In honor of International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, which was on September 29, today’s podcast features three interviews related to the subject of food waste.
A new report from UK independent consumer group Which? says two-thirds of branded grocery packaging is not fully recyclable – and several well-known cheese brands came in for criticism.
FrieslandCampina WAMCO has completed the purchase of Nutricima Limited’s dairy business in Nigeria. In March, FrieslandCampina and PZ Cussons signed an agreement regarding the acquisition.
Hydrosol, a subsidiary of Germany’s Stern-Wywiol Gruppe, which specializes in stabilizing and texturing systems, has grown to become one of the key players in the burgeoning market for plant-based alternatives.
The joint venture created by California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio), Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and local dairy farmers – CalBioGas LLC – has successfully achieved its first renewable natural gas (RNG) production from dairy farms in Kern County, California.
Acceligen, a Recombinetics Inc. company, has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop bovine genetics optimized with traits desirable to smallholder dairy farmers.
Nestlé today inaugurated a new R&D Accelerator to drive innovation and speed-to-market of sustainable dairy products, as well as plant-based dairy alternatives.
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S and the EQT IX fund have announced EQT has agreed to acquire the Natural Colors Division, a subsidiary of Chr. Hansen, at a cost of €800m ($931m).
Ekosem-Agrar AG, the German holding company of Russian milk producer EkoNiva Group, generated sales revenues of €209m ($243m) in the first half of 2020, up 33% on the same period of the previous year.
Swiss biotech company SwissDeCode is launching an on-site solution to help dairy companies identify A1 beta-casein in milk and enter the fast-growing market of A2 Milk.
Many food and beverage products do not offer the clear labeling that consumers want, according to new research from UK PR company Ingredient Communications.
Swiss dairy company Hochdorf said the discontinuation of wheat germ production at its Hochdorf site will release production and storage space for use by Bimbosan AG from the end of January 2021.
We have three interviews, and four guests, on this week’s Dairy Dialog podcast. We chatted with Robyn Eijlander, senior project manager microbiology and food safety at NIZO; Keith Lawes, VP of Sales and Marketing at Casper’s Ice Cream; and two people...
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the shares of Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH, a leading player in the Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMO) market.
The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) said it has reached fundamental arrangements on introducing the labeling of certain dairy products as the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states – Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan...
Nestlé Jamaica Limited (NJL) has announced its re-entry into the powdered milks category, thanks to its recently signed co-manufacturing deal with Dairy Industries Jamaica Limited (DIJL).
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has announced its annual results, final Farmgate Milk Price of NZ$7.14 (US$4.79) per kgMS and a dividend of 5 cents per share for the 2019/20 season, bringing the final cash payout for farmers to NZ$7.19 (US$4.83) per...
Nature-based ingredient solution provider CP Kelco has launched a new virtual experience, allowing customers, partners and other industry stakeholders to discover CP Kelco’s insights and portfolio of offerings through a virtual-reality environment.
Elmhurst 1925, maker of plant-based nut and grain dairy alternatives in the US, has introduced Elmhurst Creamery New Fashioned Soft-Serve Ice Cream Mix.
One of the largest cheese manufacturers and dairy processors in Lithuania, Vilkyškių Pieninė, has changed its name to Vilvi Group to reflect the company’s Vilvi brand.
Core Power, a brand of fairlife LLC, has announced strawberry as the latest flavor to join its ready-to-drink high protein shakes in the Core Power Elite line, which already includes chocolate and vanilla flavors.
French-headquartered Lactalis Group has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition by its US affiliate of Kraft Heinz’s natural, grated, cultured and specialty cheese businesses in the US, grated cheese business in Canada, and entire international...
Ornua Foods UK has announced the launch of the Megablock, a new packaging solution that will deliver a saving of over 40% of plastic per pack of Pilgrims Choice cheese, with a projected reduction of 83 tonnes of plastic annually.
Packaging and paper manufacturer Mondi Functional Paper & Films is launching a fully recyclable 80% paper-based packaging solution for cheese and cold meats.
Fonterra’s Te Awamutu site in New Zealand is taking the next step in its transition away from coal with commissioning under way on its wood pellet renewable energy source.
New data from the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) on annualized per capita consumption of dairy point to cheese, butter and yogurt categories driving growth in the dairy sector, which reached a record high in 2019.
Food Union, which creates dairy and ice cream products in the Baltics, has expanded exports of its Ekselence, Pols and Lakto brands into three East Asian markets - Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.
International dairy, nutrition and flavor company Carbery Group is launching Carbery Dairy, a new cheese brand, specifically for the ingredients and food service markets in Europe and Asia.
Ingredients and solutions company ADM said it has identified six emerging behavioral changes that will power innovation and growth in the months ahead.
Through the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) Cares Farmers Feeding Families Fund, the nationwide dairy cooperative’s 13,000 family farm-owners are donating refrigeration to rural and community food banks across the country and pledging to keep them stocked...
Originally set for May 2020 in Brussels, Belgium, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the 8th International Dairy Federation (IDF) international symposium on sheep, goat, and other non-cow milk have decided on a digital format, with...