Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII), the largest private stakeholder in Moorepark Technology, and Teagasc, an Irish semi-state authority involved in research and development in the agri-food sector, have teamed up to develop new products. ...
Tags: Teagasc, agri-food sector
Fonterra expands with new plant in the Netherlands New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) has commissioned its new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the Netherlands. The ...
Tags: Agriculture
Fully renewable food carton packaging on trial in Finland Global packaging company Tetra Pak has launched new carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials, with the first product to use the packaging available in retail shops ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Packaging
Bord Bia today launched its Export Performance and Prospects Report which reflects a 4% increase in exports for 2014 to reach a record high of almost €10.5bn. Aidan Cotter, Chief Executive, Bord Bia outlined the background to the ...
Tags: milk, drink industry, Agriculture
Finland-based dairy producer Valio is now selling its products in Tetra Pak’s carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials, becoming the first company in the world to do so. Manufactured completely from a combination ...
Tags: dairy product, Valio, Tetra Pak
Indian conglomerate Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group) is planning to set up five new dairy production plants in the country, a move that will increase its capacity. The company intends to invest around INR2bn ($32.14m) in the expansion, ...
Tags: dairy production, butter, cheese, Agriculture
According to the data from Ministry of Agriculture, the price of raw fresh milk keeps falling. The price was 3.67 yuan per kg in January's first week of 2015, down 12.4%. Some dairy processing companies limit or stop purchasing raw milk. ...
Tags: Dairy Industry, Dairy product, milk powder
Cairo based Al-Nour Company for Dairy Product has placed a new bid to acquire 100% shares of Arab Dairy Product Company (ADPC). The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) has approved Al-Nour's decision to purchase the company ...
Tags: Dairy Product, Agriculture
Emmi, a dairy firm in Switzerland, has acquired 34% stake in Emmi Fondue (EFON) owned by French milk processor Bongrain since late 2004. EFON, a joint venture between Emmi and Bongrain, has been dissolved because it became steadily ...
Tags: dairy product, Emmi
Stevia manufacturers are making moves to target the dairy sector, with global stevia producer PureCircle launching a product aimed specifically at this category. PureCircle is a leading global producer of “high-purity” stevia ...
Tags: Dairy Sector, Agriculture
A number of Québec's institutional investors and bankers have announced a $470m investment, in the form of preferred units, in Agropur Cooperative, Canada's largest dairy cooperative. The transaction supports the cooperative's ...
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French dairy major Danone has objected to Russian agriculture minister's charges of adulteration of its dairy products. Russian Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov said that Danone and Wimm-Bill Dann, which is controlled by PepsiCo, ...
Tags: dairy, Danone, Agriculture
Lebanon has announced plans to shut down several dairy factories in the country over food safety violations. The move comes after several products, including labneh from six dairy factories in the country, failed to meet health safety ...
Tags: Food Safety, dairy product
China has eased the ban on New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra’s whey powder and dairy base powder imports which are used as ingredients in infant formula production. Fonterra will now be able to sell the ingredients to infant ...
Tags: infant milk, Agriculture
The global food processing and packaging company said producers in both developed and emerging dairy markets need to address the careful balancing act required to ensure sustainable business success. Tetra Pak's Dairy Index reveals that ...
Tags: dairy products, food