Dean Foods reported a 6.6% decrease in fluid milk sales for Q3/17 compared to last year, causing the company to lower its full-year guidance from $50m to $75m to between $10m and $20m.
Homogenization is used to increase the shelf life of milk, reduce the use of stabilizers and other emulsifiers in low fat products such as low-fat mayonnaise, and give structure to products such as yogurt.
The allure of emerging markets has attracted brewers to new regions of the world, with rising global beer consumption fueling further M&A activity in the category, said Rabobank.
Mimica is developing an award-winning food expiry label called Mimica Touch (formerly Bump Mark) that claims to disrupt the food packaging industry and challenge the impact of food waste.
E-commerce is now the main entry point for dairy imports into China, having achieved a two-thirds share of the entire consumer market for dairy imports in 2016.
Ben & Jerry’s has agreed to implement the Milk with Dignity (MD) Program, a multi-year plan created by Migrant Justice in 2014, which aims to improve working conditions of dairy farm workers who supply the milk for the ice cream manufacturer.
Serac has seen growing success with Combox, its packaging production and filling technology in a single block unit, within dairy for cartons, pouches, cups and bottles.
SIG has doubled the number of carton packs carrying the FSC label from 42% in 2015 to more than 80% in September 2017, as customer demand soars for environmental responsibility.
Troubled Australian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn has called for an end to media speculation over a potential buyout—even calling into question the likelihood of a takeover itself.
South America boasts a dynamic dairy sector replete with opportunities for growth and development. While 2016 was an incredibly challenging year for many stakeholders across the dairy chain, so far, 2017 has proven to be a year of recovery and improvement.
UK dairy company First Milk announced today that after a review, changes are being made to improve the productivity and efficiency of its Lake District and Haverfordwest creameries with the loss of around 30 jobs.
India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) with an outlay of Rs 108.8bn ($1.7bn) during the period 2017-18 to 2028-29.
Canadian dairy producer, Saputo, has entered an agreement to acquire the extended shelf-life dairy product capabilities of Southeast Milk Inc. of Florida in a deal worth US$47m (C$59m).
The European Commission has announced it has approved, under the European Merger Regulation, the indirect acquisition of the German-based dairy company Omira by French dairy group Lactalis.
China Mengniu Dairy reported a 4.7% year-over-year jump in profits to $172m (1.13bn RMB) for the first half of 2017 and announced plans to partner with Alibaba to develop its e-commerce platform to further drive online sales.
Australian company Kyvalley Dairy Group, based in Kyabram, Victoria, has purchased Kiewa Country brand and manufacturing equipment from Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd.
A team of food scientists has found decreasing the fat globule size in milk can change the consistency of cold butter, making it easier to spread and low-fat cream easier to whip.
Elopak has partnered with Arla Foods in Sweden launching several organic EKO products using Naturally Pure-Pak cartons made of natural brown paperboard.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) has started a two-year “virtual dairy farm brain” project that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze data in real time helping dairy farmers improve their management decisions.
Murray Goulburn Co-operative (MG) reported a 10% loss in revenue equivalent to AU$371m (US$293m) for the full year ending June 30, 2017, largely driven by a decline in fluid milk sales.
Scientists have developed what they describe as a “low-cost, portable, paper-based sensor” that could be used produce “smart labels” that detect food spoilage and contamination.
Consuming one glass of dairy milk a day can help prevent diabetes by 12% and hypertension by a 6%, according to a recent study by The National University of Singapore (NUS).
Glanbia Ireland has announced a milk & feed loyalty scheme (Glanbia Loyalty Scheme), including a five-year fixed milk price element and a dairy feed component.
FDA’s decision late last week to allow manufacturers in some cases to use ultrafiltered milk and ultrafiltered nonfat milk to make cheese could help ease the negative impact on US dairy farmers of less expensive UF milk from Canada that currently is flooding...
New Zealand consumer group Consumer NZ said despite claims light-proofed containers protect the vitamins in milk, its testing showed little difference in nutrient content between major milk brands.
Dairy farm investment company Fortuna Group said if sustainable farming is to be achieved, companies in the private and public sector need to work faster and more collaboratively.
Dean Foods is closing one of its fluid milk processing plants, PET Dairy, in Richmond, Virginia, as part of its company-wide plan to consolidate operations.
