Sustainability

Dairy Dialog podcast 161: BENEO, FAIRR on COP26, GNT

Dairy Dialog podcast 161: BENEO, FAIRR on COP26, GNT

By Jim Cornall

This week, we feature interviews with two companies involved with the upcoming FiE event. We have conversations with Rudy Wouters, head of the BENEO Technology Center and Myriam Snaet, head of market intelligence and consumer insights at BENEO; and Maartje...

Dairy Dialog podcast 160: Defend Our Health, DSM, Milcobel

Dairy Dialog podcast 160: Defend Our Health, DSM, Milcobel

By Jim Cornall

This week on the podcast, we have interviews with Pim van Hee, innovation manager dairy and dairy alternatives, and Eric van den Berg, product application expert phages, at DSM Food Specialties; research analyst at Defend Our Health, Roopa Krithivasan;...

More than 300bn lids are produced globally each year. Pic: UniCup Scandinavia

Swedish company develops bio-based beverage cup lid

By Jim Cornall

In response to potential EU legislation, Swedish company UniCup Scandinavia AB has created a new bio-based lid made of spruce and pine. The Liplid is placed inside, rather than on, the cup, and the company said this improves the stability and drinking...

Dairy emissions account for 22% of Starbucks global carbon emissions. Pic: Starbucks

Starbucks partnering with Arla on sustainable sourcing

By Jim Cornall

With dairy emissions accounting for 22% of Starbucks global carbon emissions, the coffee chain has partnered with dairy cooperative Arla Foods to work on a three-year pilot to create a sustainable sourcing blueprint. This blueprint will go on to support...

UK and Irish seaweeds are rich in phlorotannins, which are anti-bacterial and improve immunity so could have health benefits for animals.

COP26: Seaweed supplements could reduce livestock methane emissions

By Jim Cornall

As COP26 continues to debate methane – with the US And EU having pledged to reduce agricultural methane outputs from ruminant livestock by upwards of 30% by 2030 – scientists at the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast...

Bovaer is a feed additive for cows that reduces enteric methane emission by approximately 30% for ruminants.

DSM plans new production site for methane-reducing Bovaer in Scotland

By Jim Cornall

Royal DSM, a global science-based company, announced at COP26 in Glasgow that it is planning to realize large-scale production capacity for its methane-reducing feed additive for ruminants, Bovaer, with a new plant at its existing site in Dalry, Scotland.

The company said the product has “an umami and tangy taste profile.

Microalgae-based cheese alternative developed

By Jim Cornall

Sophie's BioNutrients, a food production technology company, together with Ingredion Idea Labs innovation center in Singapore, have collaborated to produce the company’s first microalgae-based cheese alternative from Sophie's BioNutrients'...

SIG is launching its new family-size aseptic carton pack, combivita, in three volume sizes. Pic: SIG

SIG launches combivita

By Jim Cornall

SIG is launching its new family-size aseptic carton pack, combivita.

Arla Foods unveiled its new five-year strategy, Future26, during the COP26 meetings in Glasgow. Pic: Arla Foods

Arla Foods launches new strategy

By Jim Cornall

European dairy cooperative Arla Foods has unveiled a new five-year strategy, called Future26, on sustainable dairy production.

Kerfoot is a global supplier of bulk and packed, refined and speciality oils. Pic: Kerfoot Group

Consumer-driven NPD shines the spotlight on shea butter

By Jim Cornall

Research from Fior Markets in 2020 said 1.1m UK people began 2020 with a plant-based diet – an increase of 40% – necessitating a broader range of staple products to make veganism more realistic and sustainable.

The new DMK plant-based offerings under the MILRAM brand will launch in 2022.

DMK dives into plant based

By Jim Cornall

The biggest German dairy cooperative, DMK Group, provided a glimpse of a new business segment at this year's Anuga trade show in Cologne, announcing it is dipping into the plant-based sector.

Pic: N2 Applied

First N2 Applied and Arla agtech trial shows near-zero emissions

By Jim Cornall

N2 Applied, the Norway-headquartered agricultural technology company, has announced the results of sustainable fertilizer testing that show practically all ammonia emissions were successfully trapped in converted cow manure when applied to fields.

The report praises Unilever, Tesco, Nestle, Sainsbury’s and Conagra for being “pioneers” on sustainable protein research and innovation. Pic: Getty Images/klenova

FAIRR report says alternative proteins on the rise

By Jim Cornall

A five-year investor engagement with 25 leading global food retailers and manufacturers on protein transition finds evidence of clear leadership and reports the number of firms adopting formal targets to grow their alternative protein offerings is on...

Dairy Dialog podcast 152: EUFIC, N2 Applied

Dairy Dialog podcast 152: EUFIC, N2 Applied

By Jim Cornall

This week, we feature the important International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, which is being held for the second time, on September 29.

Solvay is urging fellow companies to work together to turn PVDC recycling into reality. Pic: Getty Images/Bigmouse108

Solvay develops process for recycling PVDC

By Jim Cornall

Solvay, a Belgian science company delivering materials for food packaging, has conducted a proof of concept showing that polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) has the potential to be recycled.