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Construction is expected to be completed in February 2021. Pic: Ornua

Ornua makes $10m investment in Wisconsin cheese facility

By Jim Cornall

Ornua, Ireland’s largest dairy cooperative, has announced the expansion of its Ornua Ingredients North America division with a $10m investment to upgrade its Hilbert, Wisconsin, cheese ingredients operation.

A range of products can be created from the recycled packaging. Pic: TerraCycle

Cathedral City launches first cheese packaging recycling program in UK

By Jim Cornall

A large proportion of flexible plastic cheese packaging currently ends up in landfills across the UK, but now Cathedral City, a brand owned by Saputo Dairy UK, is working with TerraCycle to recycle flexible cheese packaging through the Cheese Packaging...

The company will be presenting its solutions at the virtual SHIFT20 event. Pic: Getty Images/AnastasiaNurullina

Biorigin brings market trends to SHIFT20

By Jim Cornall

Brazilian natural ingredient company Biorigin will be attending SHIFT20 with a virtual booth showcasing its natural ingredients based on fermentation for many of today's label and formulations challenges including salt and sugar reduction, vegan...

Dairy Dialog podcast 90: Selig, Elopak, Chobani

Dairy Dialog podcast 90: Selig, Elopak, Chobani

By Jim Cornall

Guests on the podcast this week are Peter McGuiness, CEO of Chobani; John Brown, vice president of marketing at Selig; and Patrick Verhelst, Elopak chief marketing officer.

Rørosmeieriet manufactures organic dairy products. Pic: TINE

TINE sells Rørosmeieriet stake

By Jim Cornall

Norwegian dairy company TINE has sold its stake in organic dairy company Rørosmeieriet AS to the investment company Salvesen & Thams.

Dairy Dialog podcast 89: KanPak, Take Two Foods, Novozymes, IATP

Dairy Dialog podcast 89: KanPak, Take Two Foods, Novozymes, IATP

By Jim Cornall

On the podcast this week, our guests are Larry McGill, corporate vice president, GSF and CEO of KanPak U.S.; Take Two Foods co-founder and CEO Sarah Pool and co-founder and COO Matt Olsofsky; Ulrich Irgens, from Novozymes OneHealth; and Shefali Sharma,...

Hart Dairy is based in Georgia.

Hart Dairy receives strategic investment from Next Gen Nutrition

By Jim Cornall

Hart Dairy, the largest single-source producer of 100% free-range, grass-fed milk in North America, has announced a new investment from Next Gen Nutrition Investment Fund, LP (NGN) and the addition of James Cali and Andrew Towle, the firm’s general partners,...

Dairy Dialog podcast 88: Nutricia, FAIRR, Mettler Toledo, MVP Dairy

Dairy Dialog podcast 88: Nutricia, FAIRR, Mettler Toledo, MVP Dairy

By Jim Cornall

This week, guests on the podcast are Patrick Kamphuis, senior medical affairs director at Nutricia; Teni Ekundare, investor outreach manager, UK & Northern Europe, FAIRR Initiative; Frank Borrmann, market manager SBU Checkweighing, Mettler Toledo;...

Nuts For Cheese produces organic, dairy-free and plant-based cheese alternatives in six flavors. Pic: Nuts For Cheese

Nuts For Cheese becomes first to use Fairtrade Ingredients

By Jim Cornall

Canadian natural product and vegan cheese-alternative producer Nuts For Cheese has joined the Fairtrade movement, sourcing cashews, coconut oil, coconut milk, turmeric and black peppercorns to produce the world's first Fairtrade Certified vegan cheese...

This is the third regenerative agriculture pilot the company has launched – and the first for its dairy ingredient supply.  Pic: Getty Images/Matt Anderson

General Mills launches regenerative dairy pilot in Michigan

By Jim Cornall

General Mills, the maker of Yoplait, Liberté and Mountain High yogurt products, has announced the start of a three-year regenerative dairy pilot in western Michigan, a key sourcing region for its fluid milk supply.

The Ilchester Vegan Festive Selection features three new vegan cheese alternatives alongside its Applewood Vegan. Pic: Norseland

Cheese Advent Calendar makers roll out new vegan festive product

By Jim Cornall

It may be sunny outside and the longest day of the year is only two days away in the northern hemisphere, but UK speciality cheese company Norseland, the makers of a cheese advent calendar, has announced the launch of a vegan Christmas product.

Hjem-is.dk, an e-shop based in Denmark, is one of four e-commerce sites Food Union has launched. Pic: Food Union

Food Union launches e-commerce platform for consumers

By Jim Cornall

Baltic-headquartered Food Union, a global dairy production and distribution group, has launched an e-commerce distribution service in four European countries, delivering ice cream, dairy products, pastry and frozen food directly to customers.

The box of four artisanal cow's milk cheeses retails for $49.

New cheese box produced to support California cheesemakers

By Jim Cornall

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and dairy exporter HarbyrCo have launched the California Cheesemakers' Select box of California artisan cheeses available for delivery to consumers throughout the US.

The company has launched the products throughout northern Europe.  Pic: Food Union

Food Union launches more than 100 new ice cream products

By Jim Cornall

Food Union, a global dairy production and distribution group headquartered in Latvia, is using insights from sensory and behavioral research and development to launch new products into northern Europe.

Beston said the sale would enable it to reduce debt and take advantage of opportunities in line with the company’s long-term business plan.  Pic: Getty Images/nedjelly

Beston sells dairy farms for $40.4m

By Jim Cornall

Australia’s Beston Global Food Company Limited has signed an agreement with Aurora Dairies for the sale of its dairy farms in Mount Gambier to Aurora for A$40.4m (US$27.5m) in cash.

Consumers in South Korea can purchase Vinamilk's products through e-commerce websites. Pic: Vinamilk

Vinamilk looks to South Korea market expansion

By Jim Cornall

Vietnamese dairy giant Vinamilk already had a sweetened condensed creamer in the South Korean market, but now it is launching soymilk and milk tea to further expand its sales in the country.

Mengniu said all its production bases have resumed normal operation and production.

Mengniu expecting big drop in profits

By Jim Cornall

In March, China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited, said the group’s sales in February and March 2020 were affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

Dairy Dialog podcast 86: Tate & Lyle, Royal DSM, Crisp. Pics: (Computer) Getty Images/simpson33; (field) Tate & Lyle; (pizza) Royal DSM

Dairy Dialog podcast 86: Tate & Lyle, Royal DSM, Crisp

By Jim Cornall

On this week’s Dairy Dialog’s podcast, we have three guests: Anna Pierce, director of sustainability at Tate & Lyle; Bob Savage, product application expert, cheese, at DSM; and Are Traasdahl, co-founder and CEO of Crisp. We also have our weekly look...

MVP Dairy completed the certification earlier this year. Pic: MVP Dairy

MVP Dairy receives B Corp certification

By Jim Cornall

Ohio-based MVP Dairy LLC has earned B Corp TM Certification from the nonprofit B Lab, becoming one of the few dairy farms in the world to achieve this certification.

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