CEO Jan Derck van Karnebeek, said, “This new production facility, our largest investment in our international production network ever, will serve as a central hub for Southeast Asia. It is a testament to our dedication to providing affordable, high-quality, and nutritious dairy products for current and future generations in Indonesia and the region, produced in harmony with people and the planet. With this, Frisian Flag Indonesia supports the government’s efforts to improve prosperity in the region.”

The entire plant spans 25.4 hectares, equivalent to 35 soccer fields, and is processing 400,000 kilogrammes of fresh milk daily. It will produce 700 million kilogrammes of dairy products annually, with the potential to grow up to one billion kilograms. It is built in line with the targets of FrieslandCampina’s Climate Plan, and will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the dairy says. Green innovations such as biomass boilers, wastewater recycling, and a roof with solar panels will together achieve a 45% reduction in carbon emissions, a 22 percent saving on electricity, and a 25% reduction in water consumption. Additionally, the greening initiatives include the use of more than 55,000 sustainable pallets.

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Giuseppe Ambrosi, the EDA president, opened the proceedings, noting, “We were and we are standing fully aligned behind the ambitions and the objectives of the EU’s Green Deal agenda. We did not see the EU Commission acting on the basis of some demands for the law making process: a science-based, impact assessed approach and a certain level of stakeholder involvement.” He noted that while the EU even publicised its launch of agricultural policies with a video of milk processing, the dairy industry has been asked to play less than an active part in the agenda, which “intends nothing less than to completely change the way we operate our businesses.”

He called on the assembled to “make dairy heard in the political space in Brussels from the very beginning of the next legislative term in July 2024. We simply cannot afford five more years in defence. When I say we, I mean the European lactosphére together with all those who want to reach the 2050 ambitions for our continent.”

As Jan Derck Van Karnebeek, CEO of FrieslandCampina said, “The way we do dairy in Europe, we can do it right, and we should fight and stand for it.” He further opined that the ways farmers operate is not always understood by politicians and government. “They need to be viable from the farmers’ perspective. Biodiversity and animal welfare are complex to navigate, but farmers have a vital role to play here. Sustainability is about doing the right thing by the planet, but it needs to be enabled by economics,” he added. At FrieslandCampina, “We reward for environmentalism and sustainable outputs are a structurally important part of the journey. I’m a bit of an optimist. Customers are awake to fact that the environmental impact has financial value, and I think that’s a good thing.”

He asked the assembled that they consider moving towards common measurements for the dairy supply chain in the areas of sustainability. “We should not be competing with each other on clever market claims. Rather, it should be on performance sustainability.”

Charles Brand, EVP for processing solutions and equipment at Tetra Pak, noted that dairy is a very big part of the company’s strategy, and it’s about enabling the transition to a more sustainable dairy industry. Tetra Pak is leading a global processing taskforce at the Global Dairy Platform. “It is important that legislators listen to our responsible voices, from producer to consumer safety,” he said, noting that recycling targets and packaging legislation is not uniform from country to country, and as a single market, the EU should have uniform laws. “it’s not acceptable for some parts of the market to have targets, while others do not. It is also important that legislators consider the entire supply chain.”

Thierry Clément, CEO of Lactalis Groupe, detailed what support for farming entails. “If we have a happier farmer with a good living, they can invest for a more normal life. We need to drive this by policy and by having the economy to support this, and to make sure we have contact with the dairy farmers, through the dairy chain and not through regulation.”

The issue of European herd size came up, and Peter Giørtz-Carlsen, the COO of Arla Foods, noted that, when the issue of nitrate emissions arose, often it immediately turns to the number of cows, and not to anything else that may impact these emissions. “Regenerative agricultural solutions should be explored in parallel,” he said.

Karnebeek agreed, noting there are government measures underway to reduce livestock numbers in the Netherlands, where FrieslandCampina is headquartered. “This may remove the availability of three million litres of milk, but what contingency measures are in place?” he asked. The question also becomes of mitigating the environmental impacts of the cows, and using best practice to ensure that the maximum amount of milk is produced with the smallest carbon footprint. “Output decreases should be the contingency plans,” after all the other measures have been taken, he stated.

