From product prototyping to thousands in cash, the new Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition aims to support food innovators looking to launch products that utilize dairy ingredients produced in the US northeast.
Nutricia has launched a new plant-based medical nutrition drink under the Fortimel range, to provide the same nutritional benefits to patients with specific dietary preferences.
Infant formula producer Bubs Australia said its gross revenue has China dropped by 66 per cent, and its new Manufacturer-to-Consumer (M2C) sale channel in the country has been delayed, due to disruptions caused by China’s prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns.
The new Assured Integrated Milk Supplier (AIMS) scheme sets out to ensure traceability in the milk supply chain for those purchasing milk from non-direct sources. But is it compulsory, and who can join?
A study of the environmental impact of foods available in French supermarkets has drawn a startling conclusion: ‘No supermarket allows consumers to have sustainable food’.
Leveraging Foundation Earth’s data-driven ecolabels, the Dutch multi-national says its ISO-accredited sustainability service will offer animal protein producers an easy way to convey the value of their sustainability efforts to consumers.
The US organic, clean-label formula brand is gearing to re-open to customers as it acquires two additional manufacturing plants to bolster its production output.
UK feed industry representatives, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), acknowledged the progress made in the new UK environmental improvement plan but says more detail is needed.
China’s post-pandemic food testing policy, results of the ‘Excellent Milk’ project, Haofood’s peanut plant-based innovation, and more feature in this edition of China Focus.
After nearly two decades of first appearing in fast-food restaurants across the US and becoming a go-to favorite for spicy aficionados, sriracha today is not only an established flavor that many consumers love, but according to Kerry’s Taste & Nutrition...
Yogurt heavy-hitter Oikos returns to the Super Bowl this year with an ad featuring former football coach Deion Sanders as part of an ongoing 360-degree campaign that is tackling unfavorable common perceptions about yogurt and healthy eating – starting...
Australia’s milk powder manufacturer ProviCo says that demand for specialised nutrition across different life stages has been growing and it is hoping to cater to such demand by utilising its expertise in milk protein fractionation.
Australian alternative-milk brand MILKLAB is pressing ahead with plans to expand across Asia with a twin strategy of e-commerce retail and partnerships with cafes.
‘Our short supply chain means the money goes directly to the farmers,’ says CEO Simon Mellin as he opens up on his company’s quest to modernize the morning milkround – and make it more sustainable for both farmers and consumers.
The UK's largest consumer survey has elected this year's Product of the Year winners. DairyReporter looks at which dairy products triumphed across the different categories.
Spanish biotech company AB-Biotics suggests that spiking interest in fermented foods and microbiome health represents a significant opportunity for the food and beverage industry. We caught up with Executive Director Sergi Audivert to learn more about...
Having closed a $6m seed round, the Israeli start-up has plans to validate its functional casein – produced in ‘plant factories’ – in an industrial process with cost-efficient yields, co-founder and CEO Tal Lutzky tells FoodNavigator.
The multinational dairy co-operative has outlined three global trends, with fusion cuisine, hybrid foods and plant-based alternatives taking center stage.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has told food bosses to check if they sell ‘vegan ghee’ or ‘vegan butter’ products, calling branding that contains dairy terminology ‘misleading’.
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced fresh details of actions and payments for its environmental land management schemes.
Kefir company Lifeway Foods is making progress towards its “2.0” strategy of expanding its distribution, releasing products for the on-the-go consumers, and enhancing the overall, company CEO Julie Smolyansky shared at the recent ICR investor’s conference.
In Spain, start-up Väcka is developing plant-based cheeses with an unlikely ingredient: fermented melon seed milk. Co-founder and CEO Ana Luz Sanz talks us through the nutritional and functional benefits of mixing water with ground melon seeds.
The Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) is designed to help small- and medium-sized dairies with up to 75% of their marketing costs and will be capped at the first five million pounds of anticipated production.
Australian climate technology company, Rumin8, has closed Phase 2 of its seed funding round, led by Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV).
Perfect Day is teaming up with big players like Nestle and Unilever to broaden the applications of its whey protein, while leading new innovations through precision fermentation.
Global feed production remained steady in 2022 at 1.266 billion metric tons (BMT), despite significant macroeconomic challenges that affected the entire supply chain, finds the 12th Alltech global feed survey.
Bold Cultr from General Mills – an ‘animal-free’ dairy cream cheese featuring whey protein made by microbes, not cows – is rolling out to more stores in the Minneapolis area later this month and will be available nationwide direct to consumer from early...
The dairy industry is facing new challenges from increasing demand for sustainable milk production and new government laws and policies targeting emissions reduction.
Consumers who eat dairy products as well as fruit and vegetables may have a lower risk of becoming obese, according to a cross-sectional study on almost 30,000 adults.
We catch up with SVZ's Johan Cerstiaens to find out more about the potential use of fruit and vegetable ingredients as sugar substitute in dairy. "What if by reducing sugar content, manufacturers could add value to their products?”
Tuning how raw oats are turned into a dairy-free milk alternative could spell the creation of new beverage products that are more affordable and nutritional.
The technology can turn livestock slurry into nitrogen-rich fertilizer by using air and electricity. Soon, it may find application in other food production systems such as pork.
The French dairy giant has become the world’s first food company to make a methane-specific climate pledge - but questions remain around how this ambition could be realized.
Over the next three years, Unilever plans to expand its lead in ice cream sales by offering more premium products, expanding in emerging markets and leveraging digitization to boost sales online and out of home, a top executive recently revealed.
A new review comparing the available evidence for the efficacy of probiotics and postbiotics highlights the favourable stability and shelf life of postbiotics, but an observed “weaker influence”.
Farmers, buyers and suppliers should also watch out for heightened regulatory, customer and consumer demands in the coming years, says the body’s UK dairy category manager, Estelle Alley.
ProVeg UK claims the British Government is preparing to ban plant-based products from using dairy descriptor names such as ‘m*lk’ and ‘b*tter’, plans that it has branded ‘outrageous and unnecessary’.
Multus Biotechnology’s ‘first-of-its kind’ facility will open its doors before the end of the year. We catch up with co-founder and CEO Cai Linton to ask: Why should industry outsource growth media, rather than develop it in-house?
