Mark Schneider, CEO, has decided to relinquish his roles as CEO and member of the board of directors. Over his eight years with the company, he has actively shaped the company’s portfolio, in line with Nestlé’s strategy and with a focus on high-growth categories like coffee, pet care and nutritional health products, according to the company.

Freixe joined Nestlé in France in 1986. Since then, he has continuously progressed within the company, assuming various positions of increasing responsibility across different businesses, markets and sones. He successfully managed Zone Europe during the financial and economic crisis, from 2008 until 2014. He then took over as CEO of Zone Americas, where he accelerated growth. Following the creation of Nestlé’s new Zone structure in 2022, Laurent Freixe was named CEO Zone Latin America, where he has been successfully leading through challenging conditions.

Freixe has been a member of the executive board for 16 years and, as such, has played an important role in strengthening the strategic direction of the company and its portfolio. With his profound understanding of Nestlé’s culture and values, he has led several global corporate initiatives to improve productivity, increase operational efficiency, simplify processes and drive innovation. Additionally, Freixe has been active  in the Nestlé leadership and training programmes as well as the Nestlé Needs YOUth initiative, which promotes youth employment.

Paul Bulcke, chairman of the doard of directors, says, “I have known Laurent for a long time and highly regard him as a talented leader with strategic acumen, extensive in-market experience and expertise as well as a deep understanding of markets and consumers. He has demonstrated his ability to deliver results in challenging market conditions. Laurent’s curiosity fuels his passion for innovation and positive change. Laurent is the perfect fit for Nestlé at this time. Under his leadership, Nestlé will further strengthen its position as a dependable, reliable company through consistent and sustainable value creation.”

Bulcke continues, “I would also like to express our gratitude to Mark for his significant contributions to Nestlé and for his outstanding, steady leadership in turbulent times. Mark has been instrumental in the great progress we have made on our sustainability agenda. We extend our best wishes to him in all his professional and personal endeavours.”

Freixe says, “I am privileged to have been given the opportunity to continue building and strengthening Nestlé, and I am excited to take on this responsibility. There will always be challenges, but we have unparalleled strengths, such as iconic brands and products, an unmatched global presence, leading innovation and execution capabilities, and above all, exceptional people and teams. We can strategically position Nestlé to lead and win everywhere we operate.”

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As per the report, Amul has risen from second in 2023 to become the world’s strongest food brand in 2024, with a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 91 out of 100 and an AAA+ rating. Amul annually procures 11 billion litres of milk and is worth Rs. 80,000 Crores (US$10 billion), with its products being picked up 22 billion times in a year, the highest in the world. The Amul brand is marketed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, the largest farmer owned cooperative in the world.

Among the top 50 global brands listed in the report, Amul is the only Indian brand to be featured. “Being India’s largest food brand and a farmer organisation, we have envisioned to becoming a bridge to bring every agricultural produce of our farmers into the kitchens of our consumers through a variety of products. The categories range from organic aata, rice and pulses, chocolates, breads, rusks and cookies, to ready-to-cook dairy and potato-based snacks, as well as honey,” according to the co-operative.

Jayen Mehta, MD, Amul said, “This is indeed a proud moment for the entire Amul team and our 3.6 million farmers, who have contributed to build and nurture this brand. We have always believed Amul’s currency is not milk, but trust. It is this trust which has created the brand that is loved by every generation of consumers over the last 78 years. “
Amul’s branding strategy has solidified its position as a household name in India. With an 85% share in the Indian butter market and 66% market share in cheese, Amul’s branding efforts have successfully resonated with consumers.

With a growing demand for healthier dairy products, including high protein, low-fat, and lactose-free options. Amul has launched High Protein Milk, High Protein Whey concentrate in plain and chocolate flavours, High Protein Paneer in addition to the High Protein Buttermilk, High Protein Lassi, Lactose Free Sweets, Sugar Free Cookies, Ice Creams, Flavored Milk and Lassi.

