ECRM, which provides end-to-end product sourcing solutions for retailers, has announced a new event, 2021 Global Market: Food & Beverage, which it said will bring together retail buyers and product suppliers from around the world to meet face-to-face...
Swiss company Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition Ltd said during 2020 it largely completed the restructuring it began in summer 2019. The integration of Bimbosan was implemented with its move to Hochdorf in January 2021.
Danone Institute North America is accepting applications for its “One Planet. One Health” Initiative grant program to promote resilient and sustainable local food systems.
Nestlé said as consumers in Asia are including more dairy alternatives in their diet, it is launching plant-based versions of some of its brands in the region.
This week, we have three interviews on the podcast. We have conversations with Shannon Coco, strategic marketing director, food at Kerry North America, and Logan Cisewski, RD&A senior scientist at Kerry; Tim Duret, director of sustainable technology...
Parag Milk Foods Limited, a dairy-FMCG company in India, has announced plans to raise Rs. 316 crores ($431m) by way of preferential issue of equity shares, foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCB) and the issue of convertible warrants.
Dundee-headquartered Kerr’s Family Dairy has welcomed a £450,000 ($623,400) funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland as the company looks to an expansion across the north-east of Scotland.
German dairy company The Meggle Group GmbH, headquartered in Wasserburg am Inn, has acquired Stegmann Emmentaler Käsereien GmbH from French dairy cooperative Sodiaal.
As a step towards Horizon Organic's carbon positive by 2025 goal, Horizon has published an executive summary of its life cycle assessment (LCA) on the Horizon Organic brand.
This week, we have three interviews, and four guests. We have conversations with Fred Griemsmann, vice president cheese and powder systems at Tetra Pak, and Harald Mag, vice president, enterprise accounts, Rockwell Automation; Joe Heinzelmann, director...
Nomad Foods Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire Fortenova Group’s Frozen Food Business Group (FFBG) for aggregate consideration of approximately €615m ($722m) on a debt-free, cash free basis.
Nestlé USA has announced its Carnation facility in Modesto, California is the first dairy-processing facility in the US to earn certification under the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard.
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national dairy cooperative owned by family farmers, has reported its 2020 financial results today for the 12-month period ending Dec. 31, 2020.
Global food company General Mills has entered into a memorandum of understanding to sell its 51% controlling interest in Yoplait S.A.S. to French cooperative Sodiaal in exchange for full ownership of the Canadian Yoplait business and a reduced royalty...
On the podcast this week we have conversations with Kursat Uysal, Gemak UK and Ciaran Adam, product manager at The Collective; Richard Hampton, managing director of Omsco; and Shayne Giuliano, co-founder and CEO of 108Labs.
In 2019, Arla decided to have its environmental, social and governance performance (ESG) externally verified. The company said this demonstrates ESG performance and financial performance are equally important.
Bel Group and Lactalis Group said they have begun exclusive negotiations, with Bel Group set to sell Royal Bel Leerdammer NL, Bel Italia, Bel Deutschland, the Leerdammer brand and all related rights plus Bel Shostka Ukraine, to the French dairy giant.
FrieslandCampina International Holding B.V. and the Arabian Food industries Company (Domty) have signed a joint venture agreement to focus on the export of cheese to Africa and the Middle East.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has announced its 2021 interim results, which show a total group normalized EBIT of NZ$684m (US$494m), normalized profit after tax of NZ$418m (US$302m) and a decision to pay an interim dividend of 5 cents alongside...
Bel Brands USA has announced a new program in partnership with Land O'Lakes, Inc. to implement and measure sustainable agriculture practices that promote soil health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on one of its supplying dairy farms.
UK dairy cooperative First Milk has launched a new environmental offset scheme at its Lake District Creamery to enhance the protection of local watercourses.
This week, more by good luck than good management, the podcast goes live on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, and we have two guests from Ireland on the show.
To support new and emerging start-up companies developing dairy-alternative products, and to create further collaboration opportunities with the food industry, AAK AB is investing in Big Idea Ventures’ (BIV) New Protein Fund I.
Nestlé is introducing bio-based lids and scoops made from sugar cane and its by-product for a range of its nutrition products for infants and children.
Food Union Group, the international dairy and ice cream production and distributing group, has published its annual results for the year ending December 31, 2020.
The Centre for Nigerian Dutch Dairy Development (CNDDD) has announced more partners to support its plan to deliver a sustainable national dairy sector and value chain in Nigeria.
This week, we have conversations with Consider Bardwell Farm co-owner, Angela Miller; Rob Rogers, senior advisor food safety & regulation, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection Division; and Dr Chris Pillidge, lecturer in food technology at RMIT University...
Following a decline in site volumes due to loss of own-label cheese contracts, as well as continued instability in foodservice demand due to the ongoing pandemic, dairy cooperative Arla Foods is proposing to end production at its Trevarrian Creamery in...
In 2020, Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina said its operating companies in 28 of the 41 markets realized strategic revenue growth in comparison to 2019. E-commerce revenue grew by more than 50% worldwide.
New consumer research carried out by Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company, reveals that 65% of functional beverage consumers are more worried about their health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
