All news articles for August 2017

Arla will begin selling its branded dairy products in Ghana next month after launching a subsidiary in the West African country.

Arla launches new business in Ghana

By Jim Cornall

Arla Foods is expanding into another market in its Sub-Saharan Africa business region by creating a sales and packaging facility in Ghana.

Size matters when it comes to dairy innovation

Australia

Size matters when it comes to dairy innovation

By RJ Whitehead

Fat globules are the secret to creating low-fat cream that’s easier to whip, cold butter that’s more spreadable and dairy cream powders that can be tailored for a range of products from milk to cheese to yoghurts.

PTI's shelf ready models. Picture: PTI.

Former Nestlé packaging expert joins PTI

By Jenny Eagle

Former rigid packaging specialist for Nestlé’s Nestec Product Technology Center, Thierry Fabozzi has been named president of Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI).

My/Mo mochi ice cream to hit 6,000 stores in September

My/Mo mochi ice cream to hit 6,000 stores in September

By Adi Menayang

Mochi ice cream is quickly catching up to North American frozen treat staples like ice cream sandwiches and Klondike bars, according to category newcomer My/Mo, with market research firm IRI pegging the brand as the fastest growing frozen novelty item...

UK cheese exports on the rise. Photo: iStock

UK cheese exports grow 25% in H1 2017

By Jenny Eagle

The UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has reported record exports growth in H1 2017, with a 25% increase in cheese exports.

ACE UK celebrates 10 years of recycling success. Picture: ACE UK.

ACE UK looks back at 10 year recycling milestone

By Jenny Eagle

From uniting big name packaging manufacturers to setting up standardized collection regimes and opening a reprocessing plant in 2013, the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) is celebrating 10 years of recycling beverage cartons.

Time to look for alternative sugar reduction ingredients. Picture: © iStock/BogdanReava.

BRC & FDF call for submissions for sugar alternative ingredients

By Jenny Eagle

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) are calling on ingredient manufacturers, product specialists and researchers to submit details of sugar alternative ingredients to help companies reformulate their products.

The ASA said Bio-tiful Dairy's kefir ad breached the CAP Code.

Bio-tiful Dairy kefir ad falls foul of ASA

By Jim Cornall

A poster for UK kefir company Bio-tiful Dairy’s Kefir drink has been found by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to be in breach of advertising rules.

Heritage saw profits fall, but the company was busy, acquiring the dairy business of Reliance Retail Limited.

Heritage Foods profits fall

By Jim Cornall

Indian dairy company Heritage Foods has published its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2017.

Iranian dairy products are exported around the world, with Russia a particularly important market. Pic:©iStock/Fredex8

Top Iranian dairy companies and trends

By Jim Cornall

The Iranian dairy industry is beginning to expand.  This growth domestically is being complemented by the country’s dairy companies now looking to export to countries such as Russia.