All news articles for August 2018

Cows is the fourteenth dairy processor to be approved for funding support under the DPIF. Pic:Cows Creamery

Canada invests $2.6m in PEI dairy brand Cows

By Beth Newhart

The Government of Canada is investing in its dairy industry by awarding C$2.6m (US$2m) to Cows Inc., a dairy processor from the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) that produces ice cream, cheese, butter and runs a line of ice cream parlors across...

Ladismith Cheese is based in the Western Cape of South Africa.

South Africa’s Sea Harvest Group acquires Ladismith Cheese

By Jim Cornall

South African fisheries company Sea Harvest has announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cape Harvest Food Group Proprietary Limited, has concluded a share purchase agreement of R527m ($30.9m) to acquire the entire issued share capital of Ladismith Cheese...

Aramark to reduce plastic straws, cups and soup containers. Photo: Aramark.

Aramak to reduce all single-use plastic by 2022

By Jenny Eagle

Aramark, food and facilities management, says it will significantly reduce its single-use disposable plastics by 2022 starting with straws, cups and soup containers.

Demand for most dairy categories is growing by more than 20% each year in China. Pic: ©Getty Images/daboost

UK scores major China dairy deal

By Jim Cornall

The UK dairy sector will receive an export boost estimated at around £240m ($308m) as China has agreed to import UK dairy products made with milk from third-party countries.

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit takes place in Daejeon, South Korea, from October 15-19, 2018. Pic: ©Getty Images/Clausebitz.S

IDF World Dairy Summit 2018 in South Korea to look at smart technology

By Jim Cornall

The application of information and communication technology (ICT) has transformed dairy farms into smart farms, giving the dairy sector a boost. The Internet of Things (IoT), the use of data and robotics is enhancing efficiency and productivity in farm...

Nine California jurisdictions, Baltimore and Louisville have already passed healthy kids’ meal policies. Pic:getty/alfirapoyarkova

California passes statewide healthy kids’ meal bill

By Beth Newhart

Just two months after California lawmakers passed a 12-year ban on soda taxes, the state has passed the nation’s first 'healthy kids' meal bill': with water and milk set to become the default drink choice with kids' meals.

Probiotics are waking up old categories across grocery aisles

Probiotics are waking up old categories across grocery aisles

By Mary Ellen Shoup

Consumers may not always be on the lookout for food products fortified with probiotics (outside of a yogurt purchase), but that hasn’t stopped manufacturers from developing new items that contain these living and active culture strains including oatmeal,...

ProVeg UK recently launched its 7-Day Dairy-Free Challenge, which is calling on people to give up dairy for a week. Pic: ©Getty Images/happy_lark

‘World Plant Milk Day’ celebrates second year

By Jim Cornall

While the war of words over whether plant-based dairy alternatives can use the term ‘milk’ rages in the US, having already been banned in other areas, the ProVeg UK and Plant Based News creation World Plant Milk Day is being marked for the second time...

Beyti is 52% owned by Saudia Arabian dairy firm Almarai Company, and 48% by PepsiCo Inc. Pic: ©Getty Images/MidoSemsem

EBRD supports Egypt’s Beyti with $44m loan

By Jim Cornall

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing Egyptian dairy and juice producer, the International Company for Agricultural Industries Projects, S.A.E (Beyti), with a $44m loan.

Keytone Dairy's new facility remains on schedule for the first half of calendar year 2019.

Keytone Dairy updates on CNCA and construction

By Jim Cornall

New Zealand’s Keytone Dairy Corporation Limited said its CNCA (Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China) registration has been confirmed and is effective until November 2021, while also providing an update...

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