Article: Sour cream's success. (non-fat sour cream sales rises dramatically in 1994)(Special Feature: Cultured Product Trends)(Cover Story)

It's possible consumers are topping more baked potatoes and dipping more veggies in hopes of attaining the Food Pyramid's recommended five servings per day of fruits and vegetables. Or possibly, they're eating more Mexican food, ignoring fat warnings from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Whatever the reason, total sour cream sales increased 3% in 1994 compared with 1993, and fat-free sour cream sales rose 60%, according to Information Resources Inc. This makes nonfat sour cream truly one of the greatest fat-free success stories in the dairy case.

Consumer demand

"At first we were thinking the fat-free trend was just a flash in the ...

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