News in Brief
Ekosem-Agrar increases daily milk production to more than 1,000 tons
Ekosem-Agrar GmbH, the German holding company of Russian milk producer Ekoniva Group, has hit the 1,000-tons-a-day mark in raw milk production for the first time.
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Food Union to invest €11.1m and build center of excellence for fresh dairy products in Latvia
Latvia’s Food Union is investing €11.1m ($13.4m) to build a center of excellence for fresh dairy products over the next two years.
Dairy milk hasn’t lost the battle to plant-based alternatives, Mintel says
While plant-based non-dairy alternatives are finding their place in more and more home refrigerators, dairy milk has a few distinct advantages that manufacturers can emphasize to retain consumers within the category, according to Mintel.
Lactalis acquires siggi’s Icelandic yogurt company
French dairy giant Lactalis has agreed to acquire siggi's – the US company that makes Icelandic style skyr yogurts.