All news articles for May 2018

In addition to using biogas for transportation, TINE is starting to use renewable biogas from its cows at its Sem dairy.

TINE looks into setting up biogas company

By Jim Cornall

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.

The new guidelines document from the EDA includes an explanation of terms and sample scenarios for dairy producers. Pic: ©Getty Images/reportman1985

EDA issues guidelines on Voluntary Origin Labelling

By Jim Cornall

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...

Arla said it is too early to disclose the total number of jobs that will be added or removed by the ongoing work, however the company expects the net number of positions to be lower.

More than 350 jobs at risk as Arla Foods starts changes

By Jim Cornall

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.

Fonterra's products, such as Anmum, Fernleaf and Anchor, will now be available through Lazada to 560m consumers in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Fonterra partners with online company Lazada

By Jim Cornall

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.

Munson Model 700-TH-140-SS Rotary Batch Mixer with integral spray line blends dry bulk solids with liquid coatings, flavorings or impregnations.

New rotary batch mixer launched

By Jim Cornall

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.

Skærbæk, Denmark, dairy farmer Jan Toft Nørgaard will be the new chair of Arla Foods' board of directors from July 2.

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Arla Foods appoints new chairman

By Jim Cornall

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.

Hochdorf plans to expand Bimbosan's Swiss market share and grow internationally in China, Indonesia and Nigeria.

Hochdorf acquires Swiss baby care company Bimbosan

By Jim Cornall

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...

The deal to buy Ontario specialty cheese and yogurt company Shepherd Gourmet is valued at C$100m.

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Saputo buys Shepherd Gourmet Dairy

By Jim Cornall

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 is currently the third largest producer of milk in the Europe and the 10th largest globally.

UK dairy sector presents Dairy Roadmap anniversary report

By Jim Cornall

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.

Fonterra’s chief executive Theo Spierings said the business has not delivered the third quarter results it had planned.

Fonterra raises milk price forecast

By Jim Cornall

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.

The investment will enable Dairy Crest to process an additional 200m liters of milk every year.

Dairy Crest announces £85m cheese business investment

By Jim Cornall

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.

Milkshakes and fruit juices are exempt from the UK's sugar tax - but can still contain high amounts of sugar. Pic: getty/mindstyle

UK sets sugar reduction targets for juice and milk-based drinks

By Rachel Arthur

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...

The successful Got Milk? slogan has led to US dairy's new Got Jobs? campaign. The US dairy products industry supports nearly 3m workers and has an overall economic impact of more than $628bn.

US dairy plays on Got Milk? with Got Jobs? campaign

By Jim Cornall

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?...

In 2017, approval was given for Lithuanian dairy products to be exported to Algeria, Mexico and New Zealand.

Lithuanian dairy exports on the rise

By Jim Cornall

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.

Picture: iStock

Food Safety Recall round-up 12-18 May 2018

Recalls: E. coli, Hepatitis E and mycotoxins

By Joseph James Whitworth

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.

There are a wealth of potential products to be launched for the 'silver generation.' Pic: ©Getty Images/monkeybusinessimages

INCluSilver – innovation of personalized nutrition

By Jim Cornall

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...

 Kaneka has concluded a license agreement with ABB to give Kaneka the rights for production and sales of ABB's products in the US, Canada and Japan.

Kaneka invests in AB-Biotics SA biotech company

By Jim Cornall

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.

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