On this week’s podcast, we have interviews with Suzanne van den Eshof, global head of marketing food industry at FrieslandCampina Professional; Unnar Helgi Danielsson, founder, and York Underwood, brand manager, from Thor’s Skyr; and Mostafa Medhat, senior...
The production, distribution and consumption of food uses about a third of the world's energy and is responsible for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, making its decoupling from fossil fuels a priority in the fight against climate...
Straus Family Creamery and seaweed-supplement maker Blue Ocean Barns have reduced dairy cows’ enteric methane emissions by an average of 52%, and as much as 90%, by supplementing their diets with seaweed.
The cost of milk to make dairy products in Canada is set to rise by an average of 8.4% following a Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) review of Canadian farm gate milk prices and other costs used in administering the supply management system.
A new report from Kite Consulting highlights the pressing need for consumer price increases in dairy in the UK. The era of cheap food is over, it suggests.
UFlex, India’s largest multinational flexible packaging and polymer science company, and the first Indian manufacturer of aseptic liquid packaging material and filling lines under the brand name Asepto, will showcase its new ‘foil stamping’ innovation...
Yogurt producer Stonyfield Organic has announced it will be using 100% renewable electricity at its Londonderry, New Hampshire, manufacturing facility by the end of 2022.
Global farming techniques are coming under increasing strain. A variety of factors - population growth, geopolitical tensions, climate change, shifting consumer behavior and more – are pushing the limits of current agricultural productivity.
On this week’s podcast we talk to Arla Foods Ingredients’ Mads Dyrvig, head of sales development, business unit health & performance, and two more interviews from the recent Anuga event in Cologne, Germany: Soriya Jamet, export sales & marketing...
By Wopke Beukema and Sharad Tripathi, PerkinElmer, Inc.
It’s no secret the dairy industry has greatly evolved over the last few decades. And, from the farming stage through to processing and packaging, advancements in technology have allowed the sector to boost yields, enhance quality and lower costs.
GEA recently delivered and commissioned a newly-developed skimming separator for Indian ice-cream manufacturer Dinshaw's Dairy Foods Pvt. Ltd. in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods has set a new target to achieve more than 50% growth across its UK organic retail and foodservice business in the next five years.
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has launched a public information campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the recyclability of milk jugs made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or #2 plastic.
Organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Organic has announced plans to help save at-risk Northeast organic family farms by inviting some farms into their direct supply program during the coming months.
Global nutrition, health and bioscience company Royal DSM has launched the latest additions to its integrated portfolio of phage management solutions: the new DelvoPhage test kit and DelvoAnalytics app.
Australian-based dairy manufacturer Nature One Dairy has announced the completion of the acquisition of Nepean River Dairy (NRD) Pty Ltd for A$25.5m (US$18.6m), following shareholder approval.
US dairy technology, services, and intelligence provider, Dairy.com, has made its first investment in India with the acquisition of Mr.Milkman, India's last-mile dairy supply chain SaaS platform.
The a2 Milk Company Limited has been notified that group proceedings have been filed in The Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, which name the company as the defendant.
A new, microalgae-derived, omega-3 fatty acid supplement, for producers to incorporate into dairy rations, has been launched by Anpario, an independent manufacturer and distributor of feed additives for livestock.
Carbon sequestration is one solution for the global climate challenge. It is about the long-term storage of carbon, for instance in plants and the soil.
US Senators from Maine Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden have sent a letter to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the department to provide federal support to the 14 Maine organic...
This week, we have two interviews, one on steam infusion with Dr Wayne Martindale, Associate Professor, Enterprise & Food Insights and Sustainability at the University of Lincoln’s National Centre for Food Manufacturing, and Jake Norman, sales director...
Researchers at the Department of Food Science at Cornell University in the US have found an enzyme, lactose oxidase (LO) can inhibit the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in dairy products.
“We are in the midst of a modern-day dairy crisis magnified by a Class I pricing change in the 2018 Farm Bill. This system cannot adapt to market conditions and thus is not fairly compensating our dairy farmers. The formula change is a symptom of larger...
Nestlé says it is planning to support and accelerate the transition to a regenerative food system to protect and restore the environment, improve the livelihoods of farmers and enhance the well-being of farming communities.
Malaysia’s Johor State Government and the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the Jemaluang Dairy Valley (JDV) project as part of the overall strategy in turning the East Coast Economic...
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).
Dairy laboratory service company Eurofins DQCI is partnering with US dairy cooperative Southeast Milk, Inc. to assume operational responsibility of the Belleview, Florida site.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and local lender XacBank are assisting with the development of dairy farming and processing in Mongolia by supporting the expansion of the country’s oldest and leading dairy company, Suu Milk.
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).
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.
