Archives for August 12, 2007

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Fonterra frets at competitor supply increase

By  Neil Merrett

Leading dairy group Fonterra has hit out at new government legislation in its native New Zealand that will force it to supply local rivals with more milk over the next two years.

No payouts for former Parmalat groups

By  Neil Merrett

Two former subsidiaries of Italian dairy group Parmalat have failed in their attempts to win compensation from financial institutions alleged to have played a part in its one time parent company's financial collapse.

Weekly Comment

A helping hand to the confused consumer

Consumers are bombarded with an overload of nutritional advice and product marketing - be it from magazines, television shows, and product advertising - and without a degree in nutritional science, it's a wonder they can make sense of it at all.

National Starch targets dairy replacement

By  Lorraine Heller

The recent price and supply pressures facing users of dairy ingredients have spurred National Starch Food Innovation to launch a promotion platform for its new and existing dairy replacement ingredients.