Dutch dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina has reported that its profit for the first half of 2012 increased 8.7% to EUR138m, up from EUR127m in 2011, helped by volume growth and focus on international operations. Revenues increased ...
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A new milk processing plant has been opened in Malungon province in Sarangani, Philippines, which is expected to strengthen the diary industry in the area and provide income for dairy farmers. The project has been funded by Land O` Lakes ...
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Fonterra, a New Zealand multinational dairy firm, is upgrading its facility in Spreyton and Wynyard in Tasmania, Australia, with an investment of $6m, as part of its strategy to woo dairy farmers to supply milk to the company. According ...
Danish dairy cooperative ArIa Foods has merged with German cooperative Milch-Union Hocheifel (MUH), following approvals from the European Commission. The merged business is called Arla Foods Deutschland. Arla is a dairy cooperative ...
Tags: dairy cooperative, merged business, long life milk and fresh liquid milk
US-based United Dairy Farmers(UDF)has introduced Greek frozen yogurt range under its Homemade Brand.The line includes five flavors-blueberry,strawberry,raspberry,peach and honey granola. The company noted that the new yogurt range ...
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Muller Quaker Dairy,a joint venture between PepsiCo and the Theo Müller,has started the construction of$206m yogurt facility in Batavia,New York,US. The 350,000ft2 facility will be located on 82-acre land at Genesee Valley ...
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A full strategic review of the Scottish dairy industry has been launched by Scottish ministers in a bid to improve the profitability of the troubled sector. Scotland Food and Drink chief executive James Withers will lead the review,which ...
Schmahl looks at the impact of recent prices on exports,the reality of feed costs and the outlook for U.S.milk production. Much to the dismay of dairy farmers,cash prices have had difficulty maintaining upward momentum.In fact,it appears ...
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Intershape Ltd has launched AniLEDlight,a new range of LED lights specifically designed for use in dairy buildings.Installing LED lights in dairy buildings reduces energy and maintenance costs while providing a superior quality light that ...
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UK dairy processors and farmers have formally agreed a deal on a code of practice to govern relations in the sector. A tentative"heads of agreement"on a voluntary code of practice was agreed in July after talks with the UK government.The ...
UK dairy farmers this week gathered at a summit in London to air their views on recent cuts in prices to liquid milk and the implications of the cuts. In the US, PepsiCo and Müller made the much-anticipated launch of their yoghurt ...
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The price of milk dominated headlines in the UK this week, with farmers gathering at a summit to air their views on the implications of the cuts and discuss what can be done. Elsewhere, French retailer Carrefour sounded an upbeat note on ...
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The Scottish government has unveiled a five-point action plan aimed at tackling pricing issues in the dairy industry. The plan was announced by Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead yesterday (12 July) following a meeting with NFU ...
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Lion Nathan National Foods, the Australian dairy and drinks giant, has announced the removal of the substance 'permeate' from its milk. The company said the decision to remove permeate is based on research showing that nine out of ten ...
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Australian milk processors have announced that they would not be adding the by-product permeate to their branded products,in response to public concern over the use of the additive. Permeate is the liquid left behind after milk is ...
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