Fonterra today announced the launch of the China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre in Beijing. The Centre is a joint initiative between Fonterra and China's National Dairy Industry and Technology System to support the sustainable ...
Tags: Dairy Industry, Agriculture, Food
Last year was an important 12 months for the dairy packaging industry. The sector continued to develop with pace, and landmarks were achieved in areas such as design and materials. Looking ahead, the saying usually goes, out with the ...
February 24, 2014 Sophie Langley Australian-based dairy businesses have coped differently with 'difficult' market conditions Food and beverage company Lion has announced its Dairy and Drinks business experienced “significant ...
Tags: Bega, Lion Dairy, WCB, RTD
United Dairy Power, an Australian milk supplier, is in talks with Origo Partners, a Beijing-based private equity firm, over a sale of the company for about $70m. Established in 1999, United Dairy operates two factories at Jervois and ...
Tags: Dairy, milk supplier
The Abraaj Group, a UAE-based private equity investor, has entered into an agreement to acquire majority stake in Turkish dairy firm Yorsan Group, alongside the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Yorsan Group is a ...
Tags: Abraaj, Yorsan Dairy Firm
Krones is known to be a market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology. So, when it developed a complete next generation valve range with appeal for the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors as well as its regular audience, it ...
German packaging technology provider Krones has transferred its valve technology business to its new domestic stand-alone subsidiary called Evoguard to improve sales in sectors outside the food and beverage industry. Located in Nittenau, ...
Tags: Valve Technology, Packaging
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $15 million loan to dairy company Parag Milk Foods for expanding its milk processing facilities, to enhance dairy farm productivity and boost incomes in rural India. With IFC's ...
Tags: Dairy Farmers, Parag
The traditionally low-cost pasture-based dairying regions, such as Australia, have lost their cost advantage as input prices have risen, and now compete on the global market with a similar cost of production to producers with more intensive ...
Tags: Milk, Agriculture, Food
The New Zealand Government has released a report on the first stage of the Government inquiry into the Fonterra Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) incident and has said the Government accepts in principle all 29 recommendations. Background to ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
In excess of 100 senior representatives from the Irish dairy industry gathered in Dublin today for the launch of Bord Bia's national 'Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme' (SDAS). Delegates heard how the new dairy scheme is fundamental to ...
Fonterra has received approval from it board of directors to establish a NZ$235m milk powder plant at its Pahiatua site in the Manawatu, which will enable it to process an additional 2.4 million liters each day. The announcement follows ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, milk, milk powder
UK-based Dairy Crest has commenced consultation with employees and representatives over the proposed closure of its Proper Welsh Milk dairy in Whitland, Carmarthenshire. The plant was days from closure when the company gained its control ...
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China Agricultural University (CAU), Wageningen UR (University and Research Centre) and Dutch dairy company FrieslandCampina, today signed an agreement to establish a China-based Sino-Dutch Dairy Development Centre (SDDDC). The centre ...
Tags: Chinese Dairy, Food
Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, has backed a new dairy cooperation agreement between the governments of New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Under the agreement, Fonterra along with the New Zealand government is expected to boost ...
Tags: Fonterra, Dairy Investment