Meadow Foods has raised funds from Paine & Partners to grow its business through organic expansion and acquisitions. While the US-based Paine & Partners is a global food and agribusiness investment firm, Meadow Foods is a UK-based ...
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Dairy organizations in the United States, Australia, the European Union, Mexico and New Zealand has issued a joint letter to their respective trade and agriculture officials, expressing indignation about Canada's recent actions to deepen ...
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Irish dairy products firm Ornua has opened a new butter production and packing facility for its Kerrygold brand in Mitchelstown located in Cork County, Ireland. Ornua has put in an investment of €38m in the new facility which has ...
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Beston Global Food Company (BFC) has acquired the assets of Australian Provincial Cheese (APC) for $2.2m. The acquisition includes its plant and equipment, trademarks, intellectual property along with all other assets needed to continue ...
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Antibiotic-resistant E. Coli bacteria has been found in one in four chicken samples collected from the UK’s largest supermarkets, according to a recent research commissioned by the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics. It also found ...
Planet Smoothie has launched three new limited-time vegan smoothies in the US, after making almond milk its first ever non-dairy milk option. The American chain of smoothie stores said the almond smoothie will be available for a limited ...
Milk Specialties Global has announced that it has acquired the Saputo facility in Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, US. Founded in 1949, Milk Specialties has experienced exceptional growth in human and animal nutrition. The ...
The profit of Royal FrieslandCampina decreased by 16.7 percent over the first half-year 2016 to 160 million euros compared to the same period in the previous financial year. Due to the significant increase in the member dairy ...
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Arla has unveiled a series of milk-based drinks with fruit, tea and an energy drink rich in protein. The products are part of Arla’s Good Growth 2020 Strategy to maximize opportunities outside of standard liquid milk and triple the ...
Cereal maker Post Holdings’ subsidiary Michael Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) for undisclosed sum. NPE offers pasteurized shell eggs under the Davidson’s Safest Choice brand and ...
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Dean Foods announced that executive vice president and COO Ralph Scozzafava will succeed Gregg A. Tanner as the company's CEO and as a member of the company's board of directors, effective January 1, 2017. In order to ensure a smooth ...
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At a time when dairy companies have struggled with the continued European oversupply of milk, Arla has strengthened the quality and profitability of its business. Arla’s strategic branded sales grew 6.1 per cent in the first half of ...
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Arla Foods has launched a new breakfast campaign in line of its £100m commitment to encourage healthy eating habits among consumers in the UK. The dairy co-operative through a series of campaigns and initiatives aims at growing its ...
Nothing says back-to-school like shopping for new supplies, after-school activities, and having to think of healthy new lunch ideas that your kids will actually eat. Thanks to Annie Chun's, moms can give their kids' lunches a healthy and ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will support dairy producers by buying around 11 million pounds of cheese at $20m through its Margin Protection Program (MPP). The announcement from USDA is aimed at reducing a cheese surplus which ...
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