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To celebrate MULTIVAC’s success, on 2-3 October the company’s in-house event returns, where visitors will be invited to discover its huge range of products and services at its Innovation Centre in Swindon, which was refurbished only last year.

The event will focus on three core strengths: sustainability, automation and digitalisation, and will include exhibits of new product launches, full-line solutions, compact machinery options, and smart services.

The day will be rounded off with an Oktoberfest evening event, which will host a German style BBQ, evening entertainment, and the company’s first ever charity auction. From VIP tickets to FC Barcelona and 4 Ball Golf at Trump Turnberry, to a helicopter ride for four, 3 course Michelin star dinner and a spa break, there are appealing prizes for everyone.

Secure your invite here.

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The company started small with a limited equipment range but quickly grew with innovations from both Quadro and YTRON as well as Dudley’s undoubted sales technique.

The company has been active in supporting ISPE, as a founding member of the UK Affiliate.  We have also supported the PPMA since 1993. since we started and we continue with representation at the major industry exhibitions and conferences.

In recent years the portfolio of equipment has been extended to including VMI Mixing Systems, Laboctontrole Sampling devices and Fitzpatrick milling and roller compaction systems.

With three generations of the Bradley family now part of the company we are excited to be celebrating this milestone and looking forward to a fantastic future continuing to provide process solutions to the wide range of industries we serve.

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The output of the plant, which has two 530-kilowatt CHP units, covers the energy requirements of the biogas plant. The electricity generated is able to power both the facility itself and the sewage treatment plant, with excess energy is exported to the electricity grid. The plant has a processing capacity of 33,000 tons of organic waste from food processors and restaurants to generate around 7,500,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year. Accepted waste includes fats, oils, brewery and
dairy residues, fruit and vegetables which are fed into the stainless steel containers. The plant has already won prestigious awards for its technology: These include the Premier‘s Sustainability Award for leading innovation and practice in Victoria and the Banksia Award for Leading in Circular Economy.

At the start of the maintenance work, the tanks will first be completely emptied. In addition, the roofs of the two 3,573 cubic meter stainless steel fermenters and internal plant components such as the agitator technology will be replaced. The plant will then be commissioned and operational management will be secured. The digester contents will be temporarily stored in the storage tank and material can be filled back into the tanks after the refurbishment so the plant can be up and running quickly. This saves resources and costs. In addition, it is easier to restart the biological process when the fermented material is immediately available. Last but not least, the processes also comply with occupational safety requirements, which are a high priority in Australia – especially when emptying and filling the tanks. WELTEC will also provide on-site staff training. “WELTEC BIOPOWER has been a valued partner in our successful journey with our Wollert Facility. We value their commitment to safety and quality and have leveraged their expertise in mechanical and biological consulting over the lifespan of our facility,” emphasizes Stephanie Salinas, manager waste to Energy Services at YVW. “WELTEC can look back on extensive experience with such complex refurbishment projects. We are delighted that we have been able to enjoy the trust of our customers over such a long period of time,” says Vladimir Bogatov, area sales manager Asia Pacific at WELTEC BIOPOWER.

With more than 400 biogas plants planned and built worldwide and a strong service department, WELTEC has the necessary level of expertise for such modernizations. This experience is also valued Down Under to ensure that the plant operation remains flexible and continues to live up to its reputation as one of Australia‘s most innovative biogas projects in the future.

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With a robust manufacturing infrastructure and a team of experienced professionals, Sovereign is a highly respected supplier to the dairy industry, particularly renowned for its milk bottle labelling solutions.

At this year’s PPMA Show, Sovereign will be exhibiting the range of weigh price labellers from Coop Bilanciai, which are widely used in the dairy industry.

Visit them at Stand G10 to see their range of machinery in action.