Carbon credits

Carbon credits were a topic of discussion. Karnebeek did warn about the impact of carbon credit trading outside of the dairy supply chain: “The market mechanisms that have made carbon credits tradeable outside the dairy supply chain, this is a real risk and should be taken into account when dealing with them. Carbon sequestered by farmers could be bought by an oil company as part of its green agenda, and this is not a good idea.” The IDF’s president, Piercristiano Brazzale, weighed in, agreeing the credits should remain inside the sector and not go outside.

The sector, he reminded the audience, has to cover the increased population by 2050, and while the US and Pakistan may be able to cover some of the estimated 33 million tonnes shortfall for global dairy by that year, the EU will also have to cover some of this gap.

When looking at Ukraine, Arsen Didur, executive director of the Dairy Union of Ukraine, praised Lactalis for its continued dairy production inside the country. Clement thanked him and noted, “It is incredible what they are doing in Ukraine. When this is over, we agree we will invest, and we have a willingness to rebuild for the future – it’s an incredible country. They are true dairy heroes and it is a positive signal in the EU for enlargement report. Our best to you and your people.”

The MEP view

In the afternoon, it was the European MEPs’ turn to discuss the sector. Paolo de Castro, an MEP from Italy, pointed out that the new CAP didn’t seem to be thinking of the farmers when it was developed. “We all know that ecological transition is absolutely necessary, but we have the feeling it wasn’t built with the farmers and the agricultural sector, but against them. They keep pointing the finger at agriculture, and there is a lack of balance that we have never seen before between the different European commissioners.”

De Castro did come with some good news, on the finalisation of the new EU regulations on GIs. “GIs are one of the successes in EU history and they are a €90 billion asset that has been working very well. This will help it grow even further, and get stronger,” he noted.

He also observed that the GIs should “help us to get our food sector even closer to public opinion. We don’t have the same public opinion support that we used to have for decades. Previously, whoever attacked farmers in French, the French president would defend them, and this is no longer the case. There is also not one day that goes by without Italian commenting that farmers mistreat their animals. We need to re-establish the link between the public and the producer. If we don’t it only impacts our industry negatively.”

As Alexander Anton, secretary general for EDA, observed, “The cow is more than just a national treasure, it is our industry. Dairy GIs account for 10 per cent of the total issued, and they are ambassadors for European agriculture.”

Speaking of science

The final session was devoted to the science, discussing “Dairy Sustainability at Work.” The moderator, Sanne Dekker of FrieslandCampina, stated, “Climate change is already happening, and even our cows notice. Who is to blame for this? All of us, but polarisation and fighting about it doesn’t help. It is important to share our learnings, so we are working together on sustainability.”

Dr Wilhelm Windisch, of Technical University of Munich, reminded all, “Ruminant livestock is the key to sustainable agriculture. We are approaching the planetary boundary of the agricultural area. We cannot increase the size, as it is limited. It will be more limited in the future with climate change, as it takes away land.” We also have to stop competing with livestock on feeding, he noted. Another issue is the way livestock turns non-arable grasslands into food. For example, one-third of the wheat harvested is turned into bread, while the other two-thirds of the wheat is not edible by humans. The other way is to feed it to livestock, which then produces manure for fertiliser and enriching the soils. He called for 100 per cent use of biomass material, via both making of food products such as bread, and the rest being used to feed livestock.

He exploded the myth of cows being climate killers with methane. “In Germany, there are fewer ruminating livestock than in pre-industrial times. There is less of emission of methane from livestock production than in pre-industrial times. The carbon dioxide equivalents massively overrate the climate impact of European ruminants. It is a very strong greenhouse gas, but it quickly degrades. Methane remains constant, whereas the carbon dioxide emissions from fossil sources accumulates. Methane has a very quick half-life of only 12 years. This is not accounted for in the GMP 100 calculations. If we shot all the ruminants in Austria and Germany, we would have a reduction of less than one per cent. It’s nothing.”

