Following a major review of its European ingredients’ operations, Ornua has announced a proposal to close its Whitchurch site in the UK and transfer the production currently undertaken there to its Nantwich cheese ingredients facility.
Bosch has agreed to sell its packaging machinery business in Waiblingen, Germany, to a newly incorporated entity managed by CVC Capital Partners (CVC), at the end of the year for an undisclosed amount.
'Margarita', a social project launched by Danone in 2010 to support and develop Mexico's network of small milk producers, has received US$1.3m in funding from a collaboration agreement with IDB Lab (Laboratorio de Innovación del Banco Interamericano...
To support producers in meeting the demand for plant-based ingredients in fresh dairy and non-dairy products, US-headquartered SPX FLOW has been developing and testing processes at its ENIL Innovation Centre in Mamirolle, France.
In Nigeria, a partnership extension agreement on the Dairy Development Programme (DDP) between FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC and International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) has been signed.
In this week’s podcast, we discuss leak detection technology with Bill Burnard, package integrity sales & business development manager, North America, Inficon, regarding the company’s new Contura S600 equipment. We also speak with Mark Braman, president...
Lactips, the creator of the first fully biodegradable plastic free material - and IMCD Group, a global leading distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients - have entered a distribution partnership to market Lactips’ innovative water-soluble,...
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) looks to prevent chronic disease by publishing updated nutritional guidance for children, elderly and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, DuPont is providing a “unique” probiotic strain to help treat sepsis in infants in Bangladesh, but the strain may also have commercial applications closer to home.
The American Dairy Coalition (ADC) and its member producers across the nation have expressed concern that the vitality of the nation’s dairy industry will continue to be impaired if there is not swift passage of the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA)...
Following the purchase last week of Kraft Heinz natural cheese activities in Canada, French dairy company Lactalis has further dipped into the market by acquiring the US yogurt division of Ehrmann AG.
A decade after departing India, the Kiwi cooperative sees a bright future in a booming segment
Almost a year since it formed a partnership with India’s retail pioneer, Fonterra has released its first consumer products onto the country’s booming and fast-moving market.
Icelandic skyr company Siggi's is introducing a slew of new products this month including a coffee skyr with 4% milkfat, lactose-free offerings, 4-count multi-pack options, and a relaunch of its Simple Sides with 2% milkfat.
SIG is launching aseptic cartons with ASI-certified aluminium foil available to consumers for the first time in partnership with B-Better, a start-up brand from Unilever’s Future Platform.
Following its Annual General Meeting on April 12, 2019, the Board of Directors of Swiss dairy company Hochdorf Holding Ltd, together with the senior management team, has reviewed the Group's direction and the positioning of its subsidiaries.
Australian and New Zealand based Keytone Dairy Corporation Ltd has signed a listing agreement with RT-Mart through the company’s distributor Guangzhou YingLi for the listing of its proprietary products on RT-Mart.
The European Dairy Association (EDA) said it welcomes the comprehensive trade agreement as concluded between the EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).
Nestlé Peru and Reckitt Benckiser have responded to a study suggesting they play a role in influencing mothers in Peru to choose infant formula over breast milk, stating they are firmly committed to the protection and promotion of breastfeeding. Nestlé...
In late June the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) started a merger with St. Albans Cooperative Creamery. It also held the Demo Day for six agriculture and dairy startups in its third annual accelerator.
The production of food processing and packaging machinery in Germany rose by 8% in 2018, the highest in a decade, according to VDMA (Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association).
This week’s Dairy Dialog podcast sees us discussing alternative energy, in the form of cow manure, with Arla Foods’ Swedish market head, Patrik Hansson, and Erik Bratthall, Head of Press.
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has received the OK compost Home and OK compost Industrial certifications from TÜV Austria for its Coralpack grease resistant wrapping papers.
Shareholders of New Zealand Westland Co-Operative Dairy Company Limited have overwhelmingly voted in favor of the Scheme of Arrangement under which shares in Westland are to be acquired by Jingang, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial...
Ageing usually improves the flavor of cheese, but that's not why some very old cheese discovered in an Egyptian tomb last year is drawing attention. Instead, it's thought to be the most ancient solid cheese ever found, having now been dated...
In a study of overweight adults and their dairy intake, a high dairy diet (HDD) was found to lower blood pressure, which the researchers credited to an accompanying increase in calcium.
July is prime time for ice cream and summer weather, culminating with National Ice Cream Day in the US on July 21. Brands use the celebration as an excuse for launches and ad campaigns, including new flavors and novelties.
The Kraft Heinz Company today announced an agreement for a new royalty-bearing license with Arla Foods to use the Kraft mark in the Middle East and Mauritius in connection with cheese products.
Systech, primarily known for its serialization, traceability, anti-counterfeiting, pharmaceutical regulations and supply chain technology, has expanded into Food & Beverages introducing its UniSecure platform at AIPIA.
ABB is launching a ‘revolutionary’ digital low-voltage switchgear at the end of 2019, ‘set to transform the performance, safety and sustainability of electrification in the Food & Beverage industry’.
Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) has confirmed it is ceasing production at its Foston dairy in Derbyshire, UK, with the potential loss of 223 permanent posts. The facility is likely to wind down by the end of the year with processing absorbed by other...
The 2019 IDF/ISO Analytical week, an important event in the calendar for those working the field of dairy products analysis, saw more than 130 delegates in attendance from 22 countries, as well as representatives of other standards development organizations...
At the Summer Fancy Food show in New York City last week, plant-based powder brand Better Than Milk previewed its new line of shelf-stable, RTD beverages in five varieties, rolling out nationwide this fall.
The World Cheese Awards will open for entry from Monday July 22, with organizers, the Guild of Fine Food calling for global cheesemakers to submit their products.
Mars has signed an agreement to purchase a majority shareholding in German targeted nutrition business, foodspring and, as part of this transaction, Fonterra has sold its interest in foodspring’s parent Goodminton A.G, and will realize a gain on sale...
FrieslandCampina Ingredients Food & Beverages, formerly known as Kievit, has expanded its whipping agents portfolio with a pastry cream powder for bakeries.
