Emerging Markets

The Pure-TwistFlip is designed to provide a new option for brands looking to meet the growing consumer demand for sustainable packaging. Pic: Elopak

Elopak debuts tethered caps

By Jim Cornall

Elopak is introducing a new tethered cap solution for its Pure-Pak cartons – the Pure-TwistFlip.

The new site in Mexico expands Kerry’s offerings across several food and beverage categories, including dairy. Pic: Kerry

Kerry opens taste facility in Mexico

By Jim Cornall

Kerry has announced the opening of its new taste facility in Latin America, which will serve mainly Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Andean region.

More accelerated science-driven innovations are expected to be launched in the near future. Pic: Getty Images/fizkes

Nestlé R&D Accelerator sees results with product launches

By Jim Cornall

The Nestlé R&D Accelerator is a global initiative first launched in April 2019 at Nestlé Research in Lausanne, Switzerland. Since then, more than 30 teams have completed the R&D Accelerator program by taking a product from a concept to the store...

The products will continue to be manufactured in Keytone’s New Zealand facilities. Pic: Keytone

Keytone seeing strong Walmart sales in China

By Jim Cornall

Keytone Dairy Corporation Limited said it has recorded significantly higher sales from Walmart (China) Investment Co., Ltd for the manufacture of whole and skim milk powder for Sam’s Club West, Inc. (China) in 2021, with further substantial purchase orders...

La Fresca Margarita, produced by Feltham’s Farm, was named the Best British cheese.

Spanish-inspired cheese wins at Virtual Cheese Awards

By Jim Cornall

The second year of the Virtual Cheese Awards in association with Food and Drink Wales ended with La Fresca Margarita, a fresh young cow’s milk cheese produced by Feltham’s Farm named the Best British cheese.

The new agro-food business unit is made up of several market segments. Pic: Sacco System

Sacco System launches agro-food business unit

By Jim Cornall

Italian company Sacco System has reorganized its agro-food division by proposing new product lines, adding new personnel and giving the leadership of the business unit to Dr Luigi Rossi.

A rendering of the new Great Lakes Cheese facility in Abilene, Texas. Pic: Great Lakes Cheese

Great Lakes Cheese breaks ground on $184.5m Texas cheese plant

By Jim Cornall

Great Lakes Cheese (GLC) and the Development Corporation of Abilene (DCOA) have marked the official groundbreaking of a 286,500 square foot cheese packaging and distribution plant that is expected to employ 500 people in Abilene, Texas.

Dairy farmers and DMI will be engaged with entrepreneurs as they build solutions.  Pic: Getty Images/Lemaniah

Checkoff working with entrepreneurs to address dairy challenges

By Jim Cornall

Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) has entered a partnership it says will provide access to a network of inventors and entrepreneurs tasked with providing marketplace solutions for industry challenges focused on health and sustainability.

The standard scope of KDB 3 supply includes a pre-piped and wired skid. Additional options are available for the new KDB 3 skid, providing an optimized process flow control.Pic: GEA

GEA launches KDB 3 dairy centrifuge skid for fresh cheese production

By Jim Cornall

For the production of spreadable and spoonable cheeses such as cream cheese, quark, greek yoghurt and skyr, GEA has added the KDB 3 separator as a new member to its GEA PureCon series, which includes self-cleaning separators, clarifying decanters and...

Dairy Dialog podcast 130: Benexia, Ice Cream Alliance, Moolec

Dairy Dialog podcast 130: Benexia, Ice Cream Alliance, Moolec

By Jim Cornall

This week, we have three interviews, one of which has four guests, and another with two. We spoke with Zelica Carr, CEO of the Ice Cream Alliance; Gastón Paladini, Martín Salinas, Henk Hoogenkamp and Catalina Jones from Moolec Science; and Remi Reguero,...

APP said it has seen soaring demand for its faba bean protein isolate.  Getty Images/PavloBaliukh

Australian Plant Proteins secures Bunge investment

By Jim Cornall

Australian Plant Proteins (APP), which launched its first commercial processing plant last year, has secured A$45.7m (US$34.8m) in investment from global agri-food company Bunge.

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Lactoferrin market set to surpass €265 million by 2027

By Nikki Hancocks

The global Lactoferrin market size is set to surpass €265 million (315 million USD) by 2027, thanks to its increasingly relevant links to infant nutrition, immune health, the microbiome, and skin health, according to Global Market Insights, Inc (GMI).

Facial recognition software for cows is one of the seven companies participating in the 2021 DFA CoLab Accelerator class.

Ag Tech and dairy companies take part in 2021 DFA CoLab Accelerator

By Jim Cornall

Facial recognition software for cows, nanotechnologies to help treat mastitis and a single-serve, snack-sized cheese bar are among the startup companies convening virtually this week as Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) launches its 2021 DFA CoLab Accelerator...

The new products are being rolled out first in Malaysia.  Pic: Nestlé

Nestlé launches dairy free Milo in Asia

By Jim Cornall

Nestlé said as consumers in Asia are including more dairy alternatives in their diet, it is launching plant-based versions of some of its brands in the region.

The company said the proceeds of preferential shares and warrants would be utilized to reduce short-term debt limits and enhance working capital for future growth.  Pic: Getty Images/kanzilyou

Parag Milk Foods launches growth funding plan

By Jim Cornall

Parag Milk Foods Limited, a dairy-FMCG company in India, has announced plans to raise Rs. 316 crores ($431m) by way of preferential issue of equity shares, foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCB) and the issue of convertible warrants.

ColostrumOne can now be added to extruded soft-chews, soft press and baked nutrition bars.  Pic: Getty Images/Kristina Shlimovich

PanTheryx launches new formulations for colostrum ingredient

By Jim Cornall

PanTheryx, the world’s largest colostrum-based nutrition and biotechnology company, has announced three new product formulations for its ColostrumOne bovine colostrum ingredient, including extruded soft-chews, soft press and baked nutrition bars.

The new Givaudan aroma kiosks can be customized for any type of product for research purposes.  Pic: Givaudan

Givaudan launches Aroma Kiosk

By Jim Cornall

Givaudan Taste & Wellbeing has announced the launch of the Aroma Kiosk, a digital sensory insights tool designed to connect with consumers in dynamic environments such as grocery and department stores, universities and shopping malls to gather consumer...

The National Dairy Producers Union of Russia (SOYUZMOLOKO) and the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare of India held a video conference meeting this week.

India and Russia to strengthen cooperation in agriculture

By Jim Cornall

Representatives from business associations, scientific institutions, and government agencies in Russia and India have agreed to deepen relations in agriculture while preparing for the third round of IRSED (the India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue),...