Functional spreads are increasingly holding up value on the UK
margarine sector, says new research, as Dairy Crest plans to launch
a new range containing omega-3.
Butter is making a comeback on lower fat margarine as UK consumers
trade up to treat themselves, but the overall fats market is
shrinking and imported brands are taking the biggest winnings.
Allowing employees to keep more flexible working times has resulted
in better relationships between employer and staff and in some
cases increased operational efficiency according to a new report.
Dairy producer Arla Foods, which supplies butter to a number of
bakeries, has sent out one of the first signals that the dairy
sector is hurting from a reduction in EU agricultural export
subsidies.
Ireland's leading butterfat supplier Glanbia has signed a joint
venture agreement with Belgian group Corman, to make and market
dairy spreads and butterfat products.
Irish food group Glanbia and dairy co-operative Connaught Gold will
soon be able to reap synergy benefits, after agreeing to share some
elements of their dairy processing operations, Tom Armitage
reports.
Campina, the ambitious owner of dairy ingredients supplier DMV
International, will buy Belgian milk fat specialist Aveve Zuivel,
in a deal that brings the Dutch firm a new platform for innovations
in butter oil specialities, and improved...
Meeting the challenge of organoleptic changes when fat is removed
from low fat formulations, Chr Hansen launches a new culture to
improve texture in sour cream and buttermilk, writes Lindsey
Partos.
APV has launched a new range of bulk butter packing lines that it
claims is ideal for small, medium and large-scale carton filling
applications in the dairy and food industries.
In line with growing consumer demand for organic products, Butter
Buds Food Ingredients has introduced a certified organic line of
natural butter, cream and cheese concentrates.
The market for fats and spreads in eastern Europe is rapidly
diversifying, whilst rapidly expanding. Furthermore the latest
product launches from the Mintel databases in this segment indicate
that functionality is becoming increasingly...
The market for fats and spreads in Asia Pacific is evolving
rapidly, with increasing numbers of launches concentrating on the
low fat and fortified products. The latest look at the Mintel
database also reveals that dairy and vegetable...
Yoghurts and spreads still account for the majority of the UK's
functional foods market, shows new research, and this is reflected
in advertising spend.
Dairy Partners America, the joint venture between Switzerland's
Nestlé group and Fonterra, New Zealand's leading dairy company, has
completed the second phase of its roll out, beginning liquid and
powdered milk production...
A diet of rapeseed oil fed to dairy cows can produce healthier milk
and butter to beat their artery-clogging equivalents, find British
scientists, signalling future gains for suppliers of ingredients to
the animal feed industry.
The New Zealand government has accused the EU of interfering with
the country's butter trade. The attack had been ignited by the EU's
new rules on the timing of imports.
In recent years UK butter sales have been on the increase and as a
result of this Lurpak's original brand of butter has become more
popular. Its producer, Arla Foods, says that Lurpak Lighter
Spreadable growth in sales has resulted...
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...
Krest'yanskoe, a Soviet-era brand produced by a number of different
companies, remains the most popular brand of butter in Russia, but
its popularity is coming under increasing international pressure.
Swiss retailer Migros launched a 'probiotic butter' last month,
designed to promote health and offer a good taste sensation at the
same time as tapping consumer demand for healthier products.
Britain's biggest dairy products firm Dairy Crest group is poised
to buy St Ivel spreads from Uniq for £50-60 million pounds (€79-95
million), to rival UK market leader Unilever, industry sources said
on Thursday.
Britain's Dairy Crest could be on the verge of adding Uniq's St
Ivel spreads business to its portfolio, a move which would allow
the dairy products group to rival Unilever in the spreads market.
