Dairy & Dairy Alternatives

Cargill solutions are redefining dairy delight

Indulgence is evolving. Today’s consumers aren’t content to choose between wellness and delight; they want it all.

Cargill supports your dairy innovation needs from concept to market. Partner with us for proven expertise, industry-leading ingredients, and a collaborative approach.

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Cargill Dairy

Discover end-to-end resources & solutions

From consumer insights to on-trend ideas, prototyping to scale-up, tap into Cargill’s comprehensive resources for dairy innovation. 

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Dairy innovation

Fresh concepts from Cargill

At the Cargill Food Innovation Center, we are transforming insights into innovative prototypes for ingredient systems and solutions—turning creative ideas into real products that help brands stay ahead.

Yogurt with inclusions

Indulgent yogurt

A richly layered experience, with dessert-like texture and a trend-forward flavor profile—packed with protein and fiber nutrition.

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Ultra-filtered chocolate milk

A reduced-sugar fave

All the richness of an indulgent chocolate milk, with 50% less sugar.* Real, ultra-filtered milk sips with an excellent source of protein and calcium.

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Market Trends

Consumers want it all

Protein. Calcium. Less sugar. Indulgent experiences. It’s a tall order, but one we can help you deliver on.

Clear health benefits Icon Clear health benefits
Milk protein claims lead across categories1

Delightful taste + texture Icon Delightful taste + texture
48% say texture defines dessert enjoyment2

Craving indulgent nutrition Icon Craving indulgent nutrition
Functional beverage users believe healthy foods rarely taste good3 

Insights

Indulgence is evolving

Learn how Cargill is redefining what an indulgent treat can look and taste 
like in this brief video.

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Cargill’s dairy portfolio

Delivering comprehensive solutions to capture dairy’s potential.

Drinks & Beverages

From flavored milks to hot cocoas, smoothies to shakes, we help create dairy drinks that delight.

Yogurt

Achieve rich texture & robust nutrition with our full range of ingredients and integrated pilot plants.

Creamers

Whether traditional or plant-based, we can help you craft creamers that elevate any cup.

Ice Cream

You can’t beat a sweet frozen treat —especially when carefully chosen ingredients make it guilt-free.

Cheeses

Chunks, slices, shreds or spreads, choose Cargill for industry-leading cheese-making ingredients & technology.

Dips & Dressings

Acidulants, cultures, and stabilizers—we create full-fat to low-fat solutions customized to your unique processing needs.


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Cocoa & Chocolate

Cargill’s broad portfolio of high-quality cocoas and chocolates can make your dairy products irresistible.

Featured ingredients:

Cocoa Powder

Dark Chocolate

Milk Chocolate


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Fats & Oils

Fats and oils can enhance mouthfeel, add beneficial nutrients and stabilize emulsions in dairy.

Featured ingredients:

High Oleic Oils

Confectionery and Specialty Fats

All-purpose Shortenings


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Salt

Salt is surprisingly essential in dairy products. We can help you find the best salt ingredients for your recipes.

Featured ingredients:

Alberger® Flake Salt

Sea Salts

Sodium Reduction Solutions


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Sweeteners

From lightly sweet to full-on indulgent, Cargill can help you achieve your goals for taste, functional performance and label attributes.

Featured ingredients:

Specialty Sweeteners

Sugar

Corn Sweeteners


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Texturizers

In dairy, texture is critical: the palatability of yogurt, creamy melt of ice cream, or bite of cheese. Rely on Cargill to achieve sensory perfection.

Featured ingredients:

Soluble Rice Flour

Lecithins

Hydrocolloids


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Find solutions across the dairy aisle & beyond

Explore all that Cargill has to offer for Dairy & Dairy Alternatives.

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More resources from Cargill

Ingredients

Our Sweeteners portfolio

Learn about Cargill’s wide variety of sweeteners to meet your formulation needs.

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Innovation

Trending solutions

Discover solutions to the latest formulation challenges and insights into the latest consumer trends.

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Insights

Digging into sweetness

Get actionable insights into how consumers are trying to limit or avoid sugar.

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Dairy differently

Cargill insights, ingredients and innovation capabilities can help you create differentiated dairy.

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SOURCES: 1. Innova Database. 2. Supermarket Perimeter. 3. Packaged Facts. 

*Sugar content has been lowered from 22 g to 11 g per 240 ml serving.

 

Some Cargill products are only approved for use in certain geographies, end uses, and/or at certain usage levels. It is the customer’s responsibility to determine, for a particular geography, that (i) the Cargill product, its use and usage levels, (ii) the customer’s product and its use, and (iii) any claims made about the customer’s product, all comply with applicable laws and regulations.