One organization offers studies pointing to the role that proteins, particularly whey proteins, can play in the functional beverage market for women and Baby Boomers.
Shannon Koski is an account manager with and consultant to the U.S. Dairy Export Council. She has worked in the dairy industry for 10 years as a scientist and account manager and has a B.S. in food science, University of Minnesota, and an A.A.S. in culinary arts, Arts Institute International, Minneapolis. For more information on how whey protein and other dairy ingredients can play a role in developing foods and beverages to reach today’s consumers, go to www.InnovateWithDairy.com. For technical assistance formulating products with dairy ingredients, contact techsupport@InnovateWithDairy.com.