20-Oct-2011 - The US and China were the star performers in Yakult’s global probiotics empire in 2011 and are set for further significant investment in 2012, bosses have revealed.
19-Oct-2011 - With per capita consumption of yogurt in the US still way behind western Europe, a major new market entrant such as PepsiCo could breathe fresh life into the fixture and generate incremental sales rather than merely stealing market share off the top two players, according to one analyst.
19-Oct-2011 - Adams Foods has launched a new cheese called 'Mu' in partnership with Tesco to fill a market gap for a 'family oriented' range.
19-Oct-2011 - The ceo of the Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has stressed the importance of Britain as a base from which to further the growth of the Irish dairy sector and build new ‘routes to market’.
17-Oct-2011 - It is vital to counter negative public perceptions of dairy products amidst world consumers, according to the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF’s) scientific programme chair.
13-Oct-2011 - The German dairy sector needs to pursue further consolidation to make inroads into lucrative international markets for dairy products, according to the nation’s largest processor DMK.
13-Oct-2011 - New Zealand’s dairy firms, including Fonterra, are looking to buy up farms in India’s burgeoning dairy sector, but may not find going down that road free of bumps, a new government report indicates.
12-Oct-2011 - Dutch dairy company Friesland Campina (FC) has refreshed its packaging for low-fat cheese brand Milner, in an attempt to develop a consistent brand image.
12-Oct-2011 - The UK should ban illegal eggs produced from foreign battery-caged hens, warns an independent report from the European Food and Farming Partnerships (EFFP).
12-Oct-2011 - Scandinavian-based emulsifiers and stabilizers specialist, Palsgaard has won a corporate social responsibility award (CSR) from the Danish auditing body FSR.
10-Oct-2011 - 49 per cent of milk produced within Wales is shipped to England for processing before it is returned to its country of origin for sale by retailers and wholesalers as ‘Welsh milk’.
10-Oct-2011 - Danone has launched a new brand of fortified, milk-based products for children throughout India.
06-Oct-2011 - Innovative new products, a strong focus on health and wellness, and regional dairy tastes were all on the agenda at FI India in Mumbai this week - and FoodNavigator-Asia's journalists were there, taking stock of what the latest trends mean for the food industry in India.
05-Oct-2011 - A new aspartame distribution deal will benefit the UK and Irish food and drink sector through security of supply, claims leading player Atlantic Chemicals Trading (ACT).
28-Sep-2011 - Arla has defended itself after a charity report attacked its corporate social responsibility record in Bangladesh, and accused it of benefiting unfairly from EU subsidies that impoverished local producers.
22-Sep-2011 - The New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra has announced a recall of its cheese products that are being sold in the Australian market, it said in a statement issued this week.
22-Sep-2011 - General Mills expects to see a sharp acceleration in Greek yogurt sales this year after bringing on new manufacturing capacity and ratcheting up advertising spend.
08-Sep-2011 - In anticipation of stevia approval in Europe, leading producer, PureCircle, has announced that it is setting up its European headquarters in the UK to support customers in their launches throughout the region.
07-Sep-2011 - The EU cheese market is changing from a “comfortable place” where most producers are assured of growth to a cut-throat environment where rising raw milk prices are threatening margins.
07-Sep-2011 - National Farmers' Union (NFU) Scotland Milk Committee chairman, Kenneth Campbell, has urged the Scottish dairy sector to adopt a new growth strategy to capitalise upon profitable global dairy markets.
06-Sep-2011 - China still has a long way to go in developing its dairy industry to international standards, according to the China Dairy Summit.
02-Sep-2011 - Dannon has opened a new $9m research and development center at its White Plains, NY headquarters, in order to improve collaboration between departments and bring new products to market more quickly.
02-Sep-2011 - A new report raises serious doubts about the future prospects of Australia’s dairy exports, citing various reasons why the country's production levels will not be able to keep pace with demand for dairy.
31-Aug-2011 - Dairy giants DMK and Arla planning a joint collaboration to ramp up their milk powder production on the back of increasing global demand.
29-Aug-2011 - Abbott has said it will invest US$230m to build a new nutrition manufacturing facility in China, representing the company's largest investment in China to date.