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Fonterra and Nestlé complete sale of DPA Brazil
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has confirmed that the sale of Fonterra and Nestlé’s Dairy Partners Americas (DPA) Brazil joint venture to French dairy company Lactalis is complete.
Record-high revenues reshuffle Rabobank’s Dairy Top 20 ranking
Rabobank’s annual Global Dairy Top 20 report, which highlights revenue performance of the world’s dairy industry leaders, shows that only five companies kept the same position as last year.
Australia fines Lactalis for conduct breach
French dairy giant Lactalis has received a A$950,000 (€575,457) fine for its Australian subsidiary, after it breached the Australian Dairy Code of Conduct.
Lactalis switches hoses in Serbia and Croatia
The largest dairy products group in the world, Lactalis, has switched to FaBLINE, a food grade PTFE-lined hose from Aflex.
Dealing with turbulent times at the EDA Annual Convention
Giuseppe Ambrosi, the European Dairy Association president, notes the industry through the last decade has faced one crisis after another, with the year 2022 seeing everything from the war in Ukraine to the European Union’s implementation of the farm to fork strategy.
Rabobank’s Global Dairy Top 20 shows increased turnover for industry
Supported by the recovery in foodservice channels after the initial Covid-19 pandemic and continued strong retail channel sales, dairy demand firmed globally, according to Rabobank’s analysis.
Lactalis inaugurates new whey drying tower at Verdun plant
The new tower allows the production of 30,000 tonnes of whey powder intended for the food industry, marketed under the Flowhey brand.
Lactalis unseats Nestlé in 2021 Global Dairy Top 20
Rabobank’s annual Global Dairy Top 20 report shows that in 2021, privately held Lactalis unseated long-time industry titan Nestlé as the world’s largest dairy company.
Digital dairy project awarded £21m of funding
Led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), the project aims to create 600 new jobs in South-West Scotland and Cumbria.
Lactalis Canada buys Agropur yogurt business
Lactalis Canada, a subsidiary of Lactalis Group, has reached a definitive agreement with Agropur Cooperative to acquire all shares of its Canadian yogurt business, Ultima Foods.
Enjoying the cheese
News comes that Canadian cheese maker Saputo is exporting the UK’s own Cathedral City cheddar cheeses to not only Canada, but the US. It is good to know that more tasty cheddar will be available across the pond, but as specialist and artisan cheese makers know, it’s been there for a while, in both domestic and imported formats. At any rate, I feel that better cheese lifts all palates, to paraphrase a saying.
Lactalis to buy Kraft Heinz cheeses in US
French dairy giant Lactalis plans to buy several of Kraft Heinz’s US cheese businesses for $3.2 billion.
Digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College receives significant funding
A £50,000 fund for the Strength in Places project will help to establish South-West Scotland and Cumbria as the leading region for advanced, sustainable and high-value dairy processing.