UK-based organic food company Yeo Valley has appealed to MPs, MEPs,
and Tony Blair to help it maintain the consistency of its range of
bio live yoghurts. The company claims that it is under EU pressure
to change the name of its products...
Spanish dairy company Iparlat is set to increase its market
presence in Argentina. A multi-million euro investment will land
the company, in what it sees as a better position in following
years.
Another protest has been staged by dairy farmers in the UK
regarding the ongoing dispute over supermarket prices. The
Somerfield distribution centre in the south west of England has
become the latest stage of the dairy farmer milk...
Dairy Crest has today announced its unaudited results for the six
months ended 30 September 2003. The results have revealed that the
spreads business has become the company's most profitable sector.
The company says that this...
Nestlé continues to pursue its strategy of getting a foothold in
just about every food market in the world. The recent purchase of
Ukrainian food processor Volyn Holding is the latest in a list of
acquisitions designed to cement the...
First Milk, the 4,000 strong UK co-operative, intends to secure an
increase of milk prices for dairy farmers. The group said that it
will deliver an 'ardent push' which it hopes will result in an
increase of two pence per...
Switzerland's department of agriculture has registered Raclette du
Valais as an AOC product - which means it must only be made in that
one canton or imported from abroad, since EU producers are exempt
from the ruling. A move...
Staff cuts and closures are looming at Frico Cheese as the company
sets out to restructure its cheese maturation and packaging
activities. The firm has warned that 192 jobs out of a workforce of
2,140 are likely to be lost.
A new cattle-feed supplement has been developed by scientists to
dramatically boost the content of unsaturated fatty acids over
saturated fats in cows' milk. The new supplemet is based on
naturally occurring proteins.
The UK's Co-operative Group's farming business, Farmcare, has this
week decided to withdraw from the dairy farming industry. The group
has said that the move will give it the opportunity to concentrate
on arable, fruit and...
The American Organic Trade Association (OTA) has urged the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) to rethink its preliminary statement
regarding products from cloned animals.
Fromageries Bel, the French cheese maker, has sold its Manchego
cheese operations in Spain to local group Forlasa for an
undisclosed sum as part of its ongoing efforts to focus on
profitable, high-margin businesses.
In an attempt to revive the falling sales of butter, Arla Foods has
launched a new type of packaging for its Lurpak salty butter. The
'six pack' portion is hoped to increase the company profile in
Denmark.
Irish dairy firm Kerrygold has installed Ilapak's Delta 3000 HSR
inverted, electronic flow-wrapper system and the Vegatronic 2000
fill and seal (VFFS) series. This is hoped to boost production
capacity.
The Competition Authority in Denmark is investigating claims by a
smaller dairy group that Arla Foods, the country's biggest milk
group, has offered milk at unreasonably low prices to the Dansk
Supermarked retail chain.
American dairy farmers who supply ingredients for yoghurt have been
angered by a petition seeking a change in the definition of the
product. They call it a "cynical attempt" to rob yoghurt of
raw ingredients.
A clinical trial has been launched at Oregon University to explore
the possibility of calcium supplements reducing the risk of
post-natal depression (PND).
Glanbia, the Irish dairy product maker, has joined forces with
Cussons, the UK group best known for its Imperial Leather soap, to
produce and market milk powder for the Nigerian market.
The American Center for Global Food Issues (CGFI) has brought its
campaign targeted at the false marketing of milk to industry
leaders at the Worldwide Food Expo in Chicago.
A major trial on European children is to examine how early
childhood diet can reduce the risk of obesity in later life. The
findings could lead to a developmentin new infant foods.
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods has announced the completion of a $13 million
production line at Rubtsovsk dairy plant. The move makes the
factory one of the largest plants in Russia and the CIS in terms of
production capacity for rennet cheese.
An MP from North Wales has urged the government to take note of
angry Welsh dairy farmers who he says will take to the streets if
retailers do not offer them more money for milk production.
A new survey from Arla Foods has shown that western Europeans are
drinking more UHT milk than ever before. An increase of 100 per
cent has occured in the last 30 years.
The continued focus on dairy, rice and sugar products helped
Spain's Ebro Puleva to a 15 per cent increase in profits during the
first nine months of the year. But sales were lower as result of
various disposals over the past...
Years of uncertainty on the definition of yoghurt could soon come
to an end, with EU legislators planning to define the exact nature
of the milk product. But the proposed definition has caused
commotion amongst Spanish dairy producers...
A European Union court ruling has today forced ice cream
manufacturers to allow rival companies access to their freezer
space. The court rejected Unilever's appeal against a Commission
decision banning it from forcing retailers...
Nestlé expects to show organic sales growth of around 5-6 per cent
for the year as a whole, twice that of its closest European rival,
Unilever. Nine-month sales were boosted by the hot summer weather,
particularly for ice cream and...
Balchem Encapsulates, a business segment of Balchem Corporation,
has released a feed stable version of Reashure Choline that can be
used for transition and lactating cow management.
A new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study has found that
dairy products such as cream cheese are best consumed as close to
the date of purchase as possible, and refrigerating leftovers at 40
degrees Fahrenheit proves to reduce...
Nestlé is continuing to strengthen its position in the global ice
cream market with the formation of a joint venture in Sweden, a
market where it has not been present before now. The Glasskiosken
venture with Ingman Foods aims to...
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in the US
has accused the American National Dairy Council of launching a
deceptive health campaign that suggests that dairy products could
lead to trimmer waistlines.
It would appear that Eastern Europe's appetite for yoghurts and
milk-based desserts is growing. Russian dairy giant Wimm-Bill-Dann
(WBD) has just installed a new €7 million production line at its
Kharkov dairy plant in Kharkov,...
UK dairy farmers using a new cup-removal system in their rotary
milking sheds are being warned to check for potentially fatal
trapping points. The announcement follows the death of a Riversdale
farmer.
Arla Foods and Express Dairies have been given the go ahead to
merge their UK businesses after the Competition Commission found no
evidence that the deal would adversely impact the liquid milk
market.
The herbal extract aloe vera is increasingly being added to foods,
with the latest innovation from German dairy company Onken in the
form of an aloe vera-enriched low-fat yoghurt.
Royal Numico has announced the sale of its Mumbai-based dairy and
baby food activities Nutricia India to a consortium of four Indian
companies, for an undisclosed sum.
There is increasing speculation regarding the future of French
dairy-to-biscuits group Danone, good Q3 results expected next week,
will simply fuel the speculation further.
Ireland's Kerry group has continued its rapid expansion programme,
a new purchases in the US will see the group add a speciality sauce
maker and a fruit flavour producer to its fast-growing portfolio.
Ireland's minister for agriculture and food, Joe Walsh, has
stressed the importance of investment in research and development,
he outlined several key recommendations in the dairy processing
sector.
The European market for soya-based food products in Europe has
reached a value of €1.3 billion, and a recent survey predicts
further double digit growth for the period 2003 - 2005.
Lactalis, one of the world's largest dairy companies, has
strengthened its position in the health food sector via a stake in
Cema, a French company whose low-fat spread Primavere has been a
great success.
The range of Anchor extra thick cream with alcohol from Thomas
Lowndes, a subsidiary of Allied Domecq, is being relaunched this
Christmas with new packaging and a new addition.
Alcoa has announced that its Alcoa Closure Systems International
(CSI) business is set to expand further into the $100 million dairy
packaging business.
Swedish dairy giant Arla has presented an ambitious strategy for
future growth. This sets out a broad outline of how the business
will be developed over the next decade.