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On the Rotech stand will be a selection of UK designed and built feeding systems, for applying variable information to packaging off-line. These feeders are manufactured to handle a variety of flat-form substrates with ease. When paired with a printer and/or labeller, they reliably print and/or label at high speeds, offering a cost-effective solution for coding away from the main production line.

PPMA Show is the UK’s leading production line event, showcasing the latest in processing and packaging machinery, including robotics and industrial vision. Covering everything from food, beverages and pharmaceuticals to household chemicals and toiletries, FMCG, and contract packers.

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Among the machines on show will be the high speed SPA2 Nano UV laser system, which offers high contrast, damage free operation, and clean and uniform marking making it ideal for a variety of delicate or difficult substrates including flexible packaging films. There will be live demonstrations of a conveyor mounted Macsa low cost idTIJ thermal inkjet printer. With significant ease of use and low maintenance benefits, the idTIJ is aimed at fast, high-resolution applications. Macsa’s affordable Spark small character laser coder and fibre laser coder for marking aluminium beverage cans will also be highlighted.

Find them at the stand E52.

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As designated division head, he will initially be introduced to the new area of responsibility in the coming year as deputy to the current division head Matthias Kunz, before he will take over responsibility for the division as a group management member from 2022.

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Frederik Wellendorph, vice president for the liquid food business unit at Tetra Pak says, “The food and beverage sector will undergo an enormous transformation over the next decade, with the dairy industry feeling this most acutely. Clearly, many challenges lie ahead – but there are plenty of opportunities for manufacturers too. The key to success in the new landscape will be in embracing flexibility and proactively responding to the wave of disruptive changes.”

Dr Christian Koch of Lusem adds, “The global dairy industry is at the very heart of the global food transformation, and the contours of this transition are already starting to take shape. This project, in used established methodologies to develop scenarios for the dairy industry in 2030 and related food processing and distribution sectors. The scenarios are as different from each other as possible, within the limits of plausibility and credibility. Thus all should be considered as future plausible outcomes.”

The study, “Global trends affecting dairy strategies,” follows an 18-month research project by Lusem, supported by Tetra Pak, to examine a shifting dairy landscape and forecast what the dairy industry will look like in 2030. Analysing six key global markets, including the UK, US, China, India, Nigeria and Brazil, the study outlines four plausible scenarios – Dairy Evolution, Green Dairy, New Fusion, and Brave New Food – each demonstrating the varying interplay of socio-environmental forces and technological transition, and with very different outcomes.

Dairy Evolution is the scenario characterised by no big surprises where the dairy industry would continue to follow current trends with smaller disruptions. Green Dairy is marked by strong socio-environmental forces, such as consumer demands and policy restrictions but little technological transition, that drive the dairy industry to invest heavily to reduce carbon footprint. New Fusion dominated by innovative technologies and processes, but weak socio-environmental forces, would significantly impact the industry. The final scenario, Brave New Food, is the scenario combining  strong socio-environmental forces and highly innovative technologies, which together would lead to a complete transformation.

The four scenarios present a myriad of implications that could change the business environment. Tetra Pak has already started collaborating with start-ups and academia to accelerate understanding of the performance of different proteins under different processing conditions.

The four plausible scenarios of the study were arrived at by using methodology based on the Oxford Scenario Planning Approach, identifying both predetermined factors, such as demographic shifts and climate change, and potential disruptions from critical uncertainties such as technological transformation and socio-environmental forces.​

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This film about the challenges and motivation of DMK has now been awarded a “Golden Victoria” at the 29th International Business Film Festival in Vienna.

The DMK contribution, “Hallo 2030,” won in the Event Films category. The jury included the roadshow, which is part of the roll-out of the film through more than 20 DMK locations with a “watch box” and the communication strategy considerations, behind it in the evaluation.

“Above all we rely on a coordinated information policy. We teased ‘Vision 2030’ through various internal channels, involved and prepared the managers. But the roll-out is also about getting the broad workforce enthusiastic about the topic. The dairy industry cannot ignore the fundamental changes in society,” explains Oliver Bartelt, head of communication, DMK Group.

