Difficult economic conditions and rising unit prices in Brazil are seeing consumers move away from yogurt and move to less expensive dairy products, says Euromonitor International.
Record organic sales of $49.5 billion last year are overshadowed by a slowdown of organic dairy and egg sales, which the Organic Trade Association attributes partly to USDA’s abrupt withdrawal of a widely popular rule that would have strengthened animal...
Tri-Seal, part of Tekni-Plex has been granted a patent for its Sniff Seal technology, which can be used for a variety of product categories including dairy, confectionery, bakery and beverages.
Glanbia Nutritionals has been displaying its ‘Truly Grass Fed’ protein range: with products coming from cows that receive 95% of their nutritional feed from grass. And while consumers may not directly be on the look-out for ‘grass fed’ attributes, it...
Norwegian dairy company TINE is considering establishing a separate biogas company that, using cow manure, will make fuel and energy for the company's vehicles and dairies.
Dairy-free 'milk' alternatives remain modest in Latin America with consumers being priced out, following years of economic strain, says the executive director of dairy at Rabobank.
Cranswick; WPO & Axion Polymers get vocal about plastic recycling
Cranswick fresh food producers has partnered with Waitrose, Iceland and Surfers Against Sewage, to drive debate and influence change of the single use of plastic.
'Visual codes such as UPC (Universal Product Codes) and QR (Quick Response) have been around for decades. They are ‘artifacts’ of a time when machines required visual symbologies'.
The European Dairy Association (EDA) has issued its sectorial Guidelines for the voluntary indication of the origin of dairy products as an industry reference in the implementation of the new rules laid down in the EU Commission Implementing Regulation...
More than 160 jobs are at risk as Arla Foods UK plans a reorganization of its cheese business and warehouse network, with another 195 people affected in support functions, primarily at the cooperative’s Aarhus, Denmark headquarters.
New Zealand cooperative Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, is expanding its online presence to consumers in Southeast Asia for the first time through a new partnership with Lazada, an online shopping destination in the region.
A new Munson Rotary Batch Mixer, model 700-TH-140-SS with integral spray line, allows uniform distribution of liquid additions to dry bulk solids in trace amounts to large volumes in one to three minutes.
A new report from Rabobank, “Dare Not to Dairy – What the Rise of Dairy-Free Means for Dairy… and How the Industry Can Respond,” says dairy companies need to learn from the rise of dairy alternatives.
The Arla Foods amba board of directors has appointed Jan Toft Nørgaard from Skærbæk, Denmark, to succeed Åke Hantoft as chairman of Arla Foods amba, when Hantoft steps down on July 2 after seven years in the role.
Swiss nutrition company Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition Ltd has acquired the Swiss baby care producer Bimbosan AG in a cash and share deal (10% treasury shares) for an estimated price of CHF 30m, which the company said represents approximately 2.5x and 13x EBITDA...
Morinaga Milk's financial results for the last year saw a slight dip overall, with net sales falling 0.1% (¥530m) year-on-year to ¥592,087m, but the firm is targeting sales success with its higher-value functional products.
Insatiable demand from China is seeing infant formula fly off the shelves in Australia, resulting in shortages at retail stores and pharmacies, despite manufacturer efforts to increase production.
Feta-style cheese is the fastest growing cheese type globally, according to Danish supplier Chr. Hansen, which has launched culture strains that produce a "rich and complex flavour" to meet the demand.
Canadian dairy giant Saputo Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the activities of Shepherd Gourmet Dairy (Ontario) Inc. for C$100m (US$77.7m).
The UK dairy sector said it has made ‘significant progress’ in its efforts to reduce its environmental footprint, attendees were told at the launch of the Dairy Roadmap 10th anniversary report in the House of Commons.
A one-stop dairy hub that will offer a range of research and development, processing, warehouse and tech services could help Singapore firms slash costs and increase export opportunities.
New Zealand’s Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has announced an opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price of NZ$7.00 (US$4.84) per kgMS for the 2018/19 season.
UK dairy company Dairy Crest has announced it is investing £85m ($113.6m) in growing the capacity of its cheese business, £75m ($100m) of which will be invested at its Davidstow, Cornwall, plant.
Juice and milk-based drinks are currently exempt from the UK’s sugar tax: but Public Health England has set out targets for sugar reduction in these categories – and says that progress will be taken into account when it reviews the milk-based drinks exemption...
UK food and drink manufacturers have fallen short of Public Health England’s 5% voluntary target for sugar reduction, achieving just 2% at the end of the first year.
Australian health and wellness company Bioxyne Limited has appointed ASVA International Sdn Bhd, Malaysia (ASVA), as its regional distributor for Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia and Mauritius.
Most Americans are aware of the successful Got Milk? slogan, and now the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) are collaborating to create the "Got Jobs?...
According to information from Lithuania’s State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS), the country’s dairy producers are successfully expanding the export of milk products.
As consumer interest in protein continues to grow food makers are working to differentiate themselves based on protein source. But, new research suggests, consumers are most accepting of proteins that are recognisable and familiar.
More than 300 UK farmers have signed up to Arla’s new R500 program, which the company said will help ‘future-proof’ their farms and increase resilience to the impact of volatile milk prices.
Eating cottage cheese before bed for its casein content is a popular bodybuilding tip. But results from a new clinical trial suggests that casein levels may matter more than timing.
Recalls and alerts were made by England, Ireland, Scotland, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Slovakia.
Tetra Pak has launched an Extrusion Wheel that produces stick ice cream products with large-sized inclusions, such as whole nuts, real fruit segments, or cookie dough chunks at the highest capacity on the market.
The European Union-funded INCluSilver project aims to support collaboration between actors belonging to different sectors in order to create the optimal conditions for generating and validating innovative ideas in the field of personalized nutrition for...
Fonterra’s ingredients brand NZMP has released new findings into the use of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) lipids during pregnancy and in the cognitive development of infants.
Japanese company Kaneka Corporation has acquired a 34.8% share of AB-Biotics (ABB), a Spanish biotech company focusing on research, development and distribution of its own products using lactic acid bacteria.
Yoghurt and cheese are winning in China's dairy market, with Chinese consumers willing to pay a premium for dairy products with health-related attributes.