Another myth is that too many ruminants ruin the environment. “The biomass will degrade whether you use it or not,” he stated. “The only thing is if we don’t use it, it will be a missed chance to produce food. If vegan, you need double the amount of area to feed a person. NGOs forget the evidence of the non-edible biomass.” Proper circularity of the food system is the key to feeding everyone, he stated. “Our challenge is to optimise feed value, efficiency and all the livestock management.”

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Jan Derck van Karnebeek, CEO of Royal FrieslandCampina, says, “Over the past period, we have analysed the cost structure of our organisation and we are now announcing difficult but necessary steps to structurally reduce our costs. We realise that the announcement of job losses will have a big impact on the people involved. We will therefore do our utmost to inform and assist everyone as best as possible during this difficult time. These cost savings should contribute to FrieslandCampina’s ability to compete and win in the market for the benefit of our employees and member dairy farmers.”

FrieslandCampina previously announced that it aims to achieve annual gross cost savings of €40- 500 million from 2026 onwards of which €180-200 million can be attributed to the job reductions. The cost savings are part of Expedition 2030, the sharpened strategy aimed at strengthening FrieslandCampina’s position as a leading, innovative and sustainable player in the dairy industry. A part of the annual savings will be needed to off-set inflation. The remaining margin expansion will be equally divided between investing in sustainable growth and increasing the company’s net profit. To realise the savings, one-off costs of up to €170 million will be booked in 2023.

Due to the disappointing financial results in 2023 and aforementioned one-off costs, no supplementary cash payment will be made to member dairy farmers over 2023.

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On accepting the award on behalf of FrieslandCampina Professional, Carolien Roseboom, the company’s global marketing lead, said, “What makes us so proud is that this award acknowledges the endless possibilities that our foam booster gives manufacturers to create sensory novelties and new structures, as well as to solve the pain points of unstable, thin, collecting foam. I can imagine that is going to motivate us to continue developing in this area.”

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Maintaining muscle mass is crucial for patient recovery, but with 1 in 4 people admitted to hospital suffering from disease-related malnutrition, this can present a challenge for healthcare providers. Improving patient adherence to medical nutrition programs is another focus for healthcare providers and one where medical nutrition companies are ideally placed to support, leading to positive patient outcomes.

Tackling the whey challenge 

Liquid oral nutritional supplements have traditionally been developed with casein proteins as these high-quality proteins naturally tolerate high-heat treatments. However, whey protein is higher in leucine and is more quickly digested than casein, resulting in faster and higher levels of blood plasma leucine and other essential amino acids.

Formulating medical nutritional supplements with whey protein has historically been challenging as most whey proteins are irreversibly denatured and polymerized into aggregates or gels when heated to high temperatures – a process which is required for creating stable oral nutritional supplements. FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ Nutri Whey ProHeat solves this challenge by leveraging a patent-pending microparticulation process. Microparticulation is achieved by thermal treatment forming small aggregates, ensuring the whey proteins’ stability under high heat treatment conditions. This means end products formulated with Nutri Whey ProHeat benefit from superior sensory properties such as a low viscosity and neutral pH alongside a clean taste from high-quality Dutch whey, which can support patient adherence, while also giving patients access to the additional nutritional benefits of whey protein.

Nutri Whey ProHeat supports formulations with up to 15% protein from whey and casein protein in a 2 kcal/ml solution. Thanks to this advanced ingredient, brands around the globe can leverage the nutritional power of whey to enhance patient recovery with appealing oral nutritional supplements.

Vicky Davies, global senior marketing director, Performance, Active & Medical Nutrition at FrieslandCampina Ingredients comments, “At FrieslandCampina Ingredients, we’re driven by our mission to help people get the most out of life, always. This means helping people recover faster from illness or surgery so they can get back to doing what they love. Our latest ingredient innovation presents a big leap forward for medical nutrition and will enable manufacturers to provide patients with the unrivalled nutritional benefits of whey protein in an appealing, drinkable format. By using our unparalleled technological and applications expertise, we’ve been able to create a highly nutritious ingredient that will unlock new innovations in medical nutrition.”

