At its biannual General Assembly, which was a digital event this spring, the long-term survival of European milk production was the main topic for the producers coming together as members of the European Milk Board (EMB).
Four US Midwestern dairy groups have announced a Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) proposal aimed at creating long-term stability in fluid milk pricing and reducing the likelihood of negative producer price differentials that cut into farmers’ revenue...
The Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Singapore has highlighted favourable trade factors such as an open dairy market and a proactive food supply diversification strategy as key drivers for trade growth between the two nations.
This week, we have conversations with Jon King, COO of Milk Moovement; Evandro Oliveira de Souza, business lead cheese at DSM Food Specialties; and Matt Baldock, business development manager for food packaging at Sealed Air. We also have our weekly look...
SIG’s Paper U-straw has made its commercial debut, with Spain’s CAPSA Food utilizing it for its ‘Central Lechera Asturiana’ whole milk on SIG’s combiblocSmall 200ml carton packs.
California dairy farmers and processors, with the support of the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and Dairy Council of California (DCC), are aiding schools in the central and southern regions of the Golden State through a pilot program that supplies...
Canadian dairy Agropur Cooperative has announced the sale of its bulk milk hauling operations in Québec to companies whose core business is transporting liquid food products. The cooperative will also discontinue its milk transport activities in Nova...
Milk Moovement, which has developed cloud-based dairy supply chain software, announced the closure of a $3.2m funding round led by Dynamo Ventures, alongside Bread & Butter Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, and Better Food Ventures.
Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad (DLMI), a subsidiary of Royal FrieslandCampina (RFC), has contracted Royal HaskoningDHV, an international engineering and project management consultancy, to develop DLMI’s new production facility in Malaysia.
More than 400 US dairy farmers have signed a letter asking the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) for collaboration.
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.
To preserve fluid integrity in all of its fluid transfer products, Saint-Gobain has developed Versilon SPT-70 FB IB, a new food and beverage dispensing tubing that imparts essentially no taste or odors to the transferred fluids.
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.
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.
In January 2021, Russian imports of dairy products were 10% lower compared to their level in 2020 for the same period and practically corresponded to the volume of imports in 2019.
The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has announced the funding of six joint research projects between researchers from the UAEU and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Rabobank said after a whole year of pandemic and lockdowns across the globe, the view of the future is clearer and more hopeful than it has been for months.
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.
Donaldson Company, Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of filtration products and solutions, has introduced the Ultrapac Smart dryer, a solution that removes condensate and dries compressed air streams in manufacturing facilities using three stages of separation:...
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 resource management company Veolia is set to make a major increase to the amount of recycled plastic used in milk bottles and close the recycling loop for the UK dairy industry.
UK dairy cooperative First Milk has launched a new environmental offset scheme at its Lake District Creamery to enhance the protection of local watercourses.
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.
Researchers at Chulalongkorn Graduate University have developed PASS+, a system that uses UV light to help keep milk fresh and reduce transportation costs for farmers.
A trial carried out at Federal University in Brazil during the hot season found the 100% natural oregano essential oil (OEO) feed additive, Orego-Stim, from Anpario, increased milk yield and energy corrected milk yield in Jersey cows post-calving.
Swiss foodtech company SwissDeCode is launching the DNAFoil A2 Cow Test, a rapid kit that allows dairy farms and companies to test their cows independently and on the spot, in order to detect the presence of the A1 beta-casein allele and identify A2 milk-producing...
Product nutritional values and front-of-pack health credentials are now buying factors for many consumers. In the last 18 months, this has been augmented by government initiatives, and the Covid pandemic.
New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra has released details of how it will pay farmers for producing sustainable, high-quality milk as part of The Co-operative Difference framework.
Following years of campaigning by The Vegan Society with its Play Fair with Plant Milk campaign the Scottish Government has agreed to include plant-based milk alternatives on a government-funded nursery and early learning milk scheme.