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Belgian business must go for Danone
French dairy giant Danone must sell its Belgian toddler milk business in order to satisfy European regulators in its bid to buy US-based WhiteWave Foods, makers of Alpro soya products, according to news reports.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Get fit with milk in Germany
Self-optimisation, healthy eating and fitness are topics that concern consumers, particularly in urban areas.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Take a powder
Powder has been in the news this week, as Switzerland’s Hochdorf buys dairy powder Pharmalys, and Irish concern Ornua purchased CoreFX Ingredients in the US.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients, Packaging
The 10 key growth trends in dairy nutrition
Non-dairy and the return of fat are two of the diverse trends in the sector.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
AHDB reports takeup for EU milk reduction scheme
The maximum volume limit for the EU’s milk production reduction scheme has been almost reached in the first wave of applications, according to a report released by the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Emmi reports slight profit
Swiss dairy group Emmi reached CHF 1.594 billion (€1.4bn) in sales, an increase of 2.0% (-0.7% organic) in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period last year.
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Hochdorf reports first half sales
Switzerland’s Hochdorf Group has processed 415.9 million kilograms of milk, whey, permeate and cream for the first half of this year, which is slightly less than for the same period last year.
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Glanbia reports half year growth
Irish dairy ingredients giant Glanbia says its adjusted earnings are up 10.8% over the prior half year, and EBITA from wholly owned businesses was €157.4 million, up 13.7% in the same time period.
Study says GOS helps with exercise-induced asthma
Clasado Biosciences, producers and suppliers of Bimuno(R) (B-GOS), a patented trans-galactooligosaccharide complex, announced the publication of results for the latest clinical study using B-GOS.
From sheet to bottle
Agami, part of the Serac Group, is making plastic bottles more interesting in France and worldwide. Suzanne Christiansen reports from Trappes.
The no-diet life
My family and I had full-fat yogurt smoothies this morning for breakfast. I am embracing the Turkish/Greek 10% fat lifestyle in yogurt, and we go through tubs of the stuff in the house – it is eaten for breakfast, used instead of crème fraiche in sauces, and generally incorporated into our daily diet.
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Milk from happy cows
Bel Portugal is spending time and money on revamping its Terra Nostra brand in the Azores. Suzanne Christiansen reports from São Miguel.
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Nöm reports lower sales
Last year wasn’t very good for Austrian dairy Nöm AG, which achieved sales of €321 million in 2015, 5% lower than the previous year.
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The non-dairy brigade
Sometimes, when one is busy trying to figure out how to make a profit with the slump in milk prices post-quota, and how to reconfigure businesses so that the public will continue receiving its doorstep milk deliveries, other items that may be of importance in the future pass by.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients