Finnish food company Valio and energy company St1 are establishing a joint venture to produce renewable biogas from dairy farm manure and other agricultural by-products mainly as fuel for heavy-duty transport.
Television cooking competitions are still popular, and the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has announced its inaugural foodservice competition, the final stage of which will be live online.
SIG’s aluminum-free combibloc ECOPLUS solution is now available for the combiblocMidi family format, enabling dairy customers to choose the squarish pack and tap into demand for more sustainable packaging at the same time.
The 22nd online dairy conference of the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) took place recently, with more than 1,000 dairy attendees from 81 countries.
Valio Group net sales in 2020 were €1.808bn (US$2.2bn), up 1.2% on the previous year. Domestic net sales decreased by 0.9%, and international net sales rose 4.3%.
SIG has launched an upgraded version of its CFA 724 filling machine, making it possible to fill two carton formats of the same base dimensions with a capacity of 24,000 packs an hour.
California organic dairy company Straus Family Creamery has moved its production plant from its home of 27 years in Marshall to a new facility in Rohnert Park.
Cacique, LLC – a privately-owned Hispanic foods company and maker of Mexican-style cheeses, cremas and chorizos in the US – has officially broken ground on an $88m dairy processing facility in Amarillo, Texas.
The American Dairy Coalition (ADC) said it is applauding Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) for ‘continuing to seek solutions and relief for dairy farmers.’
Royal DSM, a global science-based nutrition, health and sustainable living company, has launched Delvotest Accelerator Smart – a fully-automated system designed to be used in combination with DSM’s internationally validated Delvotest plates to optimize...
In its monthly update on the global dairy commodity markets, Maxum Foods said global market fundamentals remain mostly supportive of prices, as milk production in the northern hemisphere goes through its peak, while the improving Covid situation allows...
Following heavy rainfall, which resulted in severe flooding in the region, and a state of local emergency in New Zealand’s Canterbury region, Synlait Milk Limited said a small team has operated Synlait Dunsandel over the past 36 hours to ensure the facility...
Tetra Pak is showcasing its new UHT 2.0 heating portfolio and Tetra Pak E3/Speed Hyper packaging equipment on World Milk Day in support of this year’s theme of sustainability.
Some dairy groups in the US are happy after the US advanced the first USMCA dispute panel on dairy, while others are still pressing for the dispute to be dropped.
Müller Milk & Ingredients and Lidl GB have confirmed details of a new fixed price offer available to Müller Direct farmers (farmers who supply conventional or organic milk directly to Müller, excluding farmers in an aligned milk pool).
Fifteen Wisconsin dairy companies will receive Dairy Processor Grants in 2021 from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP).
Swiss industrial mineral provider Omya International AG has launched OmyaPET, a new product family of functionalized calcium carbonates for PET applications.
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is bringing back its annual dairy innovation competition with a new name and increased focus on functional dairy product development.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is urging dairy farmers and processors to be aware of their rights and obligations under the Dairy Code of Conduct ahead of the approaching June 1 deadline for publishing next financial year’s...
Sick has launched a new non-contact radar sensing technology for real-time monitoring of liquid and bulk solid levels in food and beverage storage applications.
Confectionery giant Ferrero said it sources milk directly from dairy partners selected according to strict quality standards, and aims for the full traceability of milk back to dairy farms globally.
At its biannual General Assembly, which was a digital event this spring, the long-term survival of European milk production was the main topic for the producers coming together as members of the European Milk Board (EMB).
Four US Midwestern dairy groups have announced a Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) proposal aimed at creating long-term stability in fluid milk pricing and reducing the likelihood of negative producer price differentials that cut into farmers’ revenue...
The Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Singapore has highlighted favourable trade factors such as an open dairy market and a proactive food supply diversification strategy as key drivers for trade growth between the two nations.
This week, we have conversations with Jon King, COO of Milk Moovement; Evandro Oliveira de Souza, business lead cheese at DSM Food Specialties; and Matt Baldock, business development manager for food packaging at Sealed Air. We also have our weekly look...
SIG’s Paper U-straw has made its commercial debut, with Spain’s CAPSA Food utilizing it for its ‘Central Lechera Asturiana’ whole milk on SIG’s combiblocSmall 200ml carton packs.
California dairy farmers and processors, with the support of the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and Dairy Council of California (DCC), are aiding schools in the central and southern regions of the Golden State through a pilot program that supplies...
Canadian dairy Agropur Cooperative has announced the sale of its bulk milk hauling operations in Québec to companies whose core business is transporting liquid food products. The cooperative will also discontinue its milk transport activities in Nova...
Milk Moovement, which has developed cloud-based dairy supply chain software, announced the closure of a $3.2m funding round led by Dynamo Ventures, alongside Bread & Butter Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, and Better Food Ventures.
Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad (DLMI), a subsidiary of Royal FrieslandCampina (RFC), has contracted Royal HaskoningDHV, an international engineering and project management consultancy, to develop DLMI’s new production facility in Malaysia.
More than 400 US dairy farmers have signed a letter asking the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) for collaboration.
