British farmer-owned dairy co-operative First Milk and cheese supplier Adams Foods have completed their long-term, strategic, cheese supply partnership. The move comes after the deal received approval from the UK's Office of Fair Trading ...
Tags: First Milk, Adams Foods, Cheese Supply Chain
Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, is set to expand slice-on-slice cheese capacity at its site in Eltham, Taranaki, with an investment of NZ$32m. The slice-on-slice cheese is primarily used in quick service restaurants for ...
Agropur Cooperative today held its 75th Annual General Assembly with some 600 members, employees, business partners and guests from the Agri-Food industry in attendance, and reported solid financial health and a strong market position, ...
Arla Foods is seeking to double exports of European dairy products to its strategic growth markets outside the EU including, Russia, China, the Middle East & Africa with a major investment to boost its production capabilities. As part of ...
Tags: Arla Foods, Dairy Product Exports
The British Furniture Manufacturers Association (BFM) and the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) have signed an agreement which sets out details of a closer working relationship for 2014. The new co-operative working ...
Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited (MG) today announced that as a result of Saputo Inc (Saputo) acquiring a controlling interest in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB), it intends to seek the consent ...
The British Furniture Manufacturers Association (BFM) and the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) have signed an agreement which sets out details of a closer working relationship for 2014. The new co-operative working ...
Tags: Working Partnership, furniture
Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, has raised around NZD250m ($207m), under a five-year dim sum bond issue, in a move to develop its business in China. The dim sum bonds have been issued as part of Fonterra Treasury's ...
Tags: Fonterra, Chinese Operations, dairy
Canadian dairy products maker Saputo has signed an agreement to acquire the fluid milk business of Scotsburn Co-Operative Services for $61m to expand its presence in Atlantic Canada. Scotsburn Fluid Milk Business operates two processing ...
Tags: Milk Business, Food
January 15, 2014 Sophie Langley Mundella Foods has been acquired by China-based Bright Food Group China’ Bright Food Group Co Ltd (Bright Food) has agreed to buy Western Australian dairy company Mundella Foods, expanding the ...
Tags: Bright Future, Mundella Food, Wa Cheese, international interest
French dairy major Danone has commenced legal proceedings against New Zealand-based dairy co-operative Fonterra over losses from the recent whey protein concentrate (WPC80) contamination scare. The company has initiated proceedings in the ...
Interest in Victorian dairy company Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) has attracted a new potential bidder, according to media reports. There is speculation that Chinese state-owned China Investment Corporation is interested in WCB and ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
UK-based dairy farmer co-operative First Milk has decided to invest £7m to construct a new effluent treatment plant and equip new boilers that will use natural gas at its Haverfordwest Creamery in Pembrokeshire. The new projects ...
Tags: First Milk, Effluent Treatment
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