Nearly a third of Americans plan to drop or reduce animal-based products in their diet this month in favor of vegan options as part of Veganuary – a well-established global movement that may still be relatively new in the US, but which still is shining...
Ekosem-Agrar AG, the German holding company of Russian milk producer EkoNiva Group, said the volume of dairy products sold rose by 76% year on year to more than 131,000 tons, with revenues also picking up at a rate of more than 75% to just under €80m...
We’re back with the weekly podcast, and this week, there are conversations with Janatha Stout, head of operations agriculture and supply chain northern Europe at NSF International; Ulviyya Nasibova, founder of Uli’s Gelato; and Elzaphan Hotam CEO of NextFerm...
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has revised the forecast for its 2021/22 New Zealand milk collections to 1,500m kilograms of milk solids (kgMS), down from its opening forecast of 1,525m kgMS.
With plans to convert to fossil free trucks, green electricity and low-energy solutions, farmer-owned dairy group, Arla Foods is scaling up its climate target for operations from 30 to 63% by 2030.
North American cheese alternative producer Daiya Foods has agreed a sales and distribution partnership with food distributor and catering company Hyundai Green Food for plant-based foods in South Korea.
US dairy company Darigold, Inc. has announced president and CEO Stan Ryan will retire at the end of the co-op’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, after leading the global dairy company for six years.
Due to increased numbers of omicron Covid-19 infections, and the subsequent reduction in travel, organizers of Sigep - The Dolce World Expo, scheduled for January, have postponed the event to March 12 to 16.
A third-generation Scottish company has introduced three electric ice cream vans to its fleet as it looks to a greener future through the construction of a new facility.
It’s a limited round-up of products this month, partly because we’re publishing a week early, but also because there aren’t as many launches this month.
Dairy manufacturer Lactalis UK & Ireland has shared what it says are the key trends cheese manufacturers and retailers need to consider to win big in cheese in 2022.
Alibaba.com, one of the world’s largest B2B ecommerce marketplaces and a business unit of Alibaba Group, has announced the 50 entrepreneurs each receiving $10,000 grants from the first-ever Alibaba.com Grants Program.
Processing equipment company Gemak has been awarded the contract for Project Dragon to manufacture, install and commission a whey processing and concentration facility and a cheese C.I.P. plant for South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) as part of its £15m...
Oddlygood Global, which aims to be a leader in plant-based products, has closed its first round of financing, with Mandatum Asset Management investing €25m ($28m) in the company, which was spun off from Valio earlier this year.
Somerdale International Limited, an exporter of British cheese and dairy products, has published its report and accounts for the year ended March 31, 2021.
Yili Group has released its non-public offering announcement, signifying the finalization of the largest private placement in the consumer sector on China's A-share market.
On this, the last podcast of 2021, we have conversations with Lisa Ryden, vice president corporate social responsibility, Tetra Pak; Heather Anfang, senior vice president of U.S. dairy foods at Land O’Lakes; and Jouke Veldman, business development manager,...
The emissions of Europe’s 20 biggest meat and dairy corporations — including Danish Crown, Nestlé, Danone, Tönnies, FrieslandCampina and Coren — outstrip countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark, yet only three companies have committed to reduce...
There are new and expanded categories in the 2022 World Championship Cheese Contest, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), which takes place March 1 to 3 in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Urgent Company, the consumer brands subsidiary of Perfect Day, has acquired ice cream company Coolhaus, and will transition the company away from dairy to animal-free products.
Ekosem-Agrar AG has announced the Russian Agricultural Bank (Rosselkhozbank, RSHB) has adopted resolutions on the continued financing of the Ekosem-Agrar Group.
Chinese dairy giant Yili Group has officially launched the first phase of the Yili Indonesia Dairy Production Base. Upon completion of its second phase, it will become the country's largest ice cream factory with a daily production capacity of 4m...
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has announced it plans to discontinue operations at its Nashville, Tenn., Country Delite Farms manufacturing facility in February 2022.
Fonterra shareholders have given the cooperative’s new capital structure proposal the green light with 85.16% of the total farmer votes in support of the proposal.
This week we feature three interviews: Libor Miloševský, general manager, Cardbox Packaging; Henrik Andersen, CEO of Arla Foods Ingredients; and three guests related to the Real California Milk Excelerator - John Talbot, CEO of the California Milk Advisory...
US company Hart Dairy, a producer of pasture-raised and grass-fed 365-days-per-year milk, has successfully raised a $20m investment to advance the long-term trajectory of the company.
The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) dairy cooperative, based in Novi, Michigan, has announced it will acquire Superior Dairy in Canton, Ohio, a subsidiary of LEL Operating Company.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has subscribed to around 19.4m shares, worth $4.2m, as part of the initial public offering (IPO) of PT Cisarua Mountain Dairy Tbk (Cimory) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
Lactalis Canada Inc., a subsidiary of France-based Lactalis Group, is adding Kraft Heinz's Grated cheese business to its growing portfolio as part of the Group's US affiliate, after completing the acquisition of Kraft Heinz's Natural, Grated,...
This week, we feature interviews with two companies involved with the upcoming FiE event. We have conversations with Rudy Wouters, head of the BENEO Technology Center and Myriam Snaet, head of market intelligence and consumer insights at BENEO; and Maartje...
Greek dairy company FAGE said due to increased sales volumes in Europe, it plans to increase production capacity by constructing a new manufacturing facility at the Riegmeer Hoogeveen business park in the Netherlands.
Maeil Dairies Australia has invested A$13.5m (US$9.7m) to acquire Corio Bay Dairy Group’s partially-built dairy-processing facility in Geelong, Victoria.
SIG has launched a new digital smart factory solution, Plant 360 Asset Health Monitoring, which it said will help customers improve operations and ensure food safety and quality while reducing costs.
This week on the podcast, we have interviews with Pim van Hee, innovation manager dairy and dairy alternatives, and Eric van den Berg, product application expert phages, at DSM Food Specialties; research analyst at Defend Our Health, Roopa Krithivasan;...
