News & Analysis on the Dairy Industry & Markets
2014 SPECIAL EDITION: DRIVING UP QUALITY, DRIVING DOWN COST
Smart packaging will play a pivotal role in the future of FMCG including dairy as companies cut waste with higher quality, longer lasting products and new technology drives material prices down.
key insights from food vision
The use of mobile technologies and social media to connect with real consumers can help manufacturers gain better innovation insights for today and tomorrow, says Chris Cornyn.
Chinese scientists have developed a “smart tag” they say can indicate - by changing from red to green - when the contents of a milk carton are spoiled.
2014 SPECIAL EDITION: DRIVING UP QUALITY, DRIVING DOWN COST
High Pressure Processing (HPP) is a promising technology to extend the shelf life of soft cheese Quesco Fresco and possibly prevent harmful recalls without altering its taste.
Kellogg Australia reckons there’s a new breakfast cereal trend afloat as consumers replace traditional milk with yogurt or fruit juice, but Mintel’s innovation head says this is nothing new.
‘China & South America growth offset by decline in Europe’
Tetra Pak released its 2013 net sales today announcing a 3.5% growth and a 15% rise in capital equipment, which saw more than 580 filling machines installed globally, led by a demand in Greater China and Central and South America.
Fonterra has been fined NZ$300,000 (US$256k, €187k) by a New Zealand court after admitting four food safety violations relating to last year's whey protein concentrate (WPC) recall.