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Nestlé breaks into fresh dairy market
GERMANY – Dairy giant Nestle is to introduce four new dairy products into the cool cabinets of German supermarkets this month. Aimed at the premium market, the long life drinking milk, cream, double cream and reduced fat spreadable butter will be marketed under the Baerenmarke (Bear Brand) label. It is the first time the Swiss-based […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
2000 a vintage year for Dutch dairy giant
Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods, Europe’s third largest milk processor, has reported net sales up 3.8% to r4.1 billion for the year ending 30 December 2000. Backed by a strong US dollar against the guilder, net income more than doubled compared with the previous year to E78 million, suggesting the Dutch multinational’s programme of taking over […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Faster delivery adds days to MD milk shelf life
At least two days are being added to the shelf life of MD Foods’ pasteurised milk in Denmark under a programme which cuts the time it takes the product to get from cow to cool cabinet. Until now, MD reckoned a max-imum of 72 hours elapsed between milking and retail delivery. Now this period is […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients