In Africa, Arla’s Kaduna dairy farm recently took delivery of 216 Danish Holstein heifers in Nigeria, The Nation reports. The farm is set to open later this month, and is the first state of the art facility in the country, with space for 400 milking cows. Production should commence in the third quarter of 2023. Arla has been involved in Nigeria for years, and earlier this year, it signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding, further committing to it helping and developing the local dairy sector in the country.

In India, dairy giant Amul has opened a research laboratory for the testing of organic products of all types. As the industry there becomes more organised, Amul is leading the way with food safety testing in the organic sector.

In multinational news, Danone is seeing positive prospects as China reopens post-pandemic, according to its first quarter 2023 report. A recovery in tourism and hospitality, along with a reopening economy, may aid dairy demand, which is Danone’s second largest market, after the US.

Here in the UK, Dairy Crest’s Davidstow creamery is looking to expand production at its Camelford site, and has applied for a permit variation to the UK’s Environment Agency to up its output to 11.4 tonnes per hour from 9.6 tonnes. This site was fined in 2022 for environmental offenses, and part of the application is to update operations and make improvements, including to the treatment works. (via southwestfarmer.co.uk)

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The Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain Summit will take place in the United States on 15 March to identify partnership and investment opportunities to scale up the impact of existing initiatives across Africa.

The Summit is co-organised by the Centre for Sustainable Cooling, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency initiative (U4E), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

They will focus on sustainable and scalable cold-chain solutions – such as optimising energy efficiency, renewable energy, alternatives to conventional cooling, low global warming potential refrigerants – that can be quickly and easily deployed.

Toby Peters, co-director, Centre for Sustainable Cooling and Professor of Cold Economy at the University of Birmingham, said: “Food saved is as important as food produced, since we must boost food availability by around 60% by 2050 to feed our growing global population. Up to 40% of food is lost between farm and market in sub-Saharan Africa.

“This Summit will help us to share learnings, identify the skill, business models and support and collaborations needed to accelerate the transition to sustainable cooling meeting the needs of African farmers and supply chains fit for their operating environments.”

In Africa, some 80% of farms are smaller than two hectares and produce 70% of the continent’s total food. Lack of effective cold-chain is estimated to directly result in losses of 526 million tons or 12% of total food production globally, which is worth approx.  $380 billion and enough to feed around 1 billion people. At the same time, 4% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including emissions from cold-chain technologies and from food lost due to lack of refrigeration.

Brian Holuj, programme management officer UNEP’s U4E commented: “The Summit will bring together key stakeholders to take the pulse of sustainable cold chain in the region, explore opportunities and showcase ambitious solutions. There are a number of landmark initiatives that offer real hope for progress in reducing food waste and cutting emissions that we can learn from.”

The one-day event and two days of side meetings will feature contributions by select experts from public, private, academic and civil society communities with a mix of presentations and interactive workshops fostering discussion and an exchange of ideas.

During the events, some of these landmark initiatives will be showcased such as MCC’s Compact with Lesotho on cold chain, USDA’s support for farmers in Kenya and the burgeoning Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES).

Eric Trachtenberg, senior director of MCC’s Land and Agricultural Economy Practice Group, commented: “Bringing experts from around the globe together is a great opportunity to create a vibrant discussion about actions we can take that will lead to real change across Africa.”

Hosted by the University of Rwanda at its Kigali campus, ACES is just one example of a global initiative that is set to scale-up its work and develop a pan-continental network of outreach centres. The centre recently received a further $3,3 million (£2,5 million) funding boost from the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).

Steve Cowperthwaite, head of International Stratospheric Ozone and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases, Defra, commented: “Building on the ground-breaking ACES programme we are delivering, this Summit can identify real opportunities and partnerships for change that can boost climate friendly, sustainable cold chains in Africa – offering real hope for progress in reducing food waste while simultaneously cutting emissions.”

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• IFE, International Food & Drink Event, has announced its line-up of industry speakers for its return to ExCeL London on 21-23 March 2022.
• Greiner Packaging to exhibