14 Sep 2017 --- The current trend for healthy eating and sensible indulgence is closely linked to that of practical, time-saving convenience products, therefore ready-to-eat desserts are extremely popular. Swiss dairy group, Emmi believes this segment has considerable potential for high-quality, innovative products and has launched a new range of desserts: Ooola Secrets. Emmi has installed a completely new production line to this end, enabling it to offer a variety of dessert creations in on-trend small portions.
05 Sep 2017 --- Fonterra Cooperative Group’s online auction platform Global Dairy Trade (GDT) is looking to join forces with the European Energy Exchange (EEX) to set up and operate an auction mechanism for dairy products originating in Europe. The two companies have signed a Letter of Intent to evaluate the possibility of working together.
30 Aug 2017 --- Arla is adding another market to its Sub-Saharan Africa business region by establishing a new sales and packaging facility in Ghana. The new subsidiary will begin selling Arla’s branded dairy products in Ghana from September 2017 in response to growing demand for nutritious dairy products.
29 Aug 2017 --- The global sports nutrition market was estimated to be worth approximately US$12 billion in 2016 and expected to amount to US$ 17.5 billion in 2021. This corresponds to an impressive CAGR of 8 percent, according to a new report on Sports Nutrition & Dairy Ingredients from 3A Business Consulting.
15 Aug 2017 --- One of the largest private sector dairy enterprises in Southern India, Heritage Foods, has joined forces with French dairy firm Novandie to set up a 50:50 joint venture, for a new dairy plant in France. Novandie, a subsidiary of French Food company Andros, and Heritage Foods will manufacture flavored yogurts and desserts, according to reports in the Indian press.
02 Aug 2017 --- Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a new campaign called "Pure Dairy" to highlight how its range of Nutrilac dairy ingredients satisfies growing consumer demand for natural products with ultra-clean labels. The new Pure Dairy campaign underlines how Arla Foods Ingredients’ portfolio of natural solutions for dairy products are made from whey proteins extracted from milk that is produced by grass-fed cows, hormone-free, non-GMO and free of antibiotic and pesticide traces.
02 Aug 2017 --- EPI Ingredients has introduced SoFlexi to the market, the first concept of a series poised to grow in the coming years. Designed to showcase the company’s application expertise and dairy ingredients know-how, as well as to promote the use of EPILAC Lowfat Yogurt Powder 48 in new product developments, SoFlexi was created with the end-consumer in mind.
31 Jul 2017 --- FrieslandCampina have formulated the scope for the development of the cooperative for the coming years, with the cooperative vision 2025 that the company has coined “The Merits of Milk”. Frans Keurentjes, Chairman of the Board says: “With the formulated ambitions as a guideline, we will talk with the member dairy farmers about the required developments for the dairy farming sector and for FrieslandCampina.”
31 Jul 2017 --- Emmi is selling its 24 percent stake in Italian fresh cheese specialist Venchiaredo S.p.A., which is based in Ramuscello and generates sales of approximately €20 million (US$23.4 million). In doing so, Emmi is focusing its activities in Italy on the dessert business, cheese exports from Switzerland and its 25 percent stake in cheese trader Ambrosi S.p.A.
27 Jul 2017 --- The UK Advertising Standards Authority has given the green light to a Go Vegan ad which caused controversy within the dairy industry because it claims “milk is inhumane.” A newspaper ad for Go Vegan World, a vegan campaign group, seen in the national press in February, featured a photograph of a cow behind a piece of barbed wire.
21 Jul 2017 --- The final approval of a Codex Alimentarius international standard for dairy permeate powder has been given a warm welcome by Arla Foods Ingredients.
19 Jul 2017 --- The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has welcomed the Trump Administration’s recently released objectives for modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), calling for a level playing field for the US.
14 Jul 2017 --- During the first quarter of 2017, GEA in India received an order from AmulFed Dairy for a new dairy plant for the production of 150 tons per day of skim milk powder and 120 tons per day of dairy whitener/baby food. The milk powder plant is scheduled to begin production in 2018.
04 Jul 2017 --- The German company Uckermärker Milch GmbH, which is part of the HOCHDORF Group, is to concentrate on high-value products and markets in the future, further extending its market position with butter, buttermilk and refined milk powders. It plans to stop curd production at the end of October.
04 Jul 2017 --- US-based Agropur Ingredients have announced the broadening of the ingredients business of Agropur Cooperative. Under the new structure, Agropur Ingredients will be comprised of three sectors: Nutrition Solutions, Dairy Solutions and Custom Solutions. The new platform will streamline the Agropur US processes and allow the Cooperative to better serve its base of customers worldwide.
29 Jun 2017 --- An international coalition of ten dairy industry organizations, including three US dairy groups, is asking their governments’ trade ministers to intercede in the increasingly acrimonious dispute over Canada’s harmful dairy policies that are having global repercussions. The groups co-signed a joint letter today requesting that their respective trade ministries “pursue all avenues available to challenge these measures, including WTO dispute settlement and bilateral trade agreement relationships.”
21 Jun 2017 --- For many, cheese is a challenge to make, economically and in terms of production techniques. The long curing times of hard and sliced cheeses are a cost factor, and in hot regions volumes are limited by the low availability of fresh milk. With Hydrosol’s new stabilizing and texturing systems, dairies, deli food companies, snack and cheese manufacturers can make alternatives to cheese simply and cost-effectively.
15 Jun 2017 --- DuPont Nutrition & Health (DuPont) has made it easier for beverage manufacturers to produce stable soy, almond and other plant-based drinks with a refreshing texture and a clean label. Utilizing a new ingredient in the DuPont Danisco range, manufacturers can obtain all the functionality they need without mixing in other additives.
13 Jun 2017 --- The global market for dairy alternative drinks is expected to reach US$16.3bn in 2018, up dramatically from US$7.4bn in 2010. Significant developments in this area include the acquisition of WhiteWave in 2016, presenting Danone with the opportunity to further developing its interests in this dynamic market in both North America and Europe. Innova Market Insights will present new data on food trends at the IFT Food Expo in Las Vegas, booth #2645.
13 Jun 2017 --- Two leading dairy groups have said that they will work with the Trump Administration to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to make sure it safeguards open trade with Mexico and confronts increasingly protectionist dairy policies by Canada.
