Business & trade
US marketing focusing on baby brain health
The dairy checkoff in the US is launching several campaigns to highlight the benefit of dairy consumption for the first 1,000 days of a child’s life.
AHDB suggests making UK ice cream less weather dependent
For many food and drink categories in retail, spend on ice cream has grown significantly. However, this is driven by inflated prices rather than sales, as units are down -4.4%.
Danone reports first half up in results
Net sales for dairy giant Danone reached €13,757 million in the first half of 2024, up 4% on a like-for-like (LFL) basis, with positives in each category.
Free From Food Dubai 2024: where business and innovation meet in the Middle East
Free From Food Dubai has already attracted interest from industry leaders, with confirmations from over 50 global brands.
Seafrigo appoints Mike Parr as CEO of PML Seafrigo UK and Ireland
Approaching one year since Seafrigo acquired PML – the UK’s leading logistics and supply chain solutions provider for perishable goods – former PML managing director Mike Parr is taking over the reins as CEO of PML Seafrigo UK and Ireland.
Symrise reports a profitable growth course in a challenging environment
Symrise AG, a global supplier of fragrances, flavourings, cosmetic active ingredients and raw materials, as well as functional ingredients, strengthened its profitable growth course in the first half of 2024.
Unilever’s half year results hit the Walls
Unilever’s ice cream division (15% of group turnover) saw underlying sales growth at 0.6% with volume down by 1%, driven by weak sales in China and a softer start to the summer season in Europe.
Inflation impacts on global exporters, says USDA FAS
Argentina’s economic crisis and its domestic dairy industry, along with exports, is the headline for the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) latest dairy world markets and trade report.
Looking for the young cheesemonger of the year
The Academy of Cheese now calling out for cheesemongers around the world to enter in its search for the next Young Cheesemonger of the Year.
Tuxford and Tebbutt Stilton creamery to close
Tuxford and Tebbutt in Melton Mowbray, UK is owned by the multinational farmer co-operative Arla, which blamed the closure on what it says is a decline in the speciality cheese market with its featured cheese Stilton.
Pembrokeshire Creamery officially opens
Pembrokeshire Creamery has officially launched its cutting-edge milk processing facility in Pembrokeshire, marking a significant milestone in its mission to bring ‘fully Welsh’ milk to Welsh consumers.
Ehrmann buys Trewithen Dairy
The move sees two family-owned businesses come together to bring a new portfolio of tasty dairy products to UK consumers, the companies say.
China’s dairy self-sufficiency to reshuffle global dairy trade, says Rabobank
China’s monumental achievement in self-sufficiency in milk production, representing a staggering 11m million metric tons from 2018 to 2023, has left an indelible mark on the global dairy sector.