All news articles for December 2017

Plenish Gut Health Programme. Picture: Plenish.

Food & drink wellness trends for 2018

By Jenny Eagle

Kara Rosen, founder of the organic pressed juice and dairy-free nut milk brand, Plenish, reveals her predictions of the trends set to land in 2018.

SomaDetect can alert dairy farmers to individual cow health issues to prevent certain diseases from developing. ©GettyImages/jenoche

SomaDetect technology brings transparency to dairy farms

By Mary Ellen Shoup

SomaDetect, a dairy technology startup measuring milk quality and cow health, will launch its business in the US with a new office and pilot program with 10 dairy farms in the State of New York in early January 2018.

Both TINE ansd Emmi are looking to reduce GHG emissions. Pic: ©GettyImages/dragance137

TINE and Emmi look to cut GHG emissions

By Jim Cornall

Last month, DairyReporter covered a report from the group GRAIN, which investigated the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from dairy companies.

A PhD student in the UK says her research shows omega 3 can be added to cheese through microalgae in cows' diet.

Microalgae in cow diet can deliver more omega 3 in cheese

By Jim Cornall

A PhD student at Harper Adams University in the UK has successfully increased the level of long chain omega-3 while reducing the level of saturated fatty acids in cheese, and producing the same the taste, by feeding microalgae to cows.

Picture: Minebea Intec.

Minebea Intec expands its business in France

By Jenny Eagle

Minebea Intec has renamed its business in France as Minebea Intec France, following the acquisition of industrial weighing specialists Aaz Pesage and Centre Pesage last year.

Researchers say the findings coincide with other studies on dairy foods being associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Pic:©iStock/Guy45

Study says yogurt consumption may reduce inflammation in women

By Jim Cornall

A study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences says eating yogurt on a regular basis may help reduce measures of chronic inflammation in women and support a healthy digestive system.

A team of scientists has developed a way to convert acid whey from making Greek yogurt into sustainable biofuels.  ©GettyImages/Oskanov

Scientists discover new use for Greek yogurt acid whey

By Mary Ellen Shoup

Researchers from the Department of Environmental Conservation of New York State have developed a way to convert acid whey left over from Greek yogurt production into sustainable biofuel and chemicals.

Norwegian cheeses, including Fløtemysost, will be under the spotlight when the World Cheese Awards head to Bergen, Norway, as part of The Food Country Norway food festival in 2018. Pic:©GettyImages/PicturePartners

New Norwegian food festival to host World Cheese Awards 2018

By Jim Cornall

After partnering with San Sebastián in Spain for the inaugural International Cheese Festival in 2016, the World Cheese Awards were held in London in 2017, and they are now headed out again, this time to a new food festival.

No jobs will be lost when Arla transforms the Endrup dairy into a cheese maturing and packing center.

Arla announces plans for Endrup dairy

By Jim Cornall

Arla Foods amba has announced its plans for what to do with the Endrup Andelsmejeri dairy, which it took over after the small company ran into financial difficulties.

Food for Health Ireland senior innovation & commercialisation manager boils it down: 'All we’re trying to do is harness what nature has created.' ©GettyImages/Geshas

Dairy Innovation Webinar

How to stay innovative in the dairy category, according to industry experts

By Mary Ellen Shoup

While much talked about, ‘innovation’ is not simply a buzzword but at the core of many dairy companies’ corporate strategies. DairyReporter’s Dairy Innovation live webinar brought together three industry experts to put this term into context.

Lane is leaving Ornua after more than eight years as chief executive.

Ornua CEO to step down in mid-2018

By Jim Cornall

Ornua, the largest exporter of Irish dairy products, has announced its chief executive, Kevin Lane, is to step down in mid-2018, after eight-and-a-half years in the position.

Trade deals such as the impending Brexit, and NAFTA renegotiations were among the economic issues affecting dairy in 2017.

Optimism and issues - an interesting year for dairy

By Jim Cornall

Farmgate prices went up a bit in 2017, although not as much as farmers hoped, and value-added products continued to dominate companies’ strategy to get more money from raw milk.

© GettyImages/Lenorlux

Feed Protein Innovation

Dairy processing waste to protein rich duckweed

By Jane Byrne

Scientists in Ireland are working on a process to produce duckweed for use in animal feed by capturing essential nutrients in wastewater from dairy processing plants.

Campbell Soup Company spots 6 trends for 2018. Picture: Campbell's.

5th annual CCBI Culinary TrendScape report

Campbell’s six food trends for 2018

By Jenny Eagle

The chefs at Campbell’s Culinary & Baking Institute (CCBI) have identified their top six food trends for 2018.

NadaMoo! dairy-free brand could extend beyond frozen desserts, says CEO

Plant-based ‘milk’ debate is a ‘bunch of rubbish’

NadaMoo! dairy-free brand could extend beyond frozen desserts, says CEO

By Elaine Watson

The NadaMoo! coconut milk fueled dairy-free brand – which has been growing at an explosive, triple-digit pace over the past three years – is exploring moves beyond the frozen case into new plant-based categories, says its CEO.

ADPI defines standards for whey protein that come directly from milk. ©GettyImages/nadisja

ADPI sets first industry standards for whey proteins from milk

By Mary Ellen Shoup

The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) has released new US industry standards for milk whey proteins that are obtained directly from milk, a first for the dairy industry, according to ADPI technical director, Dan Meyer.

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