EBRD loan for Kazakh dairy FoodMaster
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved the funding of a long-term loan of up to €15m ($16.8m) to FoodMaster, Kazakhstan’s biggest dairy.
Archives for May 25, 2016
Gay Lea taking over Black River Cheese Company
Canadian cooperative Gay Lea Foods is acquiring Black River Cheese Company.
Special edition: Omega-3s
Omega-3 hits €28bn in 2015 – growth predicted
The global omega-3 finished product market was worth €28 billion in 2015 and is set for pan-sector growth in the coming years to add €5bn by 2018, despite sustainability and scientific challenges.
SOLID produces dairy handbook for farmers
A digital handbook for farmers and advisors on various aspects of low-input and organic dairy farming has been published.
Multinational firms sell poorer quality (but more expensive) food to Eastern Europeans
Multinational food firms are manufacturing poorer quality, unhealthier (but sometimes more expensive) versions of their trademarked brands for the Eastern Europe market, says the Czech Republic, which wants to see EU legislation to protect consumers....
Premium Ingredients stabilizers cut cost of sliced cheese
Spanish company Premium Ingredients has introduced stabilizers for sliced cheese for IWS (Individually Wrapped Slices) and SOS (Slices on Slices) that is says will reduce costs.
Metsä Board re-thinks Bag-in-Box concept with Elevated Drink Box
Metsä Board has partnered with BOBST, Kodak, Marbach, Henkel, and Knauer to develop an ‘Elevated Drink Box’ (EDB) based on the ‘bag in box’ concept.