Pure Nutrition Ltd (PNL), the joint venture company formed by Ausnutria and Westland Milk Products, has commenced operations in the Izone business hub near Rolleston, New Zealand.
The dairy-alternative drinks available on the market started out with coconut and soya decades ago. Since then, almond, rice, chia, hemp, oat, tiger nut and even pea have headed into the alternatives space.
Icelandic-style yogurt maker siggi’s has launched an online portal to serve as a digital resource for the nutrition community, covering topics ranging from full-fat dairy to gut health.
Dean Foods saw its gross profit drop 8% year-over-year to $1.8bn, driven primarily by a 6% decrease in reported volumes and higher mix of private label products, which the company intends to turn around with an enterprise-wide cost productivity program.
Three dairy companies made the top 10 list of Fast Company’s ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ in the food sector for 2018 – Chobani (in third spot), Eden Creamery (the makers of Halo Top, in fifth) and The a2 Milk Company, in ninth place.
After posting impressive results for 2017, Arla Foods amba has come under fire in the UK from the NFU (National Farmers' Union) for dropping the price of milk for its farmers for the third straight month.
Revenues of Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. increased by 10.1% to €12.1bn ($14.9bn) in 2017, the Dutch dairy cooperative revealed in its 2017 financial statement.
ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt., the supermarket chain’s Hungarian arm, has bought the Kokardás dairy brand from Alföldi Tej Értékesítő és Beszerző Kft. (Alföldi Milk Sales and Purchasing).
General Mills has been working to turn around its yogurt business and is starting to see slow signs of improvement but "there is more work to do," CEO Jeff Harmening said during the CAGNY (Consumer Analyst Group) conference in New York City.
Glanbia, the Kilkenny headquartered global nutrition and dairy products group reported an eighth year of double-digit growth in today’s 2017 full year earnings announcement.
Through its UK-based subsidiary, Italian-owned agro-industrial company Granarolo has acquired Midland Food Group, a consolidated chilled, ambient and frozen foods distributor in the UK.
Fonterra and The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) have formed a strategic partnership, linking Fonterra’s global milk pool and supply chain with a2MC’s manufacturing, marketing, and distribution capabilities.
Unilever has become the first consumer goods company to publicly disclose all the suppliers and mills it buys palm oil from, both directly and indirectly, it says.
Despite growing competition in Canada’s dairy market and volatile prices in the US, Agropur registered a 7.7% year-over-year sales growth for FY17 with reported sales of C$6.4bn (US$5.1bn).
Yakult Danone India, a 50:50 joint venture between Yakult Honsha and Danone, has released the latest variant on its signature probiotic drink, called Yakult Light.
Arla Foods Ingredients has confirmed it has agreed to acquire the shares in Arla Foods Ingredients S.A (AFISA) currently owned by SanCor to support the company’s ambition for market growth in South America.
The Danish headquartered cooperative said it is looking to significantly step up its ambitions for its organic dairy business in the UK, and now Arla Foods Limited, a subsidiary of Arla Foods amba, has announced it will acquire Yeo Valley Dairies Limited,...
Two Irish dairy cooperatives – North Cork Co-operative Creameries (Kanturk, County Cork) and the Feale Bridge & Headley Bridge Co-operative (Abbeyfeale, County Limerick) – are to merge.
Over 500 companies in Spain have pledged a 10% voluntary reduction in salt, sugar and fat in over 3,500 products. "This is a business transformation," says the country's health minister.
Maple Hill 100% grass-fed organic dairy has launched a new range of blended yogurt developed in response to high consumer demand and to complement the company’s existing cream-on-top and Greek yogurt lines, CEO Carl Gerlach said.
Canadian dairy processor Saputo reported a nearly 2% increase in revenues hitting $3bn for Q3 FY18 boosted by acquisitions while keeping an eye out for other deals, CEO Lino Saputo said during the company’s latest earnings call.
Growing demand for free-range, grass-fed milk has led to Southern Pastures LP – New Zealand’s largest dairy farmland fund – becoming a shareholder of Westland Milk Products – New Zealand’s second largest dairy co-operative.
In the biggest single investment announced in the Danish-headquartered dairy cooperative’s history, Arla Foods says it will invest more than half a billion euros ($656m) in 2018 to deliver on its 2020 growth ambition.
This year’s Gulfood show takes place against the backdrop of rising regional investment in food production, with international manufacturers increasingly seeing the Middle East as a lucrative market for their goods.
Working with its parent company DanoneWave, premium organic baby food brand Happy Family has launched two USDA organic certified whole milk yogurt lines containing probiotics geared towards babies over six months (Happy Baby) and toddlers (Happy Tot).
South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare has announced it is exploring options ‘to enhance the value of its global nutritionals business’ since receiving an unsolicited approach in the third quarter of last year.
Faba Butter uses aquafaba – the viscous liquid left over from cooking chickpeas – to bind water, coconut oil and a plant-based liquid oil to create a vegan buttery spread claimed to blow rivals out of the water. Elaine Watson caught up with brand owner...
Fonterra Australia is matching its push to secure additional milk volumes with more than A$165m (US$133m) in capital expenditure in this financial year at key sites in Victoria and Tasmania in a move to increase capacity and meet unique demand opportunities...
Chinese infant formula company Beingmate Baby & Child Food Co Ltd has issued another forecast earnings downgrade for its financial year ending December 31, 2017 – and its partner Fonterra isn’t happy.
Arctic Zero is seeking to address an unmet need in the frozen dessert aisle with the launch of what it claims is the first light ice cream (made with cream and milk, but containing only 280-360 calories a pint) that doesn’t contain sugar alcohols or high...
Quark: High in protein, low in sugar, less tart than Greek yogurt
On paper, quark ticks every box. A spoonable cultured dairy product popular in Europe and Central Asia, it’s high in protein, low in sugar, and creamier and milder than Greek yogurt. The challenge in the US, says New York based entrepreneur Kamilya Abilova,...
New Zealand’s a2 Milk Company is expanding its US business to the Northeast region, a market that accounts for roughly 20% of total US milk volume, a category that is beginning to see some growth in sales after years of declines.
Argentine dairy company SanCor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada has agreed to sell its share in its joint venture with Arla Foods, known as Arla Foods Ingredients SA (AFISA).
A Bosnian dairy is one of 58 projects that has received investment from the EBRD and the EU program “Supporting competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
Danone has announced its intention to bow out of its dairy business in India, where it will then concentrate on enhancing its nutrition portfolio instead.
