Half of consumers consuming dairy alternatives are also consuming dairy products while 67% of consumers overall say dairy is a ‘regular part of their diet’ and 13% consider themselves ‘dairy avoiders’, a global consumer research study by Cargill found.
DuPont Nutrition & Health and Inbiose are reaping the rewards of their partnership as EU authorities approve their first human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) ingredient designed for use in infant formula.
NZMP, the global dairy ingredients brand of Fonterra, has released a list of the top five global consumer food and beverage trends that it recommends manufacturers address to stay relevant.
TRU Aseptics (TRU), a processor and contract manufacturer of low acid products, has been approved as a Grade “A” Dairy Manufacturer and Interstate Milk Shipper by the state of Wisconsin Dairy Inspection program.
Adecoagro, an agro-industrial company in South America, has submitted an investment proposal to partner with Argentinian dairy company SanCor to develop and expand the business.
French dairy giant Danone has announced that it has sold a total of 24.6m shares of Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd., for approximately €1.3bn ($1.6bn), and corresponding to a valuation multiple of 39 times Yakult's 2017 net income.
Massachusetts, US-based Charm Sciences has received approval from the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) for the Charm ROSA SULF test to detect sulfonamides in raw milk.
Ecolean showcased its latest packaging at Anuga FoodTec this month including alcoholic mojito drinks, tea whitener, which can be heated in the microwave, and ready-to-drink tomato soup packaging.
French dairy cooperative Laïta, and its subsidiary Epi Ingredients, have brought together all their nutrition-focused activities under a new division, ESI Nutrition.
Working with DMI, McDonald’s has launched three dairy items as part of the dairy checkoff, a national program that aims to increase sales and demand for dairy products in the US.
An American Heart Association report says diets rich in monounsaturated fatty acids from plants are associated with a lower risk of dying from heart disease or other causes compared to diets rich in monounsaturated fats from animals, which are linked...
Quark maker Wünder Creamery (formerly Misha Dairy) is set to launch on the US East Coast this spring, but first the company has to overcome some consumer education hurdles, says founder Kamilya Abilova.
The omnibus spending bill just passed in the House directs the FDA to strengthen and enforce dairy standards of identity in a bid to crack down on plant-based 'imitators,' claim milk producers. But the Plant Based Foods Association says the...
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, has announced record revenues of €2.1bn ($2.6bn) in 2017 as it published its operating and financial results for the year ending December 30, 2017.
New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited has announced chief executive Theo Spierings is to leave his role later this year; meanwhile, its interim results for the half year ending January 31, 2018, show a net profit after tax...
Italian dairy company Inalpi, a supplier of Ferrero Group, has worked with DS Smith Plastics to create a custom designed Bag-in-Box packaging format for food industry applications.
Danone Nutrition has unveiled its Precision Nutrition D-Lab in Singapore, showcasing some of the technology that will help the company create the next generation of infant nutrition products.
New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says consumers should take care when drinking raw unpasteurized milk, calling it a ‘high-risk food.’
While New Zealand might have narrowly missed out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the country had another chance at glory as Auckland hosted the 2018 Danoners World Cup Oceania tournament, which took place this weekend.
New Zealand’s second biggest dairy co-operative, Westland Milk Products, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesian consumer health and nutrition company Kalbe (PT Sanghiang Perkasa).
Know Brainer Foods is aiming to bring further function to the dairy category with its line of ketogenic creamers containing organic grass-fed ghee (clarified butter), non-GMO MCT (medium chain triglycerides) oil, and collagen.
Total Corbion PLA, based in The Netherlands, has successfully started a 1 kTpa PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) pilot plant in Rayong, Thailand, producing various Luminy PLA resins.
Alternative nutrition forms are becoming more and more popular, and vegan and vegetarian products continue to be introduced, according to a study by market research company Mintel.
The rising demand for dairy in China, growing at 6% to 7% rate annually, is teetering on outpacing volume growth of the category (increasing by 3% to 4% every year) as the country shows great interest in dairy products, according to Mintel.
DuPont held a ground-breaking ceremony for a deep-freeze warehouse in response to increasing demand for frozen and freeze-dried starter cultures from the global yogurt, fresh fermented and cheese markets, in Niebüll, Germany, this week.
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Norwegian dairy company TINE SA have signed a loan agreement of NOK 400m ($52m), with a 12-year maturity, on financing for the construction of TINE’s new dairy in Bergen, Norway.
Certain probiotic strains could be a perfect fit for Greek feta cheese, say researchers who suggest 'functional feta' could meet growing demand for healthy foods.
Ferme Élégante, a 120-cow dairy farm in Quebec, Canada, has received a C$194,000 (US$150,000) investment through the Dairy Farm Investment Program that will go towards modernizing its operations.
With booming populations and a growing taste for Western foods, are China and the Middle East the El Dorado for European food exports? FoodNavigator put the question to two experts.
Peco-InspX has signed a representation agreement with Valcour Process Technologies (VPT) for the commercialization of its Peco-InspX X-ray contaminant detection systems in the US and Canadian cheese production and converting markets.
International partnerships between the US dairy industry and key export markets have formed six months after USDEC introduced the “The Next 5%”, a strategic export plan targeting an increase of dairy exports from 15% to 20%.
Anuga FoodTec 2018 will focus on the theme ‘Resource Efficiency’ this year covering all aspects of food production from the dairy and bakery industries, beverages and pasta, fruit & vegetables, to oils & fats.
Demand for natural, origin vanilla is on the rise. But how to ensure supplies from cyclone-prone Madagascar are stable and sustainable? FoodNavigator spoke to Symrise about food credits for farmers, diversified sourcing and quality bonuses.