Cow and goat-based infant formulas were found to impact the gut microbial activity and exert beneficial bifidogenic effects similar to human milk, despite the absence of oligosaccharides.
Fonterra and Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and sustainable living, are teaming up to work on reducing on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in New Zealand.
The Chinese government has announced a new three-year strategy to further develop the local dairy industry, with emphasis on strengthening R&D as well as tighter governance to quell remaining food safety concerns and boost the sector’s reputation.
A research project to tackle bovine mastitis and reduce the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in dairy cattle – the widescale use of which can contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – is being launched by the Institute for Global...
The BEAMitup project, funded by the European consortium EIT Food, has launched a survey to collect the experiences and needs of agri-food companies, identify best practices and develop new solutions that allow the sector to work safely during and after...
UK research projects that seek to fundamentally transform the UK food system, by placing healthy people and a healthy natural environment at its center, received a £24m ($32.9m) boost last week.
Research commissioned by New Zealand company Quantec, and completed by an independent US laboratory, has found its patented milk-derived ingredient IDP (Immune Defense Proteins) is effective against influenza virus species.
TurtleTree Labs, the biotech company pioneering the method to produce milk using cell-based technology, has announced the close of an oversubscribed $6.2m Pre-A funding round from new and existing global investors including Green Monday Ventures, Eat...
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences is accelerating its open innovation strategy to prepare food and beverage manufacturers for fast-developing trends and change.
Valio, Finland’s largest dairy cooperative, and Netherlands-based Royal DSM, have signed a collaboration agreement to reduce the carbon footprint of dairy production in Finland.
To tackle the challenge of muscle loss in cancer patients, Danone Nutricia Research has joined Food4Health’s MuscleCancer project that aims to incorporate nutrition and exercise into cancer treatment programs to prevent malnutrition and muscle mass loss.
Researchers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY, say surplus milk may be used to capture carbon dioxide from fossil‐fuel based power plant emissions.
Results from a new trial published by a team led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggest lower dairy intake may be beneficial for people with metabolic syndrome.
Five years after launching its initial accelerator program, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is gearing up for its 2021 program with the announcement of a new name, DFA CoLab Accelerator, and continued focus on helping accelerate and grow ag-tech and dairy...
Volta Greentech, a Swedish startup company and one of the companies in the Swedish food tech accelerator Bloomer, has created an algae feed supplement it says has the potential to reduce methane emissions in cows by 60 to 90%.
Tetra Pak and the Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) in Sweden have recently completed a joint study that presents what they say are four plausible scenarios for the future of the dairy industry.
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.
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.
On this week’s podcast - alongside our weekly look at the global dairy markets with Charlie Hyland from StoneX - we chatted with Annie Bienvenue, vice president, technical services, and Kristi Saitama, vice president, ingredient marketing from USDEC;...
On this week's podcast, we chat with Pim van Hee, manager innovation R&D and technology, Royal DSM; Taly Nechustan, CEO of InnovoPro; and Brent Vautier, senior research technologist at Fonterra. We also have our weekly look at the global dairy...
Unilever and biotech start-up Algenuity have announced a new partnership to look at the potential microalgae bring in innovating future foods for Unilever’s plant-based portfolio.
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US have recently doubled the size of a reference library that includes examples of a certain type of carbohydrate found in milk from humans and several other animals.
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences recently released the findings of a study showing the effects Care4U 2’-FL had on dental caries-associated bacterium Streptococcus mutans.
Perfect Day, a startup producing milk proteins via microbial fermentation (minus the cows), has expanded its Series C round from a previously-announced $140m, up to $300m through a new tranche led by CPP Investments and bolstered by long-time supporters...
Lactanet Canada and policy and lobby group Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) have announced that DairyTrace, the national dairy cattle traceability program will become a reality in the fall of 2020, providing a single, common framework for dairy farmers to...
This week’s podcast features interviews with Daniel Ramón Vidal, vice president health & wellness at ADM; Clementina Dellomonaco, global product line manager, dairy enzymes, at DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences; Ilana Fischer, CEO of US-based cheese...
Upfield Group, a global producer of plant-based margarines, spreads and cheese alternatives has announced an investment of €50m ($56.3m) in the creation of the Upfield Food Science Centre in Wageningen, the Netherlands.
On this week’s Dairy Dialog’s podcast, we have three guests: Anna Pierce, director of sustainability at Tate & Lyle; Bob Savage, product application expert, cheese, at DSM; and Are Traasdahl, co-founder and CEO of Crisp. We also have our weekly look...
US innovation company Motif FoodWorks, has entered into an exclusive research collaboration and license option with the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario, and Dr Alejandro Marangoni, Tier I Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Aging at Guelph...
On this week’s Dairy Dialog podcast, we have four guests, in three interviews. We talk to Dheeraj Talreja, president of AAK Kamani and Varun Deshpande, managing director at the Good Food Institute India; Dr Stephanie Venn-Watson, CEO and co-founder of...
Nutricia, part of the food, beverage and nutrition company Danone, has announced it is supporting research by independent medical professionals to define guidelines for nutritional care for COVID-19 patients recovering after ICU discharge.
German biotechnology company Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH has published the latest results from its norovirus research program in the Journal of Biotechnology.
Mitsubishi Electric’s new collaborative robot, the MELFA ASSISTA, has been developed to work alongside human operators without the need for guards or safety fences, while meeting requirements for adequate distancing of workers in manufacturing sites.
ADM and Hospital de Sagunto, one of the largest medical centers in the Valencia region of Spain have partnered on a clinical trial into the effects of using a food supplement containing live microbial strains to promote gut microbiome balance and help...
US startup Seraphina Therapeutics, Inc., a health and wellness company dedicated to advancing global health through the development of beneficial essential fatty acids and micronutrients, says it is the first company to discover pentadecanoic acid, also...
For the eighth year in a row, Danone North America has given student grants through the Danone Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant Program.
The Dairy Dialog podcast this week features four guests: Martin Stephan, CEO of Carbios; Julien Biolley, director of business development and marketing at Chr Hansen; Keith Cosbey, COO and co-founder of Choicelunch; and founder and director of Friend...
During the coronavirus crisis, donkey milk producer Eurolactis Italia Srl is seeing a growing demand for bulk donkey milk powder for the nutrition industry as well as for a raw cosmetic ingredient, mainly from soap manufacturers.
Danone Institute North America, a non-profit innovation center established by Danone North America, has launched its second annual “One Planet. One Health” Initiative grant program.
With today’s consumers increasingly aware of the need to look after their digestive health, it is no surprise that one in four new product launches in dairy are now focused on digestive wellness promotion (Mintel GNPD 2019).
Probiotic dairy products are all about the cell count from beginning to end of their shelf life. But every bacterium needs a good buddy to keep it alive and kicking.
