German dairy cooperative DMK Group said it is responding to changing consumer needs with updates to its Milram brand as more consumers are paying attention to a health-conscious diet and are increasingly turning to products with as little sugar as possible.
With less than a year to go until Brexit, Dairy UK and the European Dairy Association (EDA) have jointly developed a ‘Future UK-EU Dairy Framework’ setting out the outcomes the dairy sector hopes to be achieved in the current negotiations between the...
Juice and milk-based drinks are currently exempt from the UK’s sugar tax: but Public Health England has set out targets for sugar reduction in these categories – and says that progress will be taken into account when it reviews the milk-based drinks exemption...
Valio, the Finnish dairy cooperative, opened a new €170m snack plant yesterday in a move the company said will enable it to use its “world-class” product development expertise to its “full extent” and expand in export markets.
In spite of low farmgate prices for milk, the Irish dairy industry – with its 18,000 dairy farmers – is seen as a world leader, thanks in part to its Origin Green program.
Scottish Dairy is launching a new marque and export strategy for added-value dairy products at Anuga, aimed at growing international sales and diversifying the dairy sector.
A nationwide campaign to highlight the contribution of food and farming to British national life and the economy, ahead of the general election will be launched by the National Farmers Union (NFU) next week.
In order to remain relevant after 65 years in the dairy industry, NIZO Food Research has adopted a more “proactive approach” to its work, CEO Ad Juriaanse told DairyReporter.com.
Recent investment in, and efficiency efforts by the British dairy industry demonstrates that there is “great confidence” in the future global success of the sector, departing Dairy UK director general, Jim Begg, has claimed.
The British dairy supply chain – comprising farmers, processors and retailers – is a “global leader” in terms of environmental sustainability, an industry-funded report has claimed.
Müller Dairy UK and Müller-owned Robert Wiseman Dairies have promised a “substantial increase” in the price they pay to their dairy farmer suppliers for milk.
Irish dairy giant Glanbia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited to enter into a joint venture in respect of its Dairy Ingredients Ireland (DII) business.
The German dairy sector needs to pursue further consolidation to make inroads into lucrative international markets for dairy products, according to the nation’s largest processor DMK.
An ‘irresponsible and ignorant’ EU Council is ignoring the plight of milk producers by watering-down proposed measures aimed at ensuring their contracts with dairies reflect production costs, according to the European Milk Board (EMB).
As a leading UK Dairy Processor prepares to increase payouts for their milk supplies from next month, the issue of sustainable pricing for supplies looks far from resolved.
Calls by a UK-based dairy cooperative for the implementation of a
"fair trade" style price system for the country's milk
farmers to avoid a potential supply crisis, have not been backed by
the European Dairy Association...
The EU's dairy management committee last week revoked
subsidies on all exported dairy products for the first time in 40
years, as increased demand amongst processors and consumers
continues to drive up prices.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the nation's dairy
industry are putting a stop to claims in their advertising that
dairy products cause weight loss following a petition from the
Physicians Committee for Responsible...
DSM has re-organised its dairy ingredients division into two
distinct categories, reflecting growing demand from customers for
both added value and efficiency-boosting products.
Communication efforts need to be redoubled to ensure that the
public is aware of the health benefits of milk and milk product
consumption, says the International Dairy Federation.
Fonterra, New Zealand's largest dairy co-operative, has formed a
research partnership with the US dairy industry, in an
international approach to promoting and proving health claims for
dairy products.
Young women can burn more calories from meals if they eat three or
four servings of dairy per day, suggests a new study in another
twist to the dairy weight loss debate.
A dairy research body in Australia will get $300,000 of government
money to examine bioactive material in milk that could be used to
develop novel functional foods.
The UK branch of dairy processor and ingredients supplier Arla
Foods told investors yesterday that it is still on track to reach
revised profit targets for the year, boosted by its brands
performing well.
The UK dairy industry is losing ground to other European countries
in crucial added value markets, jeopardising future prosperity
because it has failed to innovate at a fast enough rate, says a new
report.
A new clinical study has re-ignited the fiery debate over dairy
intake and weight loss, claiming obese adults can eat four servings
of dairy every day and still lose as many pounds as those with a
low-dairy intake.
Azerbaijan's largest dairy company is set to double its production
capacity after securing outside funding worth nearly €4.4 million
to help the firm hold off competition from imports and safeguard
domestic farmers' incomes,...
Azerbaijan's largest dairy company is set to double its production
capacity after securing outside funding worth nearly €4.4 million
to help the firm hold off competition from imports and safeguard
domestic farmers' incomes,...
Germany's two largest dairies have terminated an agreement to
merge. Nordmilch, Germany's leading dairy co-operative, and Humana
Milchunion were set to merge in January 2005, but since have cited
"timing" and "restructuring...
Revenues from Czech dairy exports might have increased by 30 per
cent in the first six months of the year, but the Czech Dairy
Association says it is increasing dairy prices, not higher volumes
due to accession, that is boosting the...
UK-based Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) has reported that its
custom seals and gaskets meet the latest 3-A specification for
dairy processing equipment.
French dairy giant Yoplait and its Israeli partner Tnuva are said
to be in advanced negotiations to establish a dairy venture in
Romania, according to reports.
Latvian dairy producer Rigas Piensaimnieks has made an interesting
side-step into the world of multifunctional manufacturing in an
effort to increase its market share and maintain future growth.
Sauces and condiments will now become...
In recent years the Russian dairy sector has undergone tremendous
upheaval, with the consolidation of old dairy plants changing the
face of the industry. We spoke to the Russian National Dairy
Institute to find out what impact these...
The Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that dairy
exports to the EU tripled in 2003 and that in the light of further
demand from the EU overall dairy production is set to increase by
50 per cent for 2004.
Danone has announced plans to increase the production capacity of
two of its Russia-based dairies. The move has been influenced by
the company's increase in profits in the country, which is
currently expanding at an estimated...
The need for consolidation in the dairy market in central and
eastern Europe is clear, especially when faced with the increased
competition likely to be brought by accession to the European Union
in May. But companies looking to increase...
Environmental sustainability and bioscience technologies are key
priorities of Australia's dairy sector, according to the new
manufacturing head of the industry's research and development
organisation.
Shortages of organic milk in southern Europe are hindering growth
in the organic dairy products market, report market analysts
Organic Monitor this week.
Consolidation in the dairy products market has become necessary in
order to increase market share and optimise presence in a highly
competitive and uncertain market environment, Euromonitor
International reports.
The Food and Consumer Products Manufacturers of Canada (FCPMC)
announced this week that it is appalled at the Canadian Dairy
Commission's (CDC) decision to ignore consumer and industry
concerns by announcing an exorbitant and...
The New Zealand parliament agreed the merger of the country's two
major dairy processing companies and their export wing into a
$NZ11bn cooperative renamed Fonterra Cooperative Dairies.
