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...
Artisan cheese-maker Jackie Whittaker of Castell Gwyn Limited is expanding her North Wales manufacturing business with a £13,000 ($17,470) investment in her own micro-dairy.
Solvay, a Belgian science company delivering materials for food packaging, has conducted a proof of concept showing that polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) has the potential to be recycled.
For the second year running an Arla Foods Lockerbie Eden Student has won the Society of Dairy Technology (SDT) Eden Student of the Year Award, and Dairy Reporter went to the site recently to speak with the winner, Stephanie Nish.
A new Australian company aiming to build further demand for plant-based and alternative proteins has closed a A$16m (US$11.8m) seed capital raise, backed by A$5m (US$3.7m) from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).
Consumers are demanding dairy packaging that is more visually appealing, sustainable and functional, triggering the launch of new package designs and manufacturing processes.
Canadian dairy company Saputo Inc. has announced it has completed the acquisition of the Carolina Aseptic and Carolina Dairy businesses formerly operated by AmeriQual Group Holdings, LLC (Carolina Aseptic and Carolina Dairy).
Dutch-headquartered company Royal DSM has signed an agreement to acquire First Choice Ingredients, a supplier of dairy-based concentrates and savory flavorings for an enterprise value of $453m.
Azelis, a global innovation service provider in the specialty chemical and food ingredients industry, has completed the acquisition of Quimdis, a French distributor of ingredients for food, nutraceuticals, flavors & fragrances, animal nutrition, personal...
In its September report on global dairy commodities, Maxum Foods said market fundamentals through the coming quarters are expected to remain mostly supportive of prices.
This week, we have two interviews on the podcast. We have conversations with Dr Kawther Hashem, campaign lead at Action on Sugar, and John Farrand, managing director of the Guild of Fine Food, which organizes the World Cheese Awards.
In a new cross-industry report, the UK food and drink sector is calling for a 12-month Covid-19 Recovery Visa to help alleviate the workforce shortages causing serious disruption across the whole of the supply chain and significantly increasing the cost...
Orkney Cheese Company Limited, located on the main island of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, is investing in a £925,000 ($1.27m) refurbishment project.
Conor Power, director, proteins business development at global taste and nutrition company Kerry, gives Dairy Reporter the lowdown on the latest high protein trends.
Research by the Oral Health Foundation in the UK found staying at home because of lockdowns led to more than one-in-three (38%) British adults increasing the amount of times they snacked throughout the day (1).
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has announced the launch of the 2021 Real California Pizza Contest, its third search for the best pizza recipes using California cheese.
This week, we have conversations with Stephanie Nish, EHS coordinator at Arla’s Lockerbie plant; Al Madonna, vice president of marketing at Cheer Pack; and Bob Comstock, CEO of Tamarack Biotics.
This week, we have conversations with Damien Dossin, Executive Vice President & General Manager of CPG at LiquiGlide; Katie Cline, vice president of marketing at Bubbies Ice Cream; and Dave Rademacher, product manager-refrigeration at Unified Brands.
Bel Brands USA has announced a new program in partnership with dairy cooperative Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) to implement and measure sustainable cooling practices designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by reducing on-farm energy usage.
The World Cheese Awards will open for entry from August 23, with organizers, the Guild of Fine Food, inviting cheesemakers across the globe to submit products to be judged by an international panel of 230 experts from 30 different countries.
Bridge Cheese, which supplies cheese and dairy products to the food manufacturing and food service sectors, is expanding its Telford production facility in the UK to double capacity.
This week, we have conversations with Laura Thompson, vice president of trade shows at PMMI; The Good Crisp Company CEO Matt Parry; and StoneX director of dairy market insight, Nate Donnay.
As New Zealand Minister for Energy and Resources Hon Dr Megan Woods officially opened Fonterra’s wood pellet boiler at its Te Awamutu plant, the cooperative announced details for its next site to exit coal – the Stirling cheese plant in Otago.
Green Boy Group, a non-GMO and organic plant-based food ingredients supplier in North America, Europe and Australia has announced it is launching Plant-Dairy Protein, a new functional plant-based protein developed for the plant-based dairy industry.
On the podcast this week we have conversations with Change Foods founder and CEO, David Bucca; Mark Robert, technical director, food & beverage solutions, Tate & Lyle; and Peter Lamb, COO of Adventa Bioscience.
Lithuania Travel, the national tourism development agency, is hoping in a post-Covid world tourists will be attracted to the Baltic country to experience some of its, shall we say, more unusual cuisine, which includes some ice cream flavors many might...
US foodservice equipment manufacturer Unified Brands, part of Dover, has introduced the Randell Cheeser Station designed to help pizza restaurants minimize cheese waste and create a more consistent product.
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has announced the extension of its Dairy Safe cheese biopreservation portfolio, with a selection of new phage-robust culture rotations.
Spanish packaging company Ulma has added a new model of flow pack packaging machine to its catalog, with side sealing and shrink wrap film (BDF), especially designed for portions of cheese in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for direct sale to consumers.
