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Archives for December 13, 2012

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Danone plans cost reductions to regain European 'competitive edge'

13-Dec-2012
By Mark Astley

French dairy giant Danone is preparing a two-year cost reduction plan designed to help regain its "competitive edge" in Europe.

Cheese-making 7,500 years old, experts claim

13-Dec-2012

The discovery of traces of dairy fat in Neolithic ceramic fragments has led to suggestions that people may have been making cheese in Europe for up to 7,500 years.

Milk quota abolition ‘soft landing’ expected – EC report

13-Dec-2012
By Mark Astley

The European Commission (EC) is expecting a “soft landing” when European Union (EU) milk quotas are abolished in 2015.

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