Star roles for consumers and 'innovation' in new Arla research script

08-Feb-2012 - Dairy processing giant Arla has revealed to DairyReporter.com that it has overhauled its research strategy for 2012, to prioritise product innovation and tailor its portfolio to specific world markets.

Eco concerns clear in recent Chinese, Indian customer visits: Tetra Pak

16-Jan-2012 - Tetra Pak says that during recent client visits in both India and China, customers have shown an increased interest in environmental issues such as energy use, water consumption and product loss.

Fraunhofer looks beyond Wheylayer film coatings to ‘encouraging’ thermoformable composite work

13-Jan-2012 - Gemany’s Fraunhofer Institute says that after the success of research on replacing petrochemical-based polymers in food packaging film barriers with sustainable whey-based alternatives, scientists are now striving to replace EVOH (ethylene vinyl alcohol) in thermoformable composites.

Can you Jugit? PFM spies rosy UK milk bag future with new machine

09-Jan-2012 - Multinational food packaging company PFM has launched a new entry level milk bagging machine onto the UK market that it hopes will benefit from a perceived trend towards bagged milk on sustainability grounds.

Our 2011 dairy digest: relive the stories that made a milk splash this year...

23-Dec-2011 - From killer ice cream to Nestlé and Danone cancelling or suspending local operations in China, 2011 was a roller-coaster ride for the world dairy industry. So fasten your seatbelts and enjoy our whirlwind tour of the year's top news tattle...

'We're the first to hit UK zero waste to landfill target', Arla

23-Dec-2011 - Arla Foods claims that it is the first major dairy company in the UK to achieve zero waste to landfill throughout its entire UK business, including all its processing sites.

Pile on those truckin' pounds, say Kraft and peers, as opponents cite safety fears

21-Dec-2011 - US food giant Kraft says it hopes that more states are allowed to follow the lead of Maine and Vermont and allow heavier 97,000-pound trucks on interstate roads, although opponents fear safety issues.

State-of-the-art serrated plastic pipe cleaning tech unveiled by Arla

20-Dec-2011 - The UK arm of Scandinavian based dairy giant Arla has installed a new ‘state of the art’ pipe cleaning technology at its creamery in Stourton that it says will help it reduce product waste and save water.

‘Curbside exclusion’ is major challenge facing US carton recycling: Carton Council

13-Dec-2011 - Despite improvements to curbside carton recycling, lack of access for consumers is the major problem that the industry faces in upping recycling rates, according to the US Carton Council.

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.

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.

Bioplastics lobby prompted Californian anti oxo-bio marketing laws, OPA

25-Nov-2011 - Professor Gerald Scott, president of the UK Oxo-Biodegradable Plastics Association (OPA) has hit out at Californian environmental marketing laws that prevent oxo-bio producers from marketing products as ‘biodegradable’, and says they were prompted by the bioplastics lobby.

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’.

Special Edition: Sustainable Supply Chain

Asda exceed sustainability targets through supply chain reduction

15-Nov-2011 - Asda has exceeded a 10% carbon emission reduction target for 2015 through the elimination of 17 million miles from its supply chain to date, according to figures released by the UK retailer.

HDPE milk bottle report shows UK recycling rates up

08-Nov-2011 - A new report into UK High-density polyethylene (HPDE) recycling rates has revealed that milk bottle recycling rates hit a high of 76 per cent during 2010, but 20,000 tonnes of plastic a year are still sent to landfill.

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.

Dairy sector reveals greenhouse gas progress

20-Oct-2011 - The results of collaborative efforts across the worldwide dairy sector to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions have been revealed during the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit in Italy.

IDF summit targets negative perceptions of dairy products

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.

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We didn’t raise UK recycling awareness early enough: Tetra Pak CEO

17-Oct-2011 - Tetra Pak president and CEO Dennis Jönsson has admitted that his company didn’t do enough to raise awareness of the recycling potential of cartons during their crucial formative years in the UK market.

‘Welsh milk’ miles dominate dairy processing report

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’.

IDF puts the spotlight on potential of niche milks

25-May-2011 - The International Dairy Federation (IDF) is supporting research into camel, buffalo and other unusual dairy products as they slowly eat into the cow-held monopoly of the global market.

Danone leads yoghurt packaging towards bioplastics

27-Apr-2011 - Danone is taking a lead in the use of bioplastics for yoghurt packaging as higher volumes promise to make prices more attractive, according to European Bioplastics.

Tetra Pak publishes new environmental targets

21-Apr-2011 - Tetra Pak has unveiled a new set of environmental targets, including a goal to keep carbon emissions from increasing beyond 2010 levels through to 2020.

New recycling technology promises to get more out of cartons

20-Oct-2010 - Stora Enso and Tetra Pak have unveiled a new recycling technology in Barcelona that facilitates the reuse of the plastic and aluminium in beverage cartons.