All news articles for June 2020

Faireswiss milk is available as UHT full and partially skimmed milk in Tetra Edge packaging. Pic: SPAR

SPAR supporting Swiss dairy farmers

By Jim Cornall

All 180 SPAR Supermarkets and convenience stores in Switzerland now offer Faireswiss milk, a brand that guarantees dairy producers a fair purchase price of CHF1.00 ($1.05) per liter.

The new product will launch into ASDA in the UK in July. Pic: Norseland

Norseland creates vegan version of Mexicana

By Jim Cornall

UK speciality cheese company, Norseland, which created Applewood Vegan, has added to its range of vegan cheese alternatives with the launch of Mexicana Vegan.

The company has launched the products throughout northern Europe.  Pic: Food Union

Food Union launches more than 100 new ice cream products

By Jim Cornall

Food Union, a global dairy production and distribution group headquartered in Latvia, is using insights from sensory and behavioral research and development to launch new products into northern Europe.

Beston said the sale would enable it to reduce debt and take advantage of opportunities in line with the company’s long-term business plan.  Pic: Getty Images/nedjelly

Beston sells dairy farms for $40.4m

By Jim Cornall

Australia’s Beston Global Food Company Limited has signed an agreement with Aurora Dairies for the sale of its dairy farms in Mount Gambier to Aurora for A$40.4m (US$27.5m) in cash.

Sectoral resilience will ensure faster recovery in fiscal 2022, CRISIL said. Pic: Getty Images/Ram Tekale

Pandemic halts Indian dairy growth

By Jim Cornall

Indian-based global analytics company CRISIL says revenue growth of the Indian dairy industry will be flat this fiscal because of weak sales of value-added products (VAP), a problem aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.

NFU Scotland said as the country enters the recovery phase, Scottish agriculture should embrace change and seek new market opportunities, and lead in the delivery of climate ambitions and a flourishing environment.

Scottish dairy sector looking to recovery

By Jim Cornall

As countries emerge from lockdown restrictions, Scotland’s dairy farmers are looking to build stronger supply chains and discuss milk contracts as they recover from the impacts of the coronavirus crisis, says NFU (National Farmers’ Union) Scotland.

Twelve different designs of the UV Flexo printed clear PET lids have been produced.

New lids for The Collective yogurt

By Jim Cornall

UK pre-cut lids manufacturer Chadwicks of Bury (part of the Clondalkin Group) has produced a differentiated lidding solution for yogurt brand, The Collective.

Consumers in South Korea can purchase Vinamilk's products through e-commerce websites. Pic: Vinamilk

Vinamilk looks to South Korea market expansion

By Jim Cornall

Vietnamese dairy giant Vinamilk already had a sweetened condensed creamer in the South Korean market, but now it is launching soymilk and milk tea to further expand its sales in the country.

Since 2011, Tetra Pak has invested more than €16m ($18.2m) million in energy efficiency. Pic: Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak commits to net zero emissions

By Jim Cornall

Tetra Pak has announced an ambition for net zero emissions across the value chain by 2050, supporting this with an intermediate 2030 target of net zero carbon emissions across its own operations.

The ICMSA said milk processors could not ask farmer-suppliers to accept an artificially low price that is contradicted by weeks of hard market data.

ICMSA says milk prices for farmers must reflect recovery

By Jim Cornall

The chairperson of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association’s (ICMSA) dairy committee says his association expects the prices to be announced by milk processors in the coming days for milk supplied in May to reflect a “surging recovery.”

Mengniu said all its production bases have resumed normal operation and production.

Mengniu expecting big drop in profits

By Jim Cornall

In March, China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited, said the group’s sales in February and March 2020 were affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

Dairy Dialog podcast 86: Tate & Lyle, Royal DSM, Crisp. Pics: (Computer) Getty Images/simpson33; (field) Tate & Lyle; (pizza) Royal DSM

Dairy Dialog podcast 86: Tate & Lyle, Royal DSM, Crisp

By Jim Cornall

On this week’s Dairy Dialog’s podcast, we have three guests: Anna Pierce, director of sustainability at Tate & Lyle; Bob Savage, product application expert, cheese, at DSM; and Are Traasdahl, co-founder and CEO of Crisp. We also have our weekly look...

