All news articles for July 2020

Volpak has introduced live factory acceptance testing.  Pic: Volpak

Volpak introduces live remote FAT

By Jim Cornall

Volpak, a Coesia company that designs pouch packaging machines and solutions, is developing customer-assistance program based on advanced strategies to allow remote work on machines and systems.

The new plant-based product hits the shelves in the UK in October. Pic: Nestlé

Nestlé launches vegan Carnation

By Jim Cornall

In the UK, Nestlé has launched a new vegan alternative condensed milk to its Carnation range made from a blend of oat and rice flour.

Dairy Dialog 93: First Milk, Edlong, avocadomilk, Quicke’s.  Photo of dip: Getty Images/5PH

Dairy Dialog podcast 93: First Milk, Edlong, avocadomilk, Quicke’s

By Jim Cornall

On the podcast this week, we have First Milk CEO, Shelagh Hancock, and CFO, Greg Jardine; Lourdes Mato, research scientist, and Lisa Power, director of marketing, at Edlong; Mary Quicke, from Quicke’s; and Terry Daly, co-founder of avocadomilk. [Photo...

 Pic: Mettler Toledo

Mettler-Toledo offers test option before purchase

By Jim Cornall

To help manufacturers access advice to select the right inspection equipment for their products, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection is providing free product evaluation and testing services.

The bespoke designs can suit just about any product that can be found on the shelves of a local supermarket. Pic: DW Reusables

DW Reusables launches Shellbee tray

By Jim Cornall

DW Reusables, worldwide leader in Reusable and returnable packaging manufacturer DW Reusables has launched Shellbee, a reusable tray.

India, the biggest dairy producer in the world, is now self-sufficient. Pic: Getty Images/Ram Tekale

Amul aiming to be in top three global dairy companies

By Jim Cornall

India’s Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., (GCMMF), which markets the Amul brand of milk and dairy products has registered a turnover of Rs. 38,542 crores ($5.1bn) for the financial year 2019-20, which ended on March 31, 2020.

“We want to find out as many details as we can about milk because it is so important, but so little is known about its chemistry,” Remoroza said. Pic: R. Press/NIST

New research identifies 80 new oligosaccharides

NIST says expanded milk database will help infant formula manufacturers

By Jim Cornall

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US have recently doubled the size of a reference library that includes examples of a certain type of carbohydrate found in milk from humans and several other animals.

The Board at Home kits are now available in three sizes across the US.  Pic: Board at Home

Board at Home expands across US

By Jim Cornall

California’s Rumiano Cheese Company, which set up Board at Home to help support California’s smaller producers, artisan cheesemakers, and the restaurant industry during the coronavirus pandemic, is expanding its curated kits of artisanal cheese and charcuterie...

The World Cheese Awards were held in Bergamo, Italy, in 2019, and were scheduled for Spain in 2020.

World Cheese Awards in Oviedo rescheduled to 2021

By Jim Cornall

The Guild of Fine Food, which organizes the World Cheese Awards, said the event will not take place in Spain this year, amid ongoing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dairy Dialog podcast 92: Danone, Food Union, SwissDeCode, Digi.Bio  Pics: Danone, Food Union, Getty Images/pixinoo

Dairy Dialog podcast 92: Danone, Food Union, SwissDeCode, Digi.Bio

By Jim Cornall

Guests on the podcast this week are Normunds Staņēvičs, CEO of Food Union, Europe; Paul Kennedy, global nature & sustainability manager, Specialized Nutrition at Danone; and Federico Muffatto, CEO at Digi.Bio and Brij Sahi, co-founder & CEO at...

SIG is extending its range of PAC.ENGAGE QR code solutions into closures with the launch of ‘One Cap, One Code,' which enables food and beverage customers to apply QR codes to the inside of closures.  Pic: SIG

SIG launches QR code marketing inside closures

By Jim Cornall

SIG is extending its range of PAC.ENGAGE QR code solutions into closures with the launch of ‘One Cap, One Code’ for one-to-one online marketing opportunities.

SIAL 2018 in Paris - before social distancing and masks. Pic: SIAL

SIAL latest event to be postponed

By Jim Cornall

Comexposium Group, organizer of SIAL (Salon International de l’Alimentation), has announced the 2020 edition of SIAL Paris, initially set for this fall, is to be rescheduled to October 15 to 19, 2022.

Milk production and climate protection are the main topics of this year’s report.

Uelzena Group publishes sustainability report

By Jim Cornall

German ingredients and milk processing company The Uelzena Group has published its fifth sustainability report, “Sustainable growth, well prepared for the future.”

Consolidated data can be used to produce detailed reports. Pic: Eagle Product Inspection

Eagle introduces TraceServer software

By Jim Cornall

Eagle Product Inspection has developed proprietary TraceServer software that records production data and machine status information from one or more x-ray machines and consolidates it into a single, easy to interrogate SQL database.

Ornua's brands include Pilgrims Choice and Kerrygold. Pic: Ornua

Ornua Foods UK issues financial report

By Jim Cornall

Ornua Foods UK, the UK’s largest supplier of British and Irish cheese, has published its operating and financial results for year ended 2019.

The new ice cream range consists of seven flavors. Pic: fairlife

fairlife moves into ice cream

By Jim Cornall

US dairy firm fairlife, LLC, which launched ultra-filtered milk in 2015, has partnered with Boardwalk Frozen Treats, LLC, to enter the ice cream category. It is the Coca-Cola Company owned firm's first venture away from beverage-related products...

The database is a resource for state and local milk regulatory and rating agencies, and the dairy industry. Pic: Getty Images/gorodenkoff

FDA launches Grade “A” Milk Search System

By Jim Cornall

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched the Grade “A” Milk Search (GAMS) System, a new tool that allows stakeholders to search the FDA’s online Grade “A” Milk Memoranda database.

Construction is expected to be completed in February 2021. Pic: Ornua

Ornua makes $10m investment in Wisconsin cheese facility

By Jim Cornall

Ornua, Ireland’s largest dairy cooperative, has announced the expansion of its Ornua Ingredients North America division with a $10m investment to upgrade its Hilbert, Wisconsin, cheese ingredients operation.

The new product adds to the Danisco portfolio of ingredients. Pic: DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences

DuPont launches new cultures for pizza cheese

By Jim Cornall

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has launched CHOOZIT BC 02, a new phage alternative for cheese makers looking to meet the increasing global demand for pizza cheese and meet consumers’ preference in terms of pizza cheese browning.

A range of products can be created from the recycled packaging. Pic: TerraCycle

Cathedral City launches first cheese packaging recycling program in UK

By Jim Cornall

A large proportion of flexible plastic cheese packaging currently ends up in landfills across the UK, but now Cathedral City, a brand owned by Saputo Dairy UK, is working with TerraCycle to recycle flexible cheese packaging through the Cheese Packaging...

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