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Emmi increases stake in Dutch company AVH

By Jim Cornall

Swiss dairy company Emmi has held a stake in the goat’s and sheep’s milk product trader AVH dairy trade B.V. (AVH), based in Bergen, the Netherlands, since January 2013, and is now increasing its stake from 75% to 90%.

Got milk? Yes, but not as we used to know it, Jim

By Elaine Watson

While sales of plain dairy milk have been declining for years, and US yogurt production has dropped off after peaking in 2014, new data shows the continued growth of cheese, butter, and ready-to-drink coffee, yogurt drinks and protein beverages featuring...

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Lallemand Specialty Cultures adds new blend of strains for cheese

By Jim Cornall

Canadian company Lallemand Specialty Cultures (LSC) has added a new product for makers of soft bloomy rind cheeses with the launch of the VELV-TOP BL PB1: a blend of strains from the company’s cell bank that includes more than a thousand lactic, surface...

Dean Foods becomes majority shareholder of Good Karma

By Jim Cornall

US food manufacturer Dean Foods Company has increased its ownership percentage and taken a majority stake in Good Karma Foods, the leading brand of flaxseed-based milk and yogurt alternatives.