Ultramodern cheese. (Frankly Speaking)

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, October, 2002 by Paula Frank

What attribute is the most important when selecting a cheese item? Apparently, it's the variety or flavor of the cheese, indicates Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), in its Dairy Educational Series, prepared by Willard Bishop consulting Ltd. in 2000. DMI offered this educational series, in part, as a tool for retailers to maximize sales and profits.

DMI went on to reveal that cheeses such as domestic Asiago, Pepper Jack and fresh grated Parmesan were becoming staple ingredients in many restaurant dishes, and as a result consumers were searching for those same cheeses in products at the retail level.

At IFT in Anaheim this past July, DMI debuted a new process to create cheese in almost any flavor imaginable that can have color added to match. The cheese injection...