“Communication as a driver of our realignment has practically moved from the pit lane to the pole position. Our accompanying regular employee survey proves this very impressively. I am pleased with this confirmation and I am proud that my communication team and our partners at deepblue networks and Brickbeach as film production were rewarded for this effort with this great award.”

At this year’s International Business Film Days, almost 350 entries were seen in 26 categories, coming from Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, South Tyrol and Luxembourg.

Gold was awarded to 28 films, including the DMK contribution. Other winners and silver winners in other categories included Sonova, Audi, Duracell, Drägerwerk, Fraunhofer, VW, Lamborghini, ZDF and Daimler.
The International Economic Film Days are the oldest festival for commercial films in the German-speaking area.

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Almil had in 2017 fixed assets of €19.5 million, of which €19.2 million was property, plant and equipment, while sales amounted to €115 million. Equity in the amount of €12 million was offset by liabilities of €5.2 million. Almil includes the Bützower permanent milk plant, an Allgäu alpine milk plant in Weiding, Leguna Nutrition in Mauerkirchen in Austria and 50% of the Wagenfeld dairy.

Schütten & Lemmerholz Hande had sales of €109 million in 2017. The object of the company is food import, export and wholesaling. Milk products are also traded, especially butter. The company has held a 50% stake in the Wagenfeld dairy since 2012. Wagenfeld Karl Niemann dairy mainly supplies the food retailer with home-made herb butter, butter and other dairy products.

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In his role, Jonathan will be responsible for the overall sales operation within the Philippines market in key business areas: industry, commercial business services, domestic business services, business development, and aftermarket service sales. He will report to Chee Khuan Leong, area managing director, South Asia, Grundfos.

Jonathan brings with him more than 12 years of professional experience from different positions and companies in the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region. He started his career in Otis Elevator Company, serving as a market analyst and e-logistics project manager in Singapore and China, before being appointed the country manager for service sales in the Philippines in 2012. Most recently, Jonathan was with the Hilti Group, serving as the marketing and operations director for Hilti Philippines since 2017 and the area sales manager for Singapore since 2015.

Chee Khuan Leong said: “I am looking forward to working with Jonathan to not only maintain our strong position in the Philippines pump market, but also to drive greater growth for the business amid the fast-paced urbanisation and industrialisation the country is experiencing. Jonathan’s extensive leadership experience across his diverse roles and understanding of the Philippines market are a strong asset for Grundfos in the region and will be instrumental in strengthening our presence in the future.”

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Profile Food Ingredients offers a wide range of specialty product formulations for use in dairy products, baked goods, beverages, confections, dips, dressings and sauces. The company’s products are manufactured in its state-of-the-art, Safe Quality Food-certified facility. Its product line promotes uniformity, enhances texture, thickens, prevents separation and extends shelf life and includes clean label, non-GMO, organic and natural solutions.

Mantrose-Haeuser is a leading manufacturer of edible coatings, stabilisers and specialty ingredients for the food and beverage, agricultural, food packaging and pharmaceutical industries. Among the Mantrose-Haeuser businesses is Holton Food Products, a supplier of specialty stabilisers and meringue systems to the bakery industry.

“Profile Food Ingredients is a strong synergistic fit with our Mantrose-Haeuser business and its Holton Food Products subsidiary, which will enable us to accelerate both top- and bottom-line growth of the companies,” said Frank Sullivan, RPM chairman and CEO.

“This acquisition presents significant opportunities to leverage the combined sales forces of the entities, expand sales of specialty ingredients to the food industry and broaden our reach in international markets. We welcome founder Ted Benic and the Profile Food Ingredients management team to the RPM family of companies and look forward to supporting their continuing growth.”

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Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell said the creation of this new role on the Fonterra management team reflects the importance of the China market to the co-operative and it will sit alongside the other regional CEO roles for AMENA, Kelvin Wickham, and APAC, Judith Swales.

