Danone eyeing Southern European dairy demand restoration
French dairy giant Danone has pinpointed the restoration of Southern European dairy product consumption and demand as one of its main short term strategic priorities.
Archives for December 3, 2012
Provexis winner: EU health claims enforcement may dish rotten tomatoes
Steve Morrision was the COO at Provexis when the UK start-up won the EU‘s first ever article 13.5 health claim for its blood circulation-boosting tomato extract called Fruitflow in 2009. The now-consultant has serious qualms about how the EU’s health...
Exclusion zone set up after acid spill at Arla plant
Emergency services were forced to set up an exclusion zone at an Arla Foods UK processing plant in late November after an acid spill at the facility.
Saputo agrees to buy Dean Foods’ Morningstar business in $1.45bn deal
Canadian dairy giant Saputo has entered into an agreement with Dean Foods to acquire the US firm’s Morningstar business for $1.45bn (€1.1bn).
World first: Breast milk probiotic launched in Australia
Spanish supplier Biosearch Life is finding success with its patented, immune system-boosting and mastitis battling probiotic isolated from human breast milk in a world-first product launched in Australia this year.
Nestlé completes Pfizer Nutrition acquisition after ‘majority’ approval
Nestlé has completed its $11.85bn (€9bn) acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition after the deal was approved by the “majority of markets involved.”