To learn more about Nutri Whey ProHeat and FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ protein application expertise, visit the FrieslandCampina Ingredients website. To discover the company’s Nutri Whey ProHeat Complete Nutrition Drink application, click here.

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Giuseppe Ambrosi, EDA president, opened the proceedings, noting, “We were and we are standing fully aligned behind the ambitions and the objectives of the EU’s Green Deal agenda. We did not see the EU Commission acting on the basis of some demands for the law making process: a science-based, impact assessed approach and a certain level of stakeholder involvement.” He noted that while the EU even publicised its launch of agricultural policies with a video of milk processing, the dairy industry has been asked to play less than an active part in the agenda, which “intends nothing less than to completely change the way we operate our businesses.”

He called on the assembled to “make dairy heard in the political space in Brussels from the very beginning of the next legislative term in July 2024. We simply cannot afford five more years in defence. When I say we, I mean the European lactosphére together with all those who want to reach the 2050 ambitions for our continent.”

As Jan Derck Van Karnebeek, CEO of FrieslandCampina noted, “The way we do dairy in Europe, we can do it right, and we should fight and stand for it.” He further opined that the ways farmers operate is not always understood by politicians and government. “They need to be viable from the farmers’ perspective. Biodiversity and animal welfare are complex to navigate, but farmers have a vital role to play here. Sustainability is about doing the right thing by the planet, but it needs to be enabled by economics,” he added. At FrieslandCampina, “We reward for environmentalism and sustainable outputs are a structurally important part of the journey. I’m a bit of an optimist. Customers are awake to fact that the environmental impact has financial value, and I think that’s a good thing.”

The full story is available in the December issue of Dairy Industries International. Also, keep an eye out for exciting Dairy Industries Expo news, coming very soon!

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With the expansion of its Borculo (NL) plant, the company will significantly increase its whey protein isolate and milk fat globule membrane total capacity, helping to meet rising global demand for high-quality, specialised ingredients. The production expansion is part of FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ commitment to driving innovation to meet the needs of customers and consumers around the globe.

Speaking on the announcement, Herman Ermens, president of FrieslandCampina Ingredients, said, “As consumers of all ages become more proactive about their health and well-being, and that of their families, they’re increasingly looking for specialised ingredients that bring the benefits they value. As a result, now is the perfect time to bolster our production of two key ingredients for the performance, active and early life nutrition markets. Thanks to our agility and technological expertise, we’re ensuring that we’re delivering the high-quality, uncompromising ingredients that will help consumers with special dietary needs or preferences to get the most out of life, always.”

Herman continues, “I truly believe that the future of whey lies in higher performance, specialised ingredients that make the most of dairy’s nutritional profile. With over 100 years of experience in dairy proteins, from research to processing technology and application know-how, this upscaling reflects our commitment to delivering premium whey ingredients and supporting our customers in meeting evolving consumer demands.”

Meeting surging demand for specialised ingredients

Demand for high-quality whey protein ingredients has grown significantly in recent years, especially in specialist applications such as protein bars, shots and waters. The early life nutrition and the performance and active nutrition markets have demonstrated a strong appetite for highly nutritious ingredients. Whey protein isolate and MFGM each have unique benefits in these segments, and FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ investment will enable more brand owners to offer these advantages in their products.

Whey protein isolate is hugely popular in the performance nutrition market, as it has an excellent amino acid composition and can be incorporated into a wide range of beverage and powder applications requiring specific qualities and characteristics. MFGM, on the other hand, has traditionally catered to the early life nutrition market and is backed by a growing body of evidence, enabling premium brands to offer appealing brain and immune health benefits in their product propositions. MFGM is now of increasing interest for adult nutrition due to its suggested cognitive health and gut health benefits.

