In what is possibly a thinly-veiled dig at both Brexit and the UK Government, the Scottish Government said it is plugging the funding gap left by the UK leaving the European Union and it will continue to fund milk in schools.
The checkoff-founded Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy has announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it said will open doors for increased collaboration in areas of mutual interest and allow...
On this week’s Dairy Dialog podcast, we have three interviews. We chatted with Peter McGuiness, president of Chobani; Thomas Grotkjær, principal at Novo Holdings; and Professor Carlo Carbonaro from the University of Cagliari in Italy. We also have our...
Stora Enso and Tetra Pak are joining forces to explore the possibility of building a new recycling line to increase the recycling of used beverage cartons in Central and Eastern Europe.
Tri-Seal, a division of Tekni-Plex, Inc., has developed patented Sniff Seal closure liner technology to give brand owners a way to showcase product scents/aromas without breaching the seal and compromising the contents.
While polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) are the most commonly used materials in the dairy packaging industry, some of the recyclates from both materials still lack approval for use in food packaging and have only limited availability.
Fonterra said it has achieved its most encouraging sustainability results since starting annual reporting four years ago, but insists it is staying focused on what still needs to be done to reach its long-term targets.
Norwegian dairy company TINE has launched several new packaging solutions it said will reduce the company’s plastic consumption by more than 700 tonnes annually.
NotCo, a food-tech company in Latin America backed by venture capital names, including Bezos Expeditions, has announced its debut in the US with the launch of NotMilk in Whole Foods Market stores nationwide.
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has today released the 14th edition of its Animal Health Report, presenting animal health and welfare research from 11 different countries and three international organizations.
US dairy company Darigold, Inc. has announced an expansion of its organic pool of Northwest farms and expansion of its broad-based organic capabilities and product offerings.
The International Dairy Federation’s latest overview of the dairy sector, covering markets worldwide, global trends and preliminary COVID-19 impacts has been published.
Saudi Arabian dairy company Almarai said it is the first brand in the world to obtain a Pandemic Prepared Certification from AIB International due to its application of best practices for food safety in times of epidemics.
European Milk Board (EMB) president Sieta van Keimpema said European dairy farmers are happy that the vote on the Common Market Organisation (CMO) in the European Parliament showed many MEPs are aware the EU agricultural sector needs effective crisis...
MWC, a $470m cheese and whey plant in St. Johns, Michigan, began receiving milk this week from local farmers, marking the first day of operations for the facility and beginning of the commissioning phase.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has increased the mid-point of its forecast Farmgate Milk Price range to NZ$6.80 (US$4.49) per kgMS, from NZ$6.40 (US$4.22) per kgMS, while retaining its current +/-50c per kgMS range.
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy has unveiled the Net Zero Initiative, an industry-wide effort intended to help US dairy farms of all sizes and geographies implement new technologies and adopt economically viable practices.
Dutch dairy company, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, in partnership with stakeholders, is to launch Nigeria’s first expertise center for dairy development.
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) and New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) have signed a Heads of Agreement in relation to a global partnership to grow NZX’s dairy derivatives market together.
Over the last few days, Fonterra farmers have been receiving unique greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions profiles for their farms - the first time such a tool has been introduced in New Zealand at scale. The profiles form part of a farm environmental report...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 for 2021 enrollment.
At its recent general assembly, the European Milk Board (EMB) elected current vice-president Sieta van Keimpema from the Netherlands as its new president.
The latest Public Health England (PHE) progress report on sugar reduction has been published, with findings showing reductions in sugar in the yogurts and milk-based drinks categories.
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has announced it has doubled the number of semi-finalists and added more than $350,000 in additional awards to the Real California Milk Snackcelerator, its dairy product innovation competition.
Neil Ellis, Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has announced funding of more than C$2.5m (US$1.88m) under the Canadian Dairy Processing Investment Fund to support Empire Cheese...
This week we again feature three interviews, with Muhammad Saad Qureshi, senior scientist, sustainable fuels/circular economy at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.; Ana Ferrell, vice president global marketing, ADM; and Frederik Mejlby,...
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.
Acceligen, a Recombinetics Inc. company, has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop bovine genetics optimized with traits desirable to smallholder dairy farmers.
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.
The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) said it has reached fundamental arrangements on introducing the labeling of certain dairy products as the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states – Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan...
Originally set for May 2020 in Brussels, Belgium, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the 8th International Dairy Federation (IDF) international symposium on sheep, goat, and other non-cow milk have decided on a digital format, with...
The food & drink sector is one of the few sectors that should suffer limited impact as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the world’s top food & drink brands unlikely to lose brand value, according to the latest Brand Finance Food & Drink...
This week’s Dairy Dialog podcast features interviews with Lewis Barton, president of Barton Group LLC, and Gerit Tolborg, CEO of Chromologics. We also have our weekly look at the global dairy markets with Charlie Hyland, from StoneX.
Pearl Dairy Farms Limited (PDFL), which counts the Lato Milk brand as part of its portfolio, is expanding its footprint to Ethiopia, South Sudan and Malawi thanks to the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
The American Dairy Coalition (ADC) said it applauds Congressman Fred Keller on his recently introduced bill designed to foster a taste for milk in children by offering an expanded variety of dairy products, including 2% and Whole fat milk, to participants...
Eurofins Technologies, a Luxembourg-based supplier of test kits and systems for laboratory analyses, has revealed its ELISA assay (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for the detection of aflatoxin M1, I’screen AFLA M1 milk, has been granted AOAC Research...
