Chinese dairy producer Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial has announced plans to invest around CNY2bn ($327m) in its Oceania Dairy production base in Waimate, South Island, New Zealand. So far, the company has already invested around CNY1.2bn ...
Chinese dairy producer Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial is planning to invest around CNY2bn ($327m) in its Oceania Dairy production base in New Zealand. The proposed investment will be employed in the construction of a raw milk ...
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Tetra Pak has launched a handbook, 'The role of raw milk quality in UHT production', to support quality managers of dairy companies in emerging markets. The handbook draws on best practice from leading dairy companies on ways to ensure ...
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Swiss food giant Nestle has unveiled a new dairy farming institute in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, amid the current oversupply of dairy products in the country. The dairy farming institute includes several classrooms and three ...
New York-based private investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has divested its entire stake in China Modern Dairy, for around $80m. The company sold 168 million shares at HK$3.70 ($0.47) per share. China Modern Dairy is an ...
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Rigid packaging manufacturer Coveris Rigid (Mansfield) UK has developed a completely recyclable thin wall in-mould labelled packaging for the products of First Milk. The new packaging is meant for First Milk's new, low fat Lake District ...
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The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has announced a call for submissions on a proposal, which if approved, would include requirements to allow for the safe production of a wider range of raw milk products. The Food Standards ...
Synutra International, which owns subsidiaries in China that produce, distribute and sell nutritional products for infants, children and adults, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2014 ended March 31, ...
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China has lifted the temporary ban imposed on the imports of British cheese in April this year. A ban was imposed following complaints from food inspectors on hygienic standards at an undisclosed dairy in the UK. The officials, who had ...
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The merger between Arla Foods and EGM Walhorn has now been approved by the cooperative owners in both companies. The merger will add more dairy farmers to Arla in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Owner-elected representatives from ...
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US-based Dean Foods has reported a net loss attributable to the company of $9m for the first quarter of 2014, against the profit of $496m in Q1 2013. On an adjusted basis, first quarter net loss attributable to the company was $5m. ...
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Dutch dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina has entered into exclusive talks with China Huishan Dairy Holdings to create joint venture (JV) to produce, market and sell infant milk formula in the People’s Republic of China. ...
China has imposed a temporary ban on imports of British cheese following complaints from food inspectors on hygienic standards at an undisclosed UK dairy. The Chinese officials, who are visited dairy plants, were reportedly ...
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Bread and snack food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has announced it expects its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) in the 2014 financial year to be approximately 10 to 15 per cent lower than the previously expected $180 million. The ...
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This article was updated Feb. 24 with further recall information. At least eight people have been sickened with Listeria monocytogenes infections after eating cheese produced by Roos Foods under a number of brand names, according to the ...
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