The authorities in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin are examining the companies that import dairy products from New Zealand as the products may contain toxic chemical. The Quality watchdogs and Shanghai Customs stated that the products ...
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Wayne McNee, New Zealand Department of Primary Industry official said dicyandiamide fertilizer had been no longer used since last September. dairy products from New Zealand are unlikely to contain dicyandiamide residues and can be safe to ...
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New Zealand-based multinational dairy co-operative Fonterra has opened a solar powered milk chilling center in Hanwella, Sri Lanka. The chilling facility features 32 solar panels with a 3.24 kW capacity and is expected to conserve about ...
Indian Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the marketer of the Amul brand of milk and dairy products, is set to open INR1.6bn ($29.7m) robotic dairy facility in Virar, Maharashtra, India. The Virar facility, which will ...
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New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has opened Sri Lanka's first solar powered milk chilling centre. The Hanwella-based facility, which officially opened this week, has been designed to conserve around 22,000 kW per year. The centre, which ...
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Earlier this month, local media reported that the demand of raw milk and dairy products would increase in 2013. Raw milk supply gap is expected to be 3-4 million tons. The output of raw milk in China was 38.5 million tons last year and ...
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Lifeway Foods has booked a 23% jump in fourth quarter sales, thanks to growing distribution and awareness of its Kefir, ProBugs and BioKefir lines. The company said gross sales rose to US$23m, up from $18.7m in the comparable period of ...
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Global food commodity prices dropped back in 2012, with dairy and sugar showing the sharpest declines, new figures from the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation show. Despite ongoing concerns around rising food prices, the UN ...
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In December, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.5 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.5 percent in cities and 2.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 4.2 percent, while the non-food prices ...
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Arla Foods has said it aims to double ingredients sales in the next five years as part of a new business strategy designed to increase the dairy co-operative's presence in emerging markets. Arla said today (11 January) it wants global ...
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Switzerland-based dairy processor Emmi has acquired a 70% stake in the AVH Dairy Trade, a Netherlands-based goat and sheep milk products manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount. The move is a part of Emmi's efforts to reinforce its ...
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Canada-based dairy cooperative Agropur has acquired Foremost Farms USA's dry blending business, as part of its efforts to strengthen its presence in the baking and blending industry. With the acquisition, Agropur gains control of brands ...
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Dutch dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina plans to reorganize its operations in Hungary as part of its efforts to ensure sustainability and continued growth of its branded business. As a part of this strategy, the co-operative is set ...
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The easy handling and safe packaging patterns in diary industry is making more consumers in India to turn towards packaged Liquid Dairy Products (LDP), according to the study by market researcher rncos.com. The research report, Indian ...
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National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), a state-run dairy research organisation in Bangalore, India, is using advanced technologies to develop traditional milk products (TDPs). NDRI senior scientist K Jayaraj Rao, principal scientist C ...
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