“Teh-Han, who is currently our President NZMP for Greater China and South East Asia, has agreed to take on this responsibility in an interim capacity while we work through the recruitment process for a permanent CEO Greater China.

“Teh-Han is a proven food sector executive, with extensive experience leading large organisations across Consumer and Ingredients businesses. During his time at Fonterra he’s demonstrated his ability to grow a business by putting customers front and centre, which is exactly what our new operating model is about.”

Before joining Fonterra in 2015, Teh-Han was the CEO of Louis Dreyfus in China, a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. He was also managing director Greater China for Simplot, a food and agribusiness company.

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In 2016, Nestlé and PAI Partners merged Nestlé’s European ice cream business in 20 countries and PAI-owned R&R to create Froneri, one of the world’s largest ice cream companies.

With a portfolio of brands, unparalleled ice cream knowledge and focus as well as an agile and entrepreneurial management style, Froneri has been able to achieve rapid sales and profit growth, steadily gaining market share and reaching a turnover of around CHF 2.9 billion (€2.6bn) in 2018.

Froneri, which already had operations in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific will now have a strong presence in the US, the largest ice cream market in the world. The recent acquisitions of TipTop in New Zealand and Nestlé’s ice cream business in Israel have also increased Froneri’s growing global footprint.

Nestlé USA’s successful ice cream business comes with a high-calibre management team, marketing, manufacturing and sales/distribution capabilities. In 2018, turnover was US$1.8 billion (€1.6bn). With brands like Häagen-Dazs, Drumstick and Outshine, the business commands leadership in key ice cream categories, notably super premium.

Mark Schneider, Nestlé CEO, said: “The creation of Froneri has been a phenomenal success. We are now making this business our global strategic partner in ice cream and are convinced that Froneri’s successful business model can be extended to the US market. With this transaction, we are taking a decisive step towards our goal of achieving global leadership in ice cream.”

Ibrahim Najafi, Froneri CEO, said: “This is another milestone acquisition for Froneri as we drive towards becoming the world’s best ice cream company. We’re delighted to be bringing such well-loved US brands into the Froneri family. The acquisition is testament to the strength and longevity of our relationship with Nestlé. This partnership and the continued support of PAI Partners will be essential to ensuring we continue to delight consumers with innovative, high quality products in all markets.”

Frédéric Stévenin, partner at PAI Partners, said: “We are excited to bring Nestlé’s stellar US ice cream business to Froneri. This is a great opportunity for further growth, building on the expertise of the world’s leading pure-play ice cream company.”

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020. Nestlé will continue to manage its remaining ice cream businesses in Canada, Latin America and Asia as part of its current market structure.

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In 2010, Palsgaard set itself the goal of completely carbon neutral production within ten years, and met it in 2018 – two years ahead of schedule. Over the course of those eight years, the company reduced its net CO2 emissions from 12,029 tonnes to zero. In total, its carbon reductions amounted to 56,175 tonnes, which is equivalent to the amount produced by 4,885 EU households in a year.

Palsgaard achieved its target primarily by changing the energy sources used by its factories. Strategies included a switch from heavy fuel oil to certified biogas, and the use of renewables. At Palsgaard’s main site in Denmark, all electricity is sourced from hydro power, and indoor heating is powered by burning home-grown straw rather than oil.

Its factory in the Netherlands, meanwhile, has over 800 solar panels and has used only renewable energy (solar, wind and biogas) since the start of 2018.

As far as Palsgaard is aware, it is the only emulsifier manufacturer to achieve carbon neutrality but it hopes other companies will follow suit.

Palsgaard CEO Jakob Thøisen said: “We’re delighted to have been honoured with this award. Climate change is the biggest challenge facing the world right now and sustainability is not only hugely important to us but to our customers too. The production of emulsifiers is highly energy-intensive because it requires very high temperatures and high pressure, but we’ve shown that it’s possible to go carbon-neutral. It’s fantastic for everyone working at Palsgaard that our efforts have been recognised.”

