News & Analysis on the Dairy Industry & Markets
The joint venture created by California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio), Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and local dairy farmers – CalBioGas LLC – has successfully achieved its first renewable natural gas (RNG) production from dairy farms in Kern County, California.
Acceligen, a Recombinetics Inc. company, has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop bovine genetics optimized with traits desirable to smallholder dairy farmers.
Nestlé today inaugurated a new R&D Accelerator to drive innovation and speed-to-market of sustainable dairy products, as well as plant-based dairy alternatives.
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S and the EQT IX fund have announced EQT has agreed to acquire the Natural Colors Division, a subsidiary of Chr. Hansen, at a cost of €800m ($931m).
Ekosem-Agrar AG, the German holding company of Russian milk producer EkoNiva Group, generated sales revenues of €209m ($243m) in the first half of 2020, up 33% on the same period of the previous year.
Swiss biotech company SwissDeCode is launching an on-site solution to help dairy companies identify A1 beta-casein in milk and enter the fast-growing market of A2 Milk.
Finlandia Cheese, Inc. is changing its name to Valio USA.