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Co-op scraps use-by dates on own-brand yogurts

By Jim Cornall

UK retailer Co-op is getting rid of use-by dates from all of its own-brand yogurts in a bid to reduce food waste and combat the 42,000 tonnes – £100m ($127.6m) worth – of edible yogurt thrown away by UK householders each year, due to guidance printed...

Tetra Pak worked with Lactinov to ensure the packaging was transportable overseas with outer cartons, which contain 24 single units and come with a handle to pick-up them up easily.

Lactinov’s Promess continues to impress

By Jim Cornall

One of the companies exhibiting at the Gulfood show in Dubai recently was Lactinov, a subsidiary of the French dairy cooperative Lact’Union Group.

Glanbia Society members vote to back JV

Glanbia Society members vote to back JV

By Joe Whitworth

Glanbia Co-operative Society has confirmed its members have voted to dispose of 3% of the issued share capital of Glanbia to back a proposal to acquire majority ownership of Glanbia’s dairy processing business as part of a joint venture (JV) with Glanbia...

Glanbia in discussions over joint venture

Glanbia breaks spin-off silence with new JV blueprint

By Ben Bouckley

Glanbia hinted yesterday that it is close to spinning-off its Irish dairy ingredients business, but said no deal would be sealed between management and its major cooperative shareholder before August.