Dairy Beverages

SIG is extending its range of PAC.ENGAGE QR code solutions into closures with the launch of ‘One Cap, One Code,' which enables food and beverage customers to apply QR codes to the inside of closures.  Pic: SIG

SIG launches QR code marketing inside closures

By Jim Cornall

SIG is extending its range of PAC.ENGAGE QR code solutions into closures with the launch of ‘One Cap, One Code’ for one-to-one online marketing opportunities.

Synergy will use the new facility to manufacture its Dairy by Nature range of flavors for the bakery, beverages, and cheese market segments. Pic: Synergy Flavours

Synergy Flavours opens new blending facility in Thailand

By Jim Cornall

Synergy Flavours (Thailand) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Synergy Flavours Ltd, UK, has completed a new high-care blending facility which has been added to its existing production site in Samut Prakarn, Thailand.

Dairy Dialog podcast 90: Selig, Elopak, Chobani

Dairy Dialog podcast 90: Selig, Elopak, Chobani

By Jim Cornall

Guests on the podcast this week are Peter McGuiness, CEO of Chobani; John Brown, vice president of marketing at Selig; and Patrick Verhelst, Elopak chief marketing officer.

SIG’s paper straws can be used with SIG’s recyclable carton packs, which are mainly made of renewable paper board. Pic: SIG/Intermarché

SIG’s recyclable straws hit the shelves

By Jim Cornall

Swiss-headquartered SIG’s fully recyclable and renewable paper straw solution for aseptic carton packs is being launched for the first time in Europe by French retail group Intermarché.

The new packaging is currently available for the fresh dairy category. Pic: Elopak

Elopak launches Pure-Pak Imagine

By Jim Cornall

Elopak, a global supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment for liquid food, has launched the Pure-Pak Imagine, which the company said is its most environmentally-friendly carton to date.

Dairy Dialog podcast 86: Tate & Lyle, Royal DSM, Crisp. Pics: (Computer) Getty Images/simpson33; (field) Tate & Lyle; (pizza) Royal DSM

Dairy Dialog podcast 86: Tate & Lyle, Royal DSM, Crisp

By Jim Cornall

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...

The range under license will commence with three flavor SKUs. Pic: Keytone

Keytone signs Baileys distribution deal

By Jim Cornall

Keytone Dairy Corporation Limited has announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Omniblend Pty Ltd has signed a license agreement with R & A Bailey & Co Ltd for the distribution of ready-to-drink Baileys non-alcoholic coffee flavored milk drinks and...

Dairy Dialog podcast 84: Tetra Pak, Hälsa Foods, IFT, YPACK

Dairy Dialog podcast 84: Tetra Pak, Hälsa Foods, IFT, YPACK

By Jim Cornall

On this week’s Dairy Dialog podcast, our guests are Jan Lindqvist, food technologist at Tetra Pak; Hälsa’s CEO, Mika Manninen; Thomas Burke, food safety scientist at the Institute of Food Technologists; and Dr José María Lagarón, YPACK project coordinator.

More than 50 Turkish dairy companies can now export their products to China. Pic: Getty Images/Caner CIFTCI

China gives Turkish dairy green light

By Jim Cornall

Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli and Trade minister Ruhsar Pekcan have announced that barriers to dairy products to be exported to China have been removed.

EkoNiva products in Russia. Pic: Ekosem-Agrar

Ekosem-Agrar sees sales up in 2019

By Jim Cornall

Ekosem-Agrar AG, the German holding company of Russian milk producer EkoNiva Group, has published its 2019 annual report.

The nine startups are from the US, Canada, Israel and the UK. Pic: Getty Images/jacoblund

Nine startups in 2020 DFA Accelerator class

By Jim Cornall

An all-natural sports drink made from dairy by-products, handheld pizza and Philly cheesesteak cones, a green fashion brand creating t-shirts from excess milk and a hand-crafted spirit made from whey are just a few of the startup companies convening virtually...

The production line of condensed milk products at Thong Nhat Dairy factory. Pic: Vinamilk

Vinamilk exports sweetened condensed milk to China

By Jim Cornall

In spite of operating under strict conditions including social distancing imposed by the coronavirus crisis, two months after officially receiving an export license to China, Vietnam Dairy Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has completed the production stage...

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The popularity of prebiotics in dairy

By Jim Cornall

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).

Scientists have investigated the interactions between starter and probiotic cultures in fermented dairy products for years. Pic: DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences

Delivering the cells of probiotic success

By Jim Cornall

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.

The enzyme can biologically depolymerize all polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste, followed by recycling into new bottles. Pic: Getty Images/Srisakorn

Carbios develops enzyme for PET depolymerization

By Jim Cornall

Carbios, a French company pioneering new bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, has published an article in the journal Nature, entitled “An engineered PET-depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles.”

 Saco Foods has experienced five times the normal volume of demand for its dry buttermilk, baking cocoa, and Mix'n Drink products.

Quarantine baking boosts demand for powdered goods

By Jim Cornall

As people are staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants are closed, and baking has become a way to not only make food for the family, but also to relieve boredom.

DFA to purchase a portion of Dean Foods’ assets for $433m

By Beth Newhart

After several months of back and forth following the Dean Foods bankruptcy, the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) co-op is acquiring a majority of its assets for $433m. Prairie Farms Dairy will also get a portion for $75m.

Vinamilk delivered milk products to frontline doctors in Ho Chi Minh City

Vinamilk donates to coronavirus fight

By Jim Cornall

Vietnam's largest dairy producer, Vinamilk, has donated 10bn VND (around $430,000) to authorities for the purchase of medical equipment, including test reagents needed for quick coronavirus testing.