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The Canadean Dairy Summit will take place in Amsterdam, from April 13 to 14, and will feature more than 140 dairy experts from around Europe looking at subjects including the effect of the abolition of the milk quota, innovations and best practices.

Canadean dairy summit to look at European dairy issues

By Jim Cornall

The second Canadean Dairy Innovation Summit 2016 brings together European dairy cooperatives, manufacturers and private companies to provide an update one year on from the milk quota removal, explore the latest innovations, how to expand into international...

Nutricia withdraws Karicare from Chinese market

Nutricia withdraws Karicare from Chinese market

By RJ Whitehead

Danone Nutricia has stopped supplying its Karicare brand in China more than two years after the New-Zealand made infant formula was at the centre of a botulism contamination scare.

Fonterra announced increased profits and an increase in its dividend for farmers

Fonterra profits more than double

By Jim Cornall

New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra has announced its first half results for the six months ending January 31, 2016.

Arla and DFA are embarking on a joint venture to produce cheddar at a new plant in Linwood, NY, which will be operational by 2017.

Arla and DFA to create New York State cheese plant

By Jim Cornall

Arla and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) have agreed to enter into a joint venture that includes the construction of a small dairy plant in Linwood, New York, for cheddar cheese production.

A study in Malawi and Mozambique suggests whey ingredients speed up the recovery of moderately malnourished children.

Whey ingredients help malnutrition treatment: study

By Jim Cornall

A clinical study of ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) has shown for the first time that the addition of whey ingredients speeds up the recovery of moderately malnourished children.

Fonterra is dropping its milk price again by 6%

Fonterra drops milk price again

By Jim Cornall

Fonterra has reduced its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2015/16 season by 6% from $2.80 (NZ$4.15) per kgMS to $2.63 (NZ$3.90) per kgMS.

New Calippo Shots Chupa Chups ice cream is being launched in Europe in two flavors

Chupa Chups ice cream launching

By Jim Cornall

Global confectionery manufacturer, Perfetti Van Melle, has partnered with Unilever to introduce a range of individually wrapped ice-creams under the Spanish lollipop brand, Chupa Chups.

Three new Fonterra plants were officially opened at Edendale last month, however, the future for the Kaikoura plant looks bleak

Fonterra looks at plant closure

By Jim Cornall

Fonterra is in discussions to close its Kaikoura cheese-making site in New Zealand, with 22 full-time jobs at risk.

Fonterra MD global operations Rob Spurway, MP for Rangitata and Minister of Food Safety Jo Goodhew, New Zealand Minister of Science and Innovation Steven Joyce, and Clandeboye Operations Manager Steve McKnight, at the official opening of the new Fonterra Clandeboye mozzarella plant.

New Fonterra plants open

By Jim Cornall

Fonterra has officially opened four new plants in New Zealand across the South Island.

Nestlé has released its 2015 financial report, which shows some positives in dairy and Nestlé Nutrition

Dairy down slightly as Nestlé profits drop

By Jim Cornall

In its 2015 financial report issued today, Nestlé announced sales of $89.5bn (CHF 88.8bn), stating that this equated to 4.2% organic growth and 2.2% real internal growth.

Nestlé Research Centre

Nestlé to join AIPIA Advisory Board

By Jenny Eagle

The Active and Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA) and its new president Dick de Koning of PACKZ, has made changes to its Advisory Board.

Attendees of the Arla Food Ingredients seminar in Beijing heard about the latest whey protein research

Arla Foods Ingredients holds annual seminar

By Jim Cornall

At the recent Arla Foods Ingredients annual seminar in Beijing, Professor Yvan Vandenplas from UZ Brussel, Belgium, reviewed studies that have investigated useful alternatives to standard formulas made with cow’s milk.

Arla will also change its current management structure

500 job losses as Arla restructures

By Jim Cornall

Arla has announced structural changes to its organization that it says will enable the business to deliver on its Good Growth Strategy 2020.

Fonterra's chief executive believes things will improve later in the year.

Fonterra cuts forecast milk price

By Jim Cornall

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2015/16 season from $2.97 (NZ$4.60) per kgMS to $2.68 (NZ$4.15) per kgMS.

'Regulation is important – but positioning needs work too. Probiotics need to be seen as the product for millennials,' says Euromonitor International. © iStock.com / ViktorCap

Special edition: Microbiome metrics & advances

Probiotic firms must refresh ‘mumsy’ marketing

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Probiotic players must engage the so-called millennial generation if they are to avoid being jostled out of the health yoghurt aisle, says Euromonitor International.  

Flora Freedom is the latest addition to the Flora range.

New non-dairy Flora spread introduced

By Jim Cornall

Flora, Unilever UK’s spreads brand, has announced a $17.8m (£12.5m) brand repositioning campaign, ‘Powered by Plants,’ and a new dairy-free variant, ‘Flora Freedom.’

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