The Fi Innovation Awards celebrate companies and organisations breaking new ground in the food and beverage industry. The Sustainability Champion Award is given to the entrant that best demonstrates a measurable sustainability strategy championing environmental or social sustainability.

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The business has confirmed that Jonathan Piper will join Müller Yogurt & Desserts from Hovis where he is currently UK sales director, to lead a customer centric sales team with overall responsibility for branded activity in the UK & Ireland.

Prior to his work with Hovis, Jon held a similar role at Kellogg’s and spent three years within Müller as sales director Ireland and business unit head. Earlier in his career he held various sales roles with Coca-Cola European Partners and Mars Petcare.

The newly created commercial director, private label & food service role will be taken by David Hollins, currently private label business unit head at Müller Yogurt & Desserts.

David has almost three decades of experience working within dairy. Having spent 12 years with Lactalis and Lactalis Nestlé, David joined Müller in 2012 and created the existing private label yogurt and dessert business, which completed a £50m expansion earlier this year.

Bill Mathieson, current Müller Yogurt & Desserts commercial director, will be leaving the business in January to take a senior role outside the organisation.

Bergen Merey, managing director at Müller Yogurt & Desserts said: “Müller is long established as the nation’s favourite yogurt brand and we’ve now completed a substantial investment in Telford to enable us to make an additional 500m pots of yogurt per annum, to meet the growing needs of the branded and private label yogurt sector.

“The creation of these two senior roles will align our commercial organisation with the rapidly changing needs of the markets we serve.

“We look forward to welcoming Jon and David to their new roles, and thank Bill for his significant contribution over the last six years.”

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Richard Darbishire, Bob Bigley and Bengt Odner bought the Richmond-based Swaledale Cheese business in July and their first products will soon be ready to hit the shelves of both regional and national independent retailers and wholesalers ready for the Christmas season.

Richard has extensive experience of the dairy industry as he was one of the first employees at Leeming Bar-based ice cream manufacturer R&R Ice Cream which started out in 1985 with just five staff and a turnover of some £200,000. He was there for 17 years, latterly as procurement director, during which time the company grew to become the UK’s largest own label ice cream maker. It is now part of a joint venture with Nestlé called Froneri, a global ice cream business with more than 10,000 employees.

Bob Bigley also worked at R&R Ice Cream where he was director of corporate development for five years from 2010. A former director of Hambros Bank, Bob was also partner in charge of corporate finance in the North for accountants KPMG. Bengt Odner has held industry posts in the USA as well as senior banking and property roles on mainland Europe.

Richard Darbishire, who is in charge of production, said: “Our intervention has saved this important UK cheese from extinction. We are confident that, by aligning our capabilities with the growing demand for our products and further developing the skills of our workforce, we will be able to restore the company to its rightful prominent place in the UK cheese sector. The brand was previously available in Waitrose as well as in leading restaurants, independent retailers and wholesalers. We aim to restore these listings.

“All our milk comes locally from a single source and we are focussing on seeing that both our blue and natural cheeses are fully matured and ripened in our specially-designed, on-site facilities to produce that unique Swaledale flavour.”

Atley Hill Raw Milk at Scorton near Northallerton provides all the milk for the business and currently delivers some 4,000 litres of milk a week through Payne’s Dairies from its 70-strong herd of Ayrshire cows. The farm won the silver award for the best-tasting milk at the 2019 Great Yorkshire Show.

The natural and blue versions of the cheese are hand-salted, have natural rind and are available in 2.5kg, 1kg, 0.5 kg and 200g formats. No plastic packaging is used at any stage during the production process with the finished products being shipped in waxed paper.

The range is currently available from wholesalers such as Cryer & Stott and Michael Lee Fine Cheeses as well as retailers Lewis & Cooper in Northallerton.

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