EC pledges €28m for Baltic dairy farmers impacted by Russian embargo
The European Commission (EC) has pledged €28m (US$35m) in financial aid for Baltic milk producers “particularly adversely affected” by the Russian embargo.
Archives for November 19, 2014
Clearfleau ‘chocolate soup’ cuts Nestlé electricity bill by 8%
Clearfleau has built an on-site industrial anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at Nestlé's Fawdon confectionery factory, near Newcastle in the UK, which makes gums, pastilles and Rolo chocolates.
Wensleydale Creamery invests £350k in expansion
Cheesemaker the Wensleydale Creamery has invested £350,000 in new equipment to expand into the burgeoning £90M blended cheese category.
“This is a good move for Raisio. They are the correct parent of this niche brand.”
Raisio brings cholesterol-lowering Benecol home for €90m
“J&J should have sold it 10 years ago,” is one analyst’s appraisal of Finnish agro-food giant Raisio’s buy-back of the licensing rights to its cholesterol lowering, plant stanol-based Benecol brand today, referring to US market difficulties for the...
Lactalis enters race to acquire Egyptian cheesemaker Arab Dairy
French dairy giant Lactalis has entered the race to acquire Arab Dairy Products Company with an offer that tops all earlier bids for the Egyptian cheesemaker.