New Zealand and Australian milk exports are expected to rise following the end of China's one-child policy, writes IndustryEdge MD Tim Woods. There are expectations of six million additional births in China per year, from 2017, for at ...
As Australian-based Chinese students and others are buying up whatever infant formula products are sitting on Australian retail shelves, China is currently considering introducing a registration system for first-time baby formula importers. ...
Tags: infant formula, milk powder
SumoSalad creates concept shop for a ethical local food consumer demographic Australian salad bar group SumoSalad has opened the doors to its first ‘Green Label’ concept store. SumoSalad has grown quickly into a successful ...
Australian vegetable growers have said they support the Australian Greens’ Party Leader Christine Milne’s push for clearer Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) on food, claiming that the current system needs refining if consumers ...
Tags: food industry, Agriculture
Several dairy firms including Saputo, Murray Goulburn and Bega Cheese are planning to bid for Australian milk processor United Dairy Power. To be put up for sale by insolvency firm PPB Advisory, United Dairy Power's business is ...
Tags: Dairy, Cheese, milk, Agriculture
Dairy and meat industry boost from new China FTA deal A new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been finalised between Australia and China, with the Australian dairy and meat industries expected to benefit. Australian Prime Minister Tony ...
Tags: Dairy Industry, Meat Industry, Agriculture
Norco has completed a successful trial sending fresh milk to China Australian dairy co-operative Norco has announced it has completed a successful trial shipment of fresh milk to China which will take milk from Australian dairy farms ...
Tags: Fresh Milk, Norco
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Australian supermarket group Coles following an investigation into a video and cartoon called 'Our Coles Brand Milk Story', which ...
Tags: Milk, Agriculture, Food
Another major Australian milk supplier gets snapped up The sale of privately-owned dairy giant United Dairy Power to Hong Kong businessman William Hui is locked in, according to Stock & Land. It was reportedly sold for around $70 ...
Tags: Australian milk, Caboolture Cheese, shredded Mozzarella
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 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
Murray Goulburn (MG) Co-operative, an Australian diary giant, has recorded more than two-fold increase in net profit after tax to $34.9m for the financial year ended 30 June 2013, as compared to $14.5m in 2012. Sales rose by 1% against ...
Tags: Murray Goulburn, Food
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 ...
Tags: additive, production cost, milk
Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King this week welcomed moves from its UK retail rivals to invest in product quality and service after the retailer reported an increase in annual underlying profits. Also in the UK, the Government ...