This week’s Dairy Dialog podcast features three interviews, with Phil Griffin, Froneri Group head of sales on Froneri’s purchase of Fonterra’s Tip Top ice cream operation; on some new flavored butters in the US, with Bennett's Butter Co. chef and...
Kerrygold, the brand owned by Irish dairy farmers of the dairy cooperative Ornua, has exceeded €1bn ($1.12bn) annual retail value - the first Irish food brand to reach the milestone.
Dustin Boughton, procurement, at Australian and New Zealand dairy company Maxum Foods, has put together three emerging trends he sees in the dairy industry currently.
The EU uses environmentally friendly fuels like ethanol and biodiesel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). But the vegetable oils that make up EU biodiesel are facing high demand and a higher carbon tax, resulting in price increases for butter.
The dairy industry has room to grow in 2019 and consumers can expect to see launches that reflect popular culinary-inspired trends seen in other food categories. Premium indulgence, sophisticated flavors and a global influence will all find a place in...
This week’s Dairy Dialog podcast features an interview with FrieslandCampina Kievit global development director, Fanny Weinbreck, who is responsible for Kievit’s global innovation trajectory.
Researchers at the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, at Utah State University have been studying the effect of cream aging temperature and agitation on butter properties.
Land O’Lakes Inc. has announced that it has acquired Agren Inc., a company that develops soil health and conservation planning software. It will become a part of Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN, a farmer-focused division of the dairy company.
A partnership between California Bioenergy LLC and US food company Land O'Lakes Inc., will generate renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) fuel through the financing, installation and management of methane digesters on farms in California.
One of the biggest sporting events on the global calendar is the FIFA World Cup, and the celebration of football (aka soccer) is less than three months away.
Grass Fed Coffee, a ready-to-drink version of butter coffee, is finally ready to hit select store shelves at the end of the month – nearly two years and several “hiccups” after the brand successfully raised more than $86,000 on Kickstarter to perfect...
Irish dairy manufacturer Ornua, maker of Kerrygold butter, has won a trademark dispute against Wisconsin-based Old World Creamery over use of the name “Irishgold” on its butter and cheese products.
French bakery associations, La Fédération des Entrepreneurs de Boulangerie (FEB) and Les Fabricants de Biscuits et Gâteaux de France, have risen the alarm over the relentless upward drive of the butter price and the slippery slope now facing the industry.
Demand for cheese is up nearly 3% according to Nielsen data (ending 52 weeks Mar. 25, 2017), a slight drop from 2016 levels of 3.3% demand, but a minimal decrease in demand should not be overlooked, according to Blimling & Associates director, Phil...
Ornua Foods North America has filed a trademark lawsuit against Old World Creamery and its newly-formed brand, Eurogold, in Wisconsin for naming its new butter product “Irishgold” because Ornua says it is substantially similar to its Kerrygold Irish butter...
Taking advantage of butter’s current, albeit controversial, status as “back,” chefs and manufacturers are taking the ingredient to new levels with innovative flavors and formats.
Fonterra’s Research and Development Centre alongside its global ingredients business, NZMP, has developed a new white butter product for manufacturers in the Middle East market.
Edlong Dairy Technologies has continued to respond to consumer demand for clean labels by debuting its latest line of dairy-derived flavors, Edlong Simply Dairy Ingredients, at IFT last week.
FOSS has introduced the DairyScan, an analytical instrument for testing the fat and moisture content of cheese during production and at final product release.
Graham’s The Family Dairy has signed a new deal with Scottish food suppliers Brakes Scotland to provide milk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese and crème fraiche to its customers across Scotland.
Scottish processors struggle to create strong cheese and butter brands that can compete with large multinational processors, according to a recent report.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued guidance for industry when using terms such as 'buttery' or 'butterly' following complaints that margarine manufacturers were misleading consumers.
The body digests fermented dairy products like cheese differently from butter, leading researchers to suggest this may be another reason behind the French paradox.
Arla Foods and Australian firm F Mayer Imports have established a joint venture to market Castello cheese, Lurpak butter, and other Arla products Down Under.
Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury (formerly Chadwicks Lids) has partnered with The Lake District Dairy Co. to produce polyester lids for its Quark stir-in sauces.
Meiji has branded Apply Before Toasting Cheese Spread the "missing piece" of its spreads portfolio, which now controls a 38% share of the Japanese market.
Canadian dairy giant Saputo has secured a majority stake in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) after a hard-fought, three-way battle to acquire the Australian dairy processor.
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, the Indian manufacturer of Amul brand milk and dairy products, plans to market liquid milk in the US within a year, according to reports.
Despite US cheese inventories remaining "above historic levels", cheese prices, and as a result milk protein prices, increased in August. But why? DairyReporter.com's US dairy commodities expert and MilkPrice blogger, John Geuss, explains.