The new ingredient expansion will commence commercial production early 2026. As capacity grows, FrieslandCampina Ingredients will use a unique combination of filtration processes to preserve the whey’s bio-functionality, ensuring both the quality and the efficacy of the final ingredients. Production will comply with the best available manufacturing techniques. FrieslandCampina Ingredients is actively working on an integral reduction of CO2 emissions for the Borculo plant in line with its 2050 climate plan ambitions.

To learn more about FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ specialised portfolio, click here.

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“The acquisition of the Landliebe brand license for the segments of fresh mixed milk drinks and fresh milk in glass bottles is a strategically important step for our company,” explains Andreas Schneider, managing director of the Schwarzwaldmilch Group.

Schwarzwaldmilch has acquired a brand license for the fresh milk mix drinks. Under the Landliebe brand, fresh country milk with cocoa is offered in a one-litre returnable glass bottle. In addition, there is a license for fresh milk in glass bottles, Landmilch with 3.8 and 1.5% fat, also in one-litre returnable returnable glass bottles.

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The facility in Aalter, located halfway between Bruges and Ghent, is the biggest of FrieslandCampina’s three production sites in Belgium. It is the European hub for longlife milk and milk drinks in cardboard and PET for brands like Campina, Joyvalle, Cécémel, Fristi and Nutroma. In Aalter, a total of 11 cartoning lines are running, three lines for white HDPE containers, three lines for small 7.5g portion packs and now two aseptic PET lines from Krones are all up and running. The production location in Lummen is known for its cream specialities under the Debic brand. The plant in Bornem specialises in longlife dairy drinks. 

The plant produces longlife milk and milk drinks for the European market. This also includes evaporated milk, which has so far been filled in small glass bottles. However, these non-returnable containers no longer met the company’s sustainability criteria, since it has pursued a strong sustainability policy along the entire supply chain for years – “from grass to glass,” as it would call the idea. 

Deciding on rPET 

FrieslandCampina was the first dairy company in Belgium to use recycled PET. To be more precise, containers made of 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) in order to reduce consumption of virgin PET, and thus new raw material. Another advantage that plastics (no matter whether virgin or recycled) have over glass is their considerably lower weight. The PET containers for evaporated milk, which range from 200 to 500ml in size, weigh between 10 and 16.6g. For special markets, FrieslandCampina uses multilayer preforms weighing 12.5g.  

Additionally, the PET containers are dressed in a sleeve, featuring a “zip” over its entire height. This perforated line simplifies recycling because the zip enables consumers to separate the sleeve quite easily from the container before placing each in its appropriate bin.  

Besides its focus on more sustainability, a second major criterion for the purchase of the new line was that filling capacities urgently needed to be upsized, since the existing aseptic line with the Contipure AseptBloc DN was running 24/7 – and product demand kept on rising. 

100 per cent sterility 

Brecht Deleu had already assisted in putting in place the first aseptic line from Krones in 2014 and was also one of FrieslandCampina’s project managers for the second line. This time he became actively involved in the layout work. In his view, the fact that Krones had meanwhile implemented some essential improvements was an advantage tipping the scales in the company’s favour. “Everything we’d commented on with regard to Line 1 was taken into due account and optimised for Line 2,” he says.  

Deleu notes some examples: “Closure feed was one thing that was improved. In Line 1 the closures are kept in the sterilisation medium for only 13 seconds. Now, thanks to a helical infeed, they stay in there for an entire minute,” is how he describes one upgrade. “Preform handling was likewise improved, and the blow-moulder is designed for more user-friendliness overall. On Line 2, it now takes just one hour to replace the moulds (and not five hours as before) because the routine has been automated. But the most important result for us is that the line’s microbiological safety was increased even more. We checked 60,000 bottles, and none of them was unsterile. You can’t get any better than that,” he says. 

The line is run by only three operators, one each for the blow-moulder/filler block, for the labeller and for the packer. “The operating staff were already familiar with Krones technology from their experience gained with Line 1. That is, of course, a major advantage,” says Deleu. 

