This week’s podcast features three interviews, with Stephen Jones, managing director of Somerdale International, whose cheeses have made it in to Costco’s first store in China; Aarti Arora-McLean, brand communications lead at Scottish eco-friendly packaging...
Read about China’s proposal to tighten its infant formula registration process, how sports supplements sold in India are to adhere to the country’s Food, Safety, and Standards Regulations, and the debate surrounding sugar taxes.
New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra says it is going to sell a portion of its stake in Beingmate Baby & Child Food Company Ltd, which is currently a shareholding of 18.8%.
Cheese is gaining traction with consumers in China, with imports from the US alone growing from 2,000 metric tons in 2000 to more than 108,000 metric tons in 2017.
AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association) kicked off its AIPIA China Summit in Shanghai last week (July 18-19) setting out the advantages of active and intelligent packaging technologies for many sectors of Chinese manufacturing....
Australian and New Zealand based Keytone Dairy Corporation Ltd has signed a listing agreement with RT-Mart through the company’s distributor Guangzhou YingLi for the listing of its proprietary products on RT-Mart.
Two global agricultural cooperatives, US-based Land O’Lakes, Inc. and The Netherlands-based Royal Agrifirm Group are setting up a dairy animal feed joint venture in China.
China's food and nutrition regulations have been closely watched by brands, suppliers and consumers alike, with infant formula and e-commerce being particularly important issues for both domestic and overseas players.
Keytone Dairy Corporation Ltd, based in Sydney, Australia and Christchurch, New Zealand, has executed a binding agreement for the strategic acquisition of Omniblend Pty Ltd for A$22.6m (US$15.5m) plus an earn-out.
US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced ‘several actions’ to help farmers in the wake of the recent trade war with China, including $16bn in aid.
Irish dairy processor Glanbia is capitalizing on the Chinese consumer’s growing penchant for full-fat dairy creams – especially prevalent in raft of exquisitely decorated cream-topped cakes on show at Bakery China.
As US President Donald Trump has escalated the trade tariffs spat with China, there are fears US dairy may be negatively impacted by tariff negotiations from all sides.
ESI Nutrition, a division of French dairy cooperative Laïta, has received approval from Chinese authorities (GACG - General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China) allowing it to produce infant formulas in powder for China at...
A supply agreement with Fonterra will see Bubs Australia venture into the cow's milk infant formula space, though the firm has stressed that it will continue to innovate across its core range of goat's milk products.
Nestlé China has credited its focus on specialised sub-categories within the infant nutrition sector for its positive sales growth in the first quarter of the year.
Glanbia Nutritionals is seeking to propel its growth in China via general lifestyle nutrition, in addition to its sports nutrition stronghold, with a key focus on creating new concepts in tandem with its customers.
Southeast Asia now second biggest market for American exporters
Dairy exports from the US to Southeast Asia have been growing “exponentially”, and will only continue to increase as exporters eye new segments and use the region as a stepping-stone to China while a trade war between the countries rages on.
Get the latest news on 'postbiotics', beverage innovations, Australian firms' continued interest in China, and our Healthy Ageing APAC Summit speaker line-up in our newest China round-up.
Chinese mothers are buying less infant formula via cross-border e-commerce, while the sales of other nutritional products for infants, such as calcium and vitamins, are increasing.
Domestic infant formula in China may be at its safest and best quality yet, according to industry consensus, following stricter measures implemented by authorities in recent times.
China-based dairy and infant formula specialist Feihe International is said to be reviving its plans for a Hong Kong IPO that could raise up to US$1bn, signifying the firm's second attempt at an IPO.
The board of New Zealand’s Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited has signed a conditional scheme implementation agreement to sell the West Coast dairy cooperative to Hongkong Jingang Trade Holding Co., Limited (Jingang), a wholly-owned subsidiary...
Wattle Health Australia is aiming to develop products outside its infant nutrition base and expand to the highly lucrative China market, following the acquisition of a controlling stake in Blend & Pack.
A decade after the first convictions were handed down to figures at the center of a tainted infant milk powder scandal that rocked consumer confidence in Chinese domestic dairy products, how have local firms clawed their way back and what have foreign...
Pingdingshan JinJing Biological Technology Co. Ltd. is a Chinese company founded in 2010. It processes the by-products from soy production to create soluble soy polysaccharides (SSPS) and soy fiber.
Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH, a German company involved in the research and manufacture of human milk oligosaccharides (HMO), and Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (Yili Group), China’s leading dairy company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Dominating the news headlines twice in one week is not something done often by dairy majors anywhere in the world, never mind Southeast Asia. But Chinese dairy giants have now signaled their intent to set up a major presence in a region ranked the world’s...
The prevalence of Bacillus cereus in infant and follow-up formula in China may warrant further research so criteria can be developed for risk assessment and quality control, say Chinese researchers.
China's Health & Happiness (H&H) Group has announced its entry into the Australian infant formula market with Biostime, which has already secured distribution agreements with major pharmacy chains like Chemist Warehouse.
Australian infant formula firm Bellamy's has predicted that its H1 sales will fall by 10% to 15% from a year ago, due mainly to the quickening competition among international competitors for the Chinese milk market.
Kiwi infant formula firm New Zealand New Milk is keen on increasing its market share in China, with new product development and the use of trusted retail platforms supporting its goal.
Australia is increasingly wielding its soft power to teach workers in Asia more efficient dairy production techniques as income from exports to the region continues to rise.
Until very recently, Southeast Asia was a dairy wasteland. Supermarkets would all stock milk, cheese and yogurts, but in a fraction of the quantities one might expect to see in organized retail in other parts of the world, while food processors would...
The US Dairy Export Council (USDEC) recently visited Asia. CEO Tom Vilsack also made a trip to South Korea as a part of the dairy industry’s effort to expand into the Korean market.
Fonterra’s new cream cheese plant has started production and is set to manufacture up to 24,000 metric tonnes of cream cheese annually for the Chinese market.
ASX-listed retail firm AuMake International has entered into a supply agreement with New Zealand-based Pure Nutrition to develop an exclusive formula milk range made with A1 and A2 beta-casein proteins for China.
New Zealand’s Keytone Dairy Corporation Limited said its CNCA (Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China) registration has been confirmed and is effective until November 2021, while also providing an update...