MVP Dairy completed the certification earlier this year. Pic: MVP Dairy

MVP Dairy receives B Corp certification

By Jim Cornall

Ohio-based MVP Dairy LLC has earned B Corp TM Certification from the nonprofit B Lab, becoming one of the few dairy farms in the world to achieve this certification.

Logoplaste Mealhada, a preform and PET container production hub for Portugal and Spain, recently finished the implementation of a sun powered electric energy production solution to reduce 500 tons of CO2 emissions per year.

Biomimicry 3.8 and Logoplaste join forces

By Jim Cornall

Logoplaste, which provides sustainable rigid plastic packaging solutions for the dairy industry, among others, is partnering with Biomimicry 3.8 on a project to design plants for the future that are carbon neutral and regenerative.

PreScouter said the pandemic may not end before 2022. Pic: Getty Images/marieclaudelemay

PreScouter publishes coronavirus testing report

By Jim Cornall

PreScouter, a Chicago-based research intelligence firm, has released a new report that details all of the currently available COVID-19 workplace testing options, detailing the logistics and investment required for each option.

The event will return in 2021. Pic; World Dairy Expo

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Plug pulled on World Dairy Expo 2020

By Jim Cornall

In an open letter on its website, organizers of the World Dairy Expo (WDE) in Madison, Wisconsin, have announced the cancellation of this year’s event.

The acquisition is to expand the company's production capacity, capabilities, and geographic reach.  Pic: Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill expands through Arkansas acquisition

By Jim Cornall

US ice cream manufacturer Turkey Hill LLC has acquired an ice cream and novelty production facility in Searcy, Arkansas, from Yarnell Ice Cream, LLC, a subsidiary of Schulze & Burch Biscuit Company.

Müller Corner Icelandic Style Skyr is currently available in Co-op and Morrisons. Pic: Müller

Müller moves into skyr

By Jim Cornall

UK dairy company Müller has launched its first skyr product, Müller Corner Icelandic Style Skyr.

Organizations and companies around the world celebrated World Milk Day on June 1. Pic: Getty Images/Butsaya

World Milk Day celebrated

By Jim Cornall

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) is one of the organizations that joined with dairy companies to recognize the 20th anniversary of World Milk Day.

The variation in relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions will ensure varied rates of recovery in foodservice sales while business and tourism travel will remain minor until late in 2020.

Maxum publishes global dairy commodity update for June

By Jim Cornall

Dustin Boughton, procurement director at Maxum Foods in Australia and New Zealand, says dairy markets turned the corner in May with improving demand as COVID-19 lockdowns started to ease in most regions while milk output slowed in the US and EU.

Permeate from any country may be exported to China provided it complies with the requirements.  Pic: Arla Foods Ingredients

China allowing whey permeate imports

By Jim Cornall

Arla Foods Ingredients has welcomed the news that whey permeate can now be exported to China for use in food and beverage products.

The company said it has seen strong sales of long life milk during the coronavirus crisis, but the long term outlook is more difficult to assess.

Crediton Dairy publishes 2019 results

By Jim Cornall

UK dairy company Crediton Dairy Limited, has published its report and accounts for the 53 weeks ending January 4, 2020, which show increased turnover but a 28.6% drop in profit before tax.

The range under license will commence with three flavor SKUs. Pic: Keytone

Keytone signs Baileys distribution deal

By Jim Cornall

Keytone Dairy Corporation Limited has announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Omniblend Pty Ltd has signed a license agreement with R & A Bailey & Co Ltd for the distribution of ready-to-drink Baileys non-alcoholic coffee flavored milk drinks and...

The box, which includes five cheeses, is available at all 251 Waitrose stores that have cheese counters. Pic: Waitrose

Waitrose helping struggling UK cheese suppliers

By Jim Cornall

UK retailer Waitrose has launched a special “best of British” cheese selection box, to help its smaller British artisan cheese suppliers adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Nanako Oikawa has been appointed CEO of the newly-formed Sacco System Japan. Pic: Sacco System

Sacco System expanding in Japan

By Jim Cornall

Italian biotech company Sacco System, which works in the food, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industry, is opening a subsidiary, Sacco System Japan.