All news articles for July 2020

The new Eye Wear Package includes specially-designed glasses and provides customers with the freedom to communicate with GEA while performing tasks. Pic: GEA

GEA adds new packages to Remote Support

By Jim Cornall

GEA has added two new service packages to its GEA Remote Support product, providing different types of remote assistance, which the company said ensures availability in every situation without compromising safety and security.

Synergy will use the new facility to manufacture its Dairy by Nature range of flavors for the bakery, beverages, and cheese market segments. Pic: Synergy Flavours

Synergy Flavours opens new blending facility in Thailand

By Jim Cornall

Synergy Flavours (Thailand) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Synergy Flavours Ltd, UK, has completed a new high-care blending facility which has been added to its existing production site in Samut Prakarn, Thailand.

The company will be presenting its solutions at the virtual SHIFT20 event. Pic: Getty Images/AnastasiaNurullina

Biorigin brings market trends to SHIFT20

By Jim Cornall

Brazilian natural ingredient company Biorigin will be attending SHIFT20 with a virtual booth showcasing its natural ingredients based on fermentation for many of today's label and formulations challenges including salt and sugar reduction, vegan...

Arla Foods Ingredients recently launched a clean label ambient stirred yogurt concept containing five all-natural ingredients.  Pic: Arla Foods Ingredients

The growing importance of clean label in functional dairy

By Jim Cornall

Demand for functional dairy ingredients has never been higher. This is largely driven by the high-protein trend – consumers increasingly understand the proven benefits of high-quality proteins, in particular those from whey, for muscle growth, weight...

The campaign is designed to speak to Gen Z and millennials about the importance of gut health. Pic: Danone North America/Activia

Activia launches A to Z campaign

By Jim Cornall

Danone’s Activia is launching a new campaign, “A to Z,” to build on the brand’s evolution as a modern gut health innovator.

DuPont has published an update to its work in the field of early life nutrition. Pic: DuPont

DuPont reports on early life nutrition studies

By Jim Cornall

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences recently released the findings of a study showing the effects Care4U 2’-FL had on dental caries-associated bacterium Streptococcus mutans.

The FSA has issued more than $176m in program benefits to dairy producers who purchased DMC coverage for 2020. Pic: Getty Images/Andrei Stanescu

May margin triggers Dairy Margin Coverage Program payment

By Jim Cornall

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) says the May 2020 income over feed cost margin was $5.37 per hundredweight (cwt.), triggering the third payment of 2020 for dairy producers who purchased the appropriate level of coverage...

Dairy Dialog podcast 90: Selig, Elopak, Chobani

Dairy Dialog podcast 90: Selig, Elopak, Chobani

By Jim Cornall

Guests on the podcast this week are Peter McGuiness, CEO of Chobani; John Brown, vice president of marketing at Selig; and Patrick Verhelst, Elopak chief marketing officer.

milkrite | InterPuls provides complete milking point solutions to dairy farmers around the world. Pic: milkrite | InterPuls

DeLaval acquires milkrite | InterPuls

By Jim Cornall

DeLaval has announced further investments in dairy farming solutions and services through the acquisition of milkrite | InterPuls from Avon Rubber.

The range is suitable for a variety of plant-based products. Pic: Getty Images/AnastasiaNurullina

DuPont launches Danisco PlanIt

By Jim Cornall

Danisco Planit marks the latest evolution in DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences’ plant-based ingredient portfolio – a range of functional ingredients and application expertise for food and beverages made with what the company says is a ‘planet forward,’...

Rørosmeieriet manufactures organic dairy products. Pic: TINE

TINE sells Rørosmeieriet stake

By Jim Cornall

Norwegian dairy company TINE has sold its stake in organic dairy company Rørosmeieriet AS to the investment company Salvesen & Thams.

The IDFA said it believes Canada is not complying with the terms of the Agriculture Chapter of the USMCA agreement. Pic: Getty Images/Rowena Kong

IDFA praises USMCA but says Canada already violating it

By Jim Cornall

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), has sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative (USTR), which is thankful for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), but also expresses concern about Canadian dairy compliance.

The new Ricotta system allows some types of mature cheese to be spreadable. Pic: Hommak

Hommak develops new Ricotta system

By Jim Cornall

A new Ricotta system is the latest innovative solution designed by Turkish processing equipment manufacturer Hommak.

Dairy Dialog podcast 89: KanPak, Take Two Foods, Novozymes, IATP

Dairy Dialog podcast 89: KanPak, Take Two Foods, Novozymes, IATP

By Jim Cornall

On the podcast this week, our guests are Larry McGill, corporate vice president, GSF and CEO of KanPak U.S.; Take Two Foods co-founder and CEO Sarah Pool and co-founder and COO Matt Olsofsky; Ulrich Irgens, from Novozymes OneHealth; and Shefali Sharma,...