News & Analysis on the Dairy Industry & Markets
French dairy giant Lactalis has grabbed immediate supremacy in two former Soviet countries and paved the way for an expansion of its own brand products after signing a deal to take over dairy company FoodMaster International.
Delayed product launches will see losses at Swedish probiotics company BioGaia continue into next year, warned the firm yesterday. It had been counting on two major contracts to help it back into the black by the end of the year.
Food manufacturers offering products with a low glycaemic value will help generate the necessary evidence to convince sceptics of the merits of the nutritional strategy, suggests an industry expert, even if they cannot carry a health claim.
Food scientists continue to roll out tools in the fight against foodborne pathogens as researchers in the US design a new biosensor to detect the potentially deadly bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
A scientist from China has been awarded first prize in the International Year of Rice (IYR) global scientific contest for his work on genetic diversity and disease control, the UN's FAO announced this week.
Cheese makers could enjoy a rise in yields as Danish enzyme giant Novozymes links up with cultures leader Chr Hansen in a joint project to develop new enzymes for cheese production,writes Lindsey Partos.
The need of ingredients and equipment suppliers to reach Russian food manufacturers is becoming increasingly urgent, but in the absence of established B2B advertising channels, few avenues have been open. Now a new alliance between Europe's leading...
Hungary's accession to the European Union has already led to increased competition in the food industry there, prompting one of the country's leading food manufacturers, Pick Szeged, to embark upon a two-year restructuring programme aimed at cutting...
Steep declines in the number of milk cattle in Russia is having knock-on effect on the country's dairy industry, which is being forced to import increasing amounts of milk from other, more expensive sources. But calls for greater support from Moscow...
Double-digit growth rates are expected in the beverage sector throughout central and eastern Europe over the next decade, fuelled by growing consumer spending power and the arrival en masse of major western drinks groups. But it is not just drinks...