function and packaging. This year winner’s included: * Caps orange lemon isotonic sports drink from Deutsche Sisi Werke GmbH and Co Betriebs KG. A combination of the natural energy builder fructose and wheat dextrin results in long lasting energy. Sold in a practical resealable pouch pack with neat holographic runners, the drink is recommended by the Rhein Neckar Olympic Support Centre.