Ramping up 

The line was installed in December 2020/January 2021, with the first microbiological tests were performed in February. “We had a very good ramp-up phase,” explains quality assurance specialist Lisa Moeyaert who is responsible for validating new installations. “There were no microbiological problems, and all products were sterile. The blow-moulded containers’ quality has been very good – material distribution in the stretch blow-moulding process is spot-on. That’s important for the ‘topload’, meaning the containers’ stability during transport, with six to seven layers stacked on a pallet. Nor were there any complaints in regard to the quality of the screw-caps and the way they were put on top of the bottles,” is her verdict. 

Each container format was first validated by FrieslandCampina before it was released for production. Since May 2021, the process is finished and all products and formats have been acceptance-tested. Various inspection and monitoring systems provide production-concurrent quality checks and quality assurance: Three Checkmat units automatically inspect the containers for correct fill level and correct closure and label placement, and the PreformCheck unit in the blow-moulder monitors preform quality. “The most important thing for me with regard to validation was that the Krones team was here on the spot, so we could perform the tests together,” says Moeyaert. 

Validation 

The line has been validated for a continuous production time of 72 hours without interruption for cleaning. “At present, we do not need any more than that because we don’t fill one and the same product for longer than three days running,” explains Moeyaert. Depending on the products involved, the line is changed over two to three times a week. Changing over both product and format takes about four hours, just changing the format one to two hours. 

The new additional aseptic line gave a significant boost to FrieslandCampina’s production flexibility. The line handles small portion packs, a total of seven different sizes between 140 and 500ml. All products are milk-based and have been sterilised before they are filled, the most important being evaporated milk in 140, 300 and 500ml containers for the Belgian and Dutch markets and the countries in the Middle East. The line also fills evaporated milk as private labels for retailers. 

In addition, the line processes the same products as the first aseptic line, which is installed right opposite Line 2:  

• Chocolate milk in 200ml containers 

• A strawberry-flavoured fermented milk-based drink, likewise in 200ml containers 
• Flavoured milk in 400 and 500ml bottles for the UK market 

New maintenance strategy 

Since their cooperation started with the commissioning of the first PET line in 2014, FrieslandCampina and Krones have jointly developed a specially optimised care and maintenance concept. A service agreement has been concluded both for Line 1 and Line 2, which covers maintenance and exclusive spares supply. “Last year, we changed the maintenance-interval strategy,” says Delphine Haelewyn, the maintenance supervisor. “There used to be just one maintenance routine per year for Line 1, which took 15 days. Now we’ve scheduled three maintenance routines each for both Line 1 and Line 2 in one year, each of which lasts five days. And these routines are no longer carried out by Krones alone – we’re handling them together now.” The result: After one year with the new maintenance strategy, unscheduled standstills went down by 30 per cent, with the lines’ performance levels higher than before. 

One of the world’s biggest dairy cooperatives 

FrieslandCampina is owned by around 17,000 dairy farmers from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, organised in a cooperative. The dairy cooperative runs facilities in 38 different countries and has a payroll totalling about 24,000 people, which ranks it among the world’s biggest dairy cooperatives. The four business lines are subdivided as follows: 

• Food and Beverage
• Specialised Nutrition
• Trading
• Ingredients

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Van Karnebeek is currently CEO of GreenV, the international operating group of companies active in the horticultural sector, which is a portfolio company of HAL Investments. He spent almost his entire career at Heineken in commercial, marketing and general management positions. His professional journey at Heineken included jobs in the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria and culminated in the position of chief commercial officer and member of the executive team at the brewer’s international head office in Amsterdam from 2015 until 2021.

Van Karnebeek says, “I am honored to become FrieslandCampina’s new CEO. What really draws me to FrieslandCampina is that it is a modern consumer goods company – with driven employees, nutritious products and ingredients and strong consumer and B2B brands marketed in over 100 countries – combined with the rich heritage and no-nonsense, hands-on ownership mentality of the cooperative. FrieslandCampina’s member farmers were ‘purpose-led’ before the word even existed and have always shown that they will take changing consumer needs and societal expectations at heart whilst taking care of their animals, land and farm as good custodians for the next generation. I really look forward to working with FrieslandCampina’s employees and member dairy farmers on growing and further future-proofing this great company and cooperative.”

