Archives for March 14, 2005

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Campina profits from added-value, but private label slips

Dutch dairy co-operative Campina claims that its annual results are "in line with expectations", despite slashing its milk price payout to member-farmers and registering a decrease in turnover for the fourth year running, Tom Armitage reports.

Campina joins forces with Vinamilk

Vinamilk, the state-owned Vietnamese dairy group, is to form a joint venture with Dutch counterpart Campina which will see the latter group step up its investments in an Asia region turning increasingly to dairy products, writes Chris Jones.

Tagatose sweetener to enter European market?

Arla Food Ingredients seeks entry into the high growth European sweetener market, making a bid for regulatory approval of its low calorie, milk derived ingredient tagatose, reports Lindsey Partos.