Fonterra Co-operative Group has announced Miles Hurrell will take over as the New Zealand cooperative’s interim chief executive with immediate effect, and the search for a new CEO will temporarily be halted.
The Center for Dairy Research (CDR), the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) have come together to form the Dairy Food Safety Alliance to serve the Wisconsin dairy industry.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded GEA a letter of no objection (LONO) for its ABF 1.2 technology, with integrated blowing, filling, capping and aseptic rotary blowing machine.
German dairy cooperative DMK Group said it is responding to changing consumer needs with updates to its Milram brand as more consumers are paying attention to a health-conscious diet and are increasingly turning to products with as little sugar as possible.
Only 5% of Americans identify as vegetarian and just 3% identify as vegan despite a much wider range of meat-free and dairy-free options on the market, a Gallup report finds.
Sneakz Organic LLC spent the last 22 months working to obtain the China Organic Certification for its line of vegetable-infused high-protein milkshakes.
The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) has revealed details of a new online resource that monitors and advises consumers on the latest sports nutrition-related protein products.
UK agri-tech start up PBD Biotech has developed what it claims is the “first rapid test for live mycobacteria”, closing a seed funding round that will accelerate its go-to-market strategy.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has revised its forecast 2017/18 Farmgate Milk Price, and updated its normalized earnings per share and dividend guidance.
St. Johns, Michigan, has been selected as the site of a new large-scale cheese and whey facility, Glanbia Nutritionals, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Select Milk Producers Inc. (Select) said in a joint announcement.
SIG has partnered with South Korea’s Seoul Dairy Cooperative (SDC) to launch ‘Achimae’ Soymilk (Morning Soymilk) in its Heat&Go microwaveable aseptic carton.
Land O’Lakes Inc. has announced that it has acquired Agren Inc., a company that develops soil health and conservation planning software. It will become a part of Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN, a farmer-focused division of the dairy company.
Fonterra has announced a joint venture partnership with one of India’s largest consumer companies, Future Consumer Ltd, to produce a range of consumer and foodservice dairy products for the Indian market.
In India, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced it has signed an agreement with Vijaykant Dairy and Food Products Limited (VDFPL) and its group company to acquire its ice cream and frozen desserts business consisting of its brand Adityaa Milk.
The European Commission launched the ESMERA (European SMEs Robotics Applications) project this year and is offering €200k ($232,000) to European Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) who have robot technology that can unlock real-life problems.
Australian organic infant formula manufacturer Bubs has announced a massive rise of over 500% in sales, thanks largely to the growth in export sales to China.
The US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has finalized a contract with manufacturing company 3M for use of pathogen detection instruments and kits in food safety.
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Italian dairy company Parmalat S.p.A. has issued its first-half financials, which show a net revenue of €3.03bn ($3.5bn), €240.4m ($278m) less than the first half of 2017.
New Zealand dairy company Synlait Milk Limited has sought to clarify its arrangements with Tetra Pak and Ebert Construction Ltd in the delivery of two capital projects at Synlait Pokeno and Synlait Dunsandel, following the announcement that Ebert Construction...
Mauricio Leyva Arboleda will replace Scot Rank as CEO of Mexico’s Grupo Lala, effective September 1, 2018. The news comes just ten days after the company released its second quarter results.
Spain’s National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) has warned regulators that a mandatory requirement to label the origin of milk in dairy products could “compartmentalise” the Spanish market and hinder competition.
BillerudKorsnäs and Uppsala University in Sweden are one step closer to making paper batteries, with pure cellulose from algae, for applications including smart packaging.
US Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WIS) spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday on behalf of her ‘Dairy Business Innovation Act’ to promote the Wisconsin dairy industry. She secured key funding and bipartisan support.
Shareholders of Ekosem-Agrar GmbH, the German holding company of Russian milk producer Ekoniva Group, have decided to change the legal form of the company into a German stock corporation.
DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods, a market expansion services provider for fast moving consumer goods, and Nutridor Limited, have entered a new partnership to introduce Nutridor’s Abevia Gold sweetened beverage and evaporated creamers in Cambodia.
Vietnamese dairy company Vinamilk said its first A2 dairy cows imported from New Zealand have started producing the first A2 milk at the Thong Nhat dairy farm in Thanh Hoa.
Yakult Danone India is currently surveying two places — Panjab and Madhya Pradesh — for market expansion, MD Minoru Shimada told NutraIngredients-Asia.
Israeli start-up DouxMatok has partnered with German sugar giant Südzucker to produce, market and sell its patented sugar-reducing technology to Europe.
Nestlé Dominicana, S.A. has inaugurated its new dairy production line for the Carnation and other dairy drinks brands (including Nesquik, Impulso, and others).
New Zealand dairy brand Lewis Road Creamery has announced it will move to recycled (rPET) bottles for its milk range from the end of August as part of its commitment to the New Zealand Packaging Declaration, committing to 100% of its packaging being recyclable,...
Pão de Queijo cheese rolls from the company Forno de Minas have been sold in a handful of specialty US stores since 1998, but saw 286% growth in sales between 2015-2017.