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She joined FrieslandCampina in the Netherlands in 2012 as an account manager and e-commerce specialist. There she has worked in various management positions in recent years, including in sales, most recently as director of sales and trade marketing since June 2020.

FrieslandCampina Germany in Düsseldorf will in future concentrate on the marketing and distribution of its international brands Valess and Chocomel, its cheese brands (including Frico and Holland Master) and the private labels produced by FrieslandCampina abroad (such as cheese and spray cream). Large parts of the professional business with the core brand Debic remain unchanged.

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Produced by The Long Clawson Dairy co-operative established in 1911 that continues to be run by farmers and relies on local milk from over 41 farms in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire to create a range of very special cheeses.

“We’re delighted that our small farming cooperative, where the craft and care of our master cheesemakers is so important to us, was recognised through our delicious Shropshire Blue entry. We’re still on high spirits after our win and are busy making space in our awards cabinet for the Supreme Champion Trophy!” said Bill Mathieson, managing director, Long Clawson Dairy.

Despite its name, Shropshire Blue isn’t made in Shropshire, nor has it ever been. It was originally made in Scotland and is now made in the Stilton producing regions of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire by Long Clawson Dairy. The cheeses are then matured for their full term of n a period of 10-12 weeks, it forms an orange-brown, natural rind and smooth texture. With a sharp, strong flavour and a bit tangy aroma, it is a vegetarian’s cheese having a fat content of 48%.

Dai Williams, head of judging at the International Cheese & Dairy Awards commented, “Once again we have had fantastic support from all aspects of our industry with 238 judges from all business sectors supporting us on the day. The effort to judge 4000 cheeses in 400 plus classes and get to the winner in four hours is a fantastic achievement by all.”

In a close-run final, the Supreme runner up was awarded to a goats cheese made by FrieslandCampina in Holland. The Supreme Champion Dairy Product (non-dairy) went to Fonterra for their culinary cream and Morrisons were awarded Supreme Cheese Retailer.

Ian Luxton, Chairman of the International Cheese & Dairy Awards, added: “As the ICDAs was founded over 125 years ago to showcase the work of the British and International cheesemakers, it gives me immense pleasure to see a cheesemaking business with such history taking top honours. It’s an incredible feat to stand out in a field of over 4,000 cheeses from every corner of the world, but Long Clawson clearly had everything: delivering an exceptional appearance, aroma, texture and flavour. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors, retailers, suppliers to the industry, competitors and trade for their continued support of this very special awards and one rich in heritage.”

The 125^th International Cheese & Dairy Awards was bigger and more international than ever before, featuring over 4,000 entries. The competing classes represented countries from all around the world.

All entries were judged in a single day, as 238 experts considered appearance, texture, aroma, and flavour of the cheese, dairy and accompaniments. Bronze, Silver, Gold and Champion accolades were awarded first, before the Supreme Champions were reassessed to find this year’s trophy winners.

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“This year has built on the success of last year’s show, with more entries across the categories and the continued development of the trade day as we welcomed exhibitors and visitors from around the world,” notes the organisers.

Meanwhile, Belton Farm’s Justin Beckett scooped Dairy UK’s annual Cheese Industry Award at the International Cheese & Dairy Awards (ICDA) 2022 in recognition of his dedication to British cheese making. He received his award at the industry trade luncheon held on the Thursday.

Beckett received the award for his industry leadership and work championing British cheeses, and successes in driving forward the sales of the UK’s territorials. He has occupied a number of industry roles, including being chair of the British Cheese Board and the Dairy UK Cheese Group, and as director of Farmhouse Cheesemakers. He was also a driver in the Milk Development Council-funded promotional campaign, to rejuvenate interest in and sales of Cheshire cheese.

