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Greenpeace slams Fonterra over alleged ‘climate crime’

07-Dec-2011 - NGO Greenpeace New Zealand (GPNZ) has attacked Fonterra’s continued use of controversial palm oil co-product, palm kernel expeller (PKE), as a supplementary dairy farm feed.

Chavez ramps-up rhetoric as Parmalat apologises for 'milk hoarding' response

02-Dec-2011 - Parmalat has issued a public apology to Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in the wake of a row over the company’s initial response to accusations of dairy product hoarding in the country.

Cutting renewable energy subsidy schemes could slow sustainability progress, Dairy UK

30-Nov-2011 - Despite rapid progress towards sustainability goals, cuts to renewable energy subsidy schemes and multiple carbon taxes could slow the dairy industry down in terms of going “above and beyond” existing 2020 targets, according to Dairy UK.

Norwegian dairy giant call for tariff relief as butter crisis bites

29-Nov-2011 - Leading Norwegian butter producer TINE has called upon the country’s agricultural authority to temporarily suspend customs duties on butter imports, to avoid shortages over the Christmas period.

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Fonterra welcomes measures to liberalise Asia-Pacific dairy trade

25-Nov-2011 - Fonterra has welcomed the recently released 'broad outlines' of the so-called Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) to liberalise dairy trade within the Asia-Pacific region.

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Saturated fat is focus for EDA policy conference 2012

23-Nov-2011 - The European Dairy Association (EDA) has announced that it will hold a policy conference in February 2012, where scientists will present the latest scientific developments regarding saturated fats and the importance of dairy for health.

‘Modern world’ focus marks our global nutrition ambition, Synlait

23-Nov-2011 - Opening its new NZ$100m infant nutrition production site in the country yesterday, New Zealand firm Synlait Milk insisted that its close attention to consumer needs sets it apart from competitors.

Nestlé's new Brazilian beverage factory reflects dairy demand

22-Nov-2011 - Nestlé has opened a new CHF 83m (€67m) beverage factory in Brazil to cater for increased demand for dairy-based and other beverages in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

Nutritional education may improve dairy product perceptions, study

22-Nov-2011 - Better nutritional education may help improve attitudes towards dairy products and serve as a useful tool for public health campaigns seeking to increase intake levels, according to a new Australian research study.

DMK aims to ‘express sustainability' within corporate culture

21-Nov-2011 - German dairy processing giant Deutsches Milchkontor (DMK) has published its first sustainability report and says it aims to express sustainability ‘more as a part of our corporate culture’.

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Fonterra chairman announces plan to step down in 2012

18-Nov-2011 - Fonterra chariman Sir Henry van der Heyden has announced his intention to step down from his current role at the New Zealand co-operative's annual meeting in 2012.

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Fonterra ingredients MD resigns

15-Nov-2011 - The managing director of Fonterra's Global Ingredients and Foodservice (GIF) division, Andrei Mikhalevsky, has resigned and will leave the business by the end of the year.

New milk JV could fuel fresh milk market growth, Robert Wiseman

14-Nov-2011 - Robert Wiseman Dairies (RWD) has announced plans to invest £2m (€2.34m) via a joint venture (JV) with New Zealand firm a2 Milk, to introduce A1 beta-casein free milk onto the UK market next summer.

Investing in the Greek yogurt boom: Agro Farma to open second Chobani yogurt facility

07-Nov-2011 - New York-based Agro Farma has said it intends to open a $100m Greek yogurt manufacturing facility for its Chobani yogurt, in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Arla plans further 'significant' whey processing investments

07-Nov-2011 - Arla Foods Ingredients says it is planning further ‘significant investments’ at its Danish whey processing plant, dedicated to the production of high-value dairy ingredients, over the next few years.

Welsh dairy sector ‘under siege’, politician insists

03-Nov-2011 - The Welsh dairy sector is “under siege”, with unprecedented numbers of farmers quitting the sector in recent years, in large part due to unfair contracts with processors.

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Developing world dairy boom is sustainable: Fonterra chairman

02-Nov-2011 - Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden believes that the current dairy boom in China and India that has underpinned rising prices for products worldwide will continue.

New Welsh dairy reveals added-value ambition

31-Oct-2011 - The operators of the first dairy to be built in Wales for 75 years say they have earmarked the sales potential of added-value ingredients in addition to cow’s milk.

Omega-3 may benefit depression symptoms, but only for depressive people

31-Oct-2011 - Daily supplements of omega-3 fatty acids may improve symptoms of depression, but only in people taking antidepressant medications, according to a new study.

Nestlé fortifies Brazilian milk products to capture added-value trend

28-Oct-2011 - Nestlé has launched two new fortified milks in Brazil that it claims will help parents to increase the iron and vitamin content of children’s diets, as the firm rides regional interest in added-value dairy.

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We've goat to go to Hong Kong: Delamere Dairy

28-Oct-2011 - UK goat's milk producer Delamere Dairy has opened a Hong Kong sales office as it hopes to make 'significant inroads' within the Asian market.

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Fonterra fears NZ $20m daily milk loss due to massive gas leak

26-Oct-2011 - Fonterra says it fears it will lose around NZ $20m of milk a day after it was forced to close 15 of its 17 processing sites on North Island, following a break in a gas pipeline on Monday that led to operator Vector requesting that businesses do not use gas.

Soaring butter demand sees supply shortage hit Finland, Sweden and Russia

25-Oct-2011 - Shops in Finland, Sweden and Russian will suffer some ‘scarcity’ of butter supplies for the rest of this year, as leading Finnish dairy processor Valio struggles to meet soaring demand.

FrieslandCampina Domo invests €130m to meet Asian infant nutrition boom

21-Oct-2011 - Growing demand for infant nutrition products in the Asian region have spurred Dutch dairy group FrieslandCampina Domo to splash €130m to upgrade two of its plants with completion expected by November 2013.