All news articles for January 2017

A New Zealand government program aims to help develop the sheep milk industry in the country. Pic: ©iStock/brians101

New Zealand sheep milk PGP program kicks off

By Jim Cornall

Building an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable industry to meet the growing demand for sheep milk products is the goal of a new sheep milk Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) program that has officially kicked off in New Zealand.

Polish dairy company Mlekpol is set to build a new milk processing facility in eastern Poland. Pic: © Budimex SA and Grupa Kreska

€50m loan for Polish dairy Mlekpol

By Jim Cornall

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €50m ($52.2m) to dairy cooperative Mlekpol, Poland’s largest dairy manufacturer, for the construction of a powdered dairy production plant in Mrągowo, eastern Poland. 

FrieslandCampina has acquired 51% of the shares of Engro Foods, Pakistan's second largest dairy producer.

FrieslandCampina completes Engro Foods deal

By Jim Cornall

In partnership with the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation and the Dutch development bank FMO, Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. has acquired a majority stake of 51% in Engro Foods – Pakistan’s second largest dairy producer.

Sauces and filling methods will change says E-Pak.

‘As US diets change, so will sauces, filling and packaging methods’

By Krys Beal

‘Liquid filling machines are used in a range of industries, but one of the biggest industries to utilize this equipment is the food industry. Many different types of foods and sauces need liquid filling machines that are capable of handling liquid products...

Arla Foods says that sales of cream over the Christmas period in the UK increased more than fivefold. Pic: ©iStock/ThitareeSarmkasat

Boost in Arla Christmas cream sales

By Jim Cornall

Arla Foods UK, a farmer-owned dairy company, produced and sent out nearly five times more cream than average in the week running up to Christmas.