Dairy UK, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and Arla Foods UK have responded to the government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) publication of its paper into agricultural policy, ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming...
The dairy-alternative drinks available on the market started out with coconut and soya decades ago. Since then, almond, rice, chia, hemp, oat, tiger nut and even pea have headed into the alternatives space.
Icelandic-style yogurt maker siggi’s has launched an online portal to serve as a digital resource for the nutrition community, covering topics ranging from full-fat dairy to gut health.
Foreign interest in the US dairy market has been at a play for several years, but the momentum of international joint ventures (JVs) has been speeding up, a report published by CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Division says.
Dean Foods saw its gross profit drop 8% year-over-year to $1.8bn, driven primarily by a 6% decrease in reported volumes and higher mix of private label products, which the company intends to turn around with an enterprise-wide cost productivity program.
Three dairy companies made the top 10 list of Fast Company’s ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ in the food sector for 2018 – Chobani (in third spot), Eden Creamery (the makers of Halo Top, in fifth) and The a2 Milk Company, in ninth place.
A study by Yakult has found that Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) may alleviate some metabolic abnormalities in obese pre-diabetic individuals, although its effects on glycaemic control may be limited.
After posting impressive results for 2017, Arla Foods amba has come under fire in the UK from the NFU (National Farmers' Union) for dropping the price of milk for its farmers for the third straight month.
Revenues of Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. increased by 10.1% to €12.1bn ($14.9bn) in 2017, the Dutch dairy cooperative revealed in its 2017 financial statement.
ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt., the supermarket chain’s Hungarian arm, has bought the Kokardás dairy brand from Alföldi Tej Értékesítő és Beszerző Kft. (Alföldi Milk Sales and Purchasing).
General Mills has been working to turn around its yogurt business and is starting to see slow signs of improvement but "there is more work to do," CEO Jeff Harmening said during the CAGNY (Consumer Analyst Group) conference in New York City.
Glanbia, the Kilkenny headquartered global nutrition and dairy products group reported an eighth year of double-digit growth in today’s 2017 full year earnings announcement.
Through its UK-based subsidiary, Italian-owned agro-industrial company Granarolo has acquired Midland Food Group, a consolidated chilled, ambient and frozen foods distributor in the UK.
Fonterra and The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) have formed a strategic partnership, linking Fonterra’s global milk pool and supply chain with a2MC’s manufacturing, marketing, and distribution capabilities.
UK firm Kendal Nutricare has signed a US$118m five-year contract deal with import / export company Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trading Co. to distribute its organic infant formula in China.
Unilever has become the first consumer goods company to publicly disclose all the suppliers and mills it buys palm oil from, both directly and indirectly, it says.
Chicago-based health food company fairlife is expanding its portfolio of milk products with the addition of fairlife DHA Whole Milk, an ultra-filtered cow's milk with DHA omega-3 fatty acids.
Consumption of milk containing only A2 β-casein may reduce acute gastrointestinal symptoms compared to conventional milk (containing A1 and A2 β-casein protein types) among those with self-reported lactose intolerance, according to a new study.
Eating two or more servings of yoghurt could help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in men and women with high blood pressure by around 20%, according to new research.
As part of the FARM Act, a new bipartisan bill was introduced in the US Senate that would exempt farms, ranches, and other agricultural operations from having to report animal waste emissions data required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...
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With more people reducing consumption of animal-derived foods, could abandoning dairy proteins mean throwing away health benefits that could aid in tackling chronic diseases?
Jujubes are a nutritious superfruit with caramel flavour notes that are "extremely versatile" and ideal for bakery, confectionery and dairy products as well as beverages, says the CEO and founder of Abakus Foods.
DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, will exclusively market BIOMILK 300, a compact residual lactose-analyzing device produced by BIOLAN, from February 2018.
SIG has partnered with ProLeiT, automation and process control systems, to offer producers advanced production technology and integrated software for food, beverage and dairy producers.
Despite growing competition in Canada’s dairy market and volatile prices in the US, Agropur registered a 7.7% year-over-year sales growth for FY17 with reported sales of C$6.4bn (US$5.1bn).
Supplementing formula milk supplemented with prebiotics might provide a means of improving brain development in infants, according to a recent study in Nutritional Neuroscience.
Let's talk about the scoops that come with protein powder—not that the scoop can necessarily make or break a consumer's decision to buy a powder, but a focus group conducted by packaging company TricorBraun reveals what protein powder buyers...
The producer, supermarkets, public authorities and laboratories have ‘failed the consumer’ in the Lactalis infant formula contamination scandal, according to foodwatch.
The USDA and Innovation Center for US Dairy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly promote and enhance environmental sustainability in the dairy industry, building on a pact the two organizations formed in 2009.
Minerva Dairy plans to appeal a dismissal of its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's ‘artisanal butter ban’ dating back to 1953 that prohibits the sale of ungraded butter in Wisconsin.
A study by the Messerli Research Institute of Vetmeduni, Vienna, Meduni Vienna, and the University of Vienna, has shown that the components of cow's milk can help to prevent an allergic reaction to milk.
French decontamination equipment company Claranor has created what it says is the first pulsed light sterilization equipment for infant formula milk powder cans.
