All news articles for June 2013

Tetra Pak to enter bio-based LDPE supply agreement with Braskem

Tetra Pak to enter bio-based LDPE supply agreement with Braskem

By Mark ASTLEY

Tetra Pak is set to enter into an supply agreement with Brazilian sugar cane-based biopolymer producer, Braskem - a deal the Switzerland-based firm has heralded as a "further step" in the development of 100% renewable packaging. 

Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory fined after worker injury

Dairy firm fined after worker injury

An Australian dairy firm has been fined AUS$35,000 after a worker severed a finger while trying to unblock a cheese shredding machine.

RPC Kerkrade's smaller 475ml bottle is designed for Pastarom's toppings

“Grip pack” is the new black

By Fiona Barry

RPC Kerkrade has developed two user-friendly “grip pack” bottles for Dreidoppel, a manufacturer of specialist bakery, confectionery and ice cream ingredients in Langenfeld, Germany.

'Escalating' US cheese prices push Class III milk prices to year high

US COMMODITIES CORNER

'Escalating' US cheese prices push Class III milk prices to year high

By John Geuss

Class III milk prices hit their highest point of the year so far in May 2013 on the back of "escalating" cheese prices. US dairy commodities expert and MilkPrice blogger, John Geuss, has warned, however, that milk prices will drop if high cheese,...

Frutarom: ‘We want to expand our functional foods business’

Frutarom: ‘We want to expand our functional foods business’

By Shane STARLING

Swiss-Israeli flavours and ingredients house Frutarom wants a greater slice of the global functional foods and drinks market with new investment and initiatives to tap markets like the Americas and Asia and the “sensitive” European market.

High-end UK retailer M&S's first long-life milk range

Tetra Pak eyes UK ‘added-value’ milk opportunity after M&S listing

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Tetra Pak tells DairyReporter.com that high-end UK retailer Marks & Spencer’s (M&S’s) move to stock long-life milk for the first time shows that consumer attitudes are changing, while aseptic packaging can also unlock ‘added-value’ in the milk...

Chobani's strained (not Greek) yoghurt gets UK revamp

Chobani's strained (not Greek) yoghurt gets UK revamp

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Greek yoghurt giant Chobani has reintroduced its ‘strained’ yoghurt in the UK after a court ruled that it was misleading consumers by calling its US-produced yoghurt ‘Greek’.