Manufacturers

The first phase of building works is under way and expected to be completed in the second half of 2022. Pic: Norco

Norco ice-cream factory to get $30m upgrade

By Jim Cornall

Australian farmer-owned dairy cooperative Norco is set to boost production at its Lismore ice-cream facility with a A$30m (US$22.3m) factory upgrade.

Dairy Dialog podcast 157: Bubs, Ornua

Dairy Dialog podcast 157: Bubs, Ornua

By Jim Cornall

This week, we have interviews with Rick Pedersen, president, Ornua Ingredients North America, and Dennis Lin, chairman of Bubs. We also have our weekly look at the global dairy markets with Charlie Hyland at StoneX.

Dairy Dialog podcast 156: Anuga, Arla Foods Ingredients

Dairy Dialog podcast 156: Anuga, Arla Foods Ingredients

By Jim Cornall

On this week’s podcast we talk to Arla Foods Ingredients’ Mads Dyrvig, head of sales development, business unit health & performance, and two more interviews from the recent Anuga event in Cologne, Germany: Soriya Jamet, export sales & marketing...

Granarolo said its strategic plan includes other acquisitions with a focus on dairy producers in strategic markets. Pic: Granarolo

Granarolo buys US company Calabro Cheese

By Jim Cornall

Granarolo S.p.A. has announced the acquisition of 100% of Calabro Cheese Corp. a US company based in East Haven, Connecticut, which produces and markets fresh dairy products, in particular ricotta, mozzarella and burrata.

Danone's plant in Brazil. Pic: Danone

Danone sales up in third quarter

By Jim Cornall

Danone saw third quarter sales of €6.158bn ($7.18bn), up 5.8% on the previous year’s third quarter.

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Stonyfield steps in for Northeast milk producers

By Jim Cornall

Organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Organic has announced plans to help save at-risk Northeast organic family farms by inviting some farms into their direct supply program during the coming months.

The new DMK plant-based offerings under the MILRAM brand will launch in 2022.

DMK dives into plant based

By Jim Cornall

The biggest German dairy cooperative, DMK Group, provided a glimpse of a new business segment at this year's Anuga trade show in Cologne, announcing it is dipping into the plant-based sector.

Ornua's facility in Wisconsin. Pic: Ornua

Ornua acquires US cheese company Whitehall Specialties

By Jim Cornall

Irish dairy cooperative, Ornua, has completed the acquisition of US cheese ingredients business, Whitehall Specialties Inc (WSI) for an undisclosed sum from Mason Wells, a private equity firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Pic: N2 Applied

First N2 Applied and Arla agtech trial shows near-zero emissions

By Jim Cornall

N2 Applied, the Norway-headquartered agricultural technology company, has announced the results of sustainable fertilizer testing that show practically all ammonia emissions were successfully trapped in converted cow manure when applied to fields.

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Lactalis completes acquisition of Leerdammer and Shostka

By Jim Cornall

Global dairy company The Lactalis Group has acquired the European cheese brand Leerdammer, in an operation that includes Royal Bel Leerdammer The Netherlands, Bel Shostka Ukraine, the commercialization of Bel products in Italy, Germany and Ukraine and...

The Dairy Code applies to all processors in Australia with an annual aggregated turnover of A$10m.  Pic: Getty Images/nedjelly

Dairy Farmers Milk Co-operative pays penalty

By Jim Cornall

The Dairy Farmers Milk Co-operative Limited (DFMC) has paid a penalty of A$11,100 (US$8,070) after the ACCC issued it with one infringement notice for allegedly failing to comply with its publishing obligations under the Dairy Code.

Dairy Dialog podcast 152: EUFIC, N2 Applied

Dairy Dialog podcast 152: EUFIC, N2 Applied

By Jim Cornall

This week, we feature the important International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, which is being held for the second time, on September 29.

Dairy Dialog podcast 151: NCFM, OAL, Signode

Dairy Dialog podcast 151: NCFM, OAL, Signode

By Jim Cornall

This week, we have two interviews, one on steam infusion with Dr Wayne Martindale, Associate Professor, Enterprise & Food Insights and Sustainability at the University of Lincoln’s National Centre for Food Manufacturing, and Jake Norman, sales director...

The new Unionplus production plant in Nogarole Rocca, Italy. Pic: Unionplus

New Unionplus dairy production plant inaugurated

By Jim Cornall

Italian company Unionplus Srl, a part of the Podini Group SpA in Bolzano, has inaugurated the activities of its new production plant in Nogarole Rocca in the province of Verona.

DSM said it is committed to supporting the livelihoods of 500,000 smallholder farmers across value chains by 2030. Pic: Getty Images/Bartosz Hadyniak

DSM announces food system commitments

By Jim Cornall

Royal DSM has announced a series of new quantifiable commitments aimed to address urgent societal and environmental challenges linked to how the world produces and consumes food by 2030.