Ian Luxton, chairman of the ICDA says, “The International Cheese and Dairy Awards are thrilled that the Dairy UK Industry Award for 2022 has been presented to Justin Beckett. Justin has been a wonderful ambassador representing the cheese industry in a number of roles over many years and is a worthy recipient this year.”

The Love Cheese Live consumer event has followed the trade day as it has for many years, and we will have a full report from Jenny Deeprose in our next issue of Dairy Industries International.

In 2023, the event will return to he Staffordshire Show Ground on 30 June, and will again be followed by the consumer event, Love Cheese Live, on 1-2 July 2023.

• Suzanne Christiansen, editor, Dairy Industries International.
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The sale will include the following business activities: the brands Landliebe, Tuffi, Südmilch, Puddis, Mondelice, various private labels in the white dairy range produced by FrieslandCampina in Germany, the foodservice brand Gastro, as well as the production facilities, warehouses and distribution centres in Heilbronn, Cologne and Schefflenz.

Moving forward, FrieslandCampina Germany will focus on the marketing and sales of its international brands Valess, Chocomel, its cheese brands – including Frico and Holland Master – and private labels produced by FrieslandCampina outside Germany, including cheese and cream spray cans. Additionally, the company will continue its Professional business. FrieslandCampina will also maintain its presence with Kievit in Lippstadt and with DFE Pharma in Goch and Nörten-Hardenberg.

The Dutch concern will continue to collect and process the milk from its German member dairy farmers. For the German member dairy farmers, the rights and obligations associated with membership of the cooperative remain unchanged. They will also continue to be entitled to the FrieslandCampina guaranteed price, the supplementary cash payment, allocation of profit to the general reserves and, if applicable, any supplementary payments. The new owner will take over the supplier contracts of the German non-member dairy farmers.

The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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• Müller Milk & Ingredients has relaunched its branded liquid milk range, with a focus on health, recyclability of the packaging and responsible sourcing.
• The Landliebe milk brand from Dutch dairy FrieslandCampina in the family size range will be available in a new, slimmer format in Germany.
• SIG’s drinksplus technology has enabled TH true MILK to combine high quality pure milk with cereal grains and walnut and macadamia nut paste into a healthy snack drink available in Vietnam.
• Two new types of dessert yogurt will join the Cremix range from Austrian dairy NÖM.
• Taco Bell restaurants across the US have rolled out a dairy-based coffee creamer and a new coffee drink with support from dairy checkoff food scientists.

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Chocomel was able to attract 33% new households in the first half of 2021 alone compared to the same period last year and increased sales by 17 % from 2020 to 2021. The Dutch dairy group wants to keep this momentum in German with the new campaign.

Chocomel has been available in selected stores since August last year in the resealable, sustainable 300 millilitre PET bottle made from 100 % recycled PET. A format which is becoming increasingly popular with consumers.

To boost sales, the new promotional campaign is giving away a total of twelve road trips in a camper van with a total value of €22,000.

The campaign is supplemented by a multi-buy campaign at the stores with an attractive bonus item: anyone who buys two Chocomel campaign products, can take a road trip card game with them free of charge.

Tastings in the shop or at the Chocomel truck in front of the markets (if the general conditions allow) and individual in-store and leaflet raffles complete the campaign, which is supported by a digital activation campaign on social media and TV.

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With a capacity of 1.5 liters, Landliebe is still unique on the market. The brand will give the popular product a new, modern look. With the same filling quantity, the newly designed carton is in a slimmer format: At 70.2 millimeters long, 95.2 millimeters wide and 244 millimeters high, which should make it easier to fit in a refrigerator door.

The side surfaces of the new carton offer plenty of space for communication, so the Hero breakfast products will presented here alongside of the seal ‘Often longer Good’ from the ‘Too Good to Go’ awareness campaign against food waste. Ae prominently placed on-pack claim ‘In the practical family size’ also refers to the special format and its target group.

Landliebe Frischmilch in the new 1.5L pack will be available in stores from May in the versions with 3.8 % fat content and 1.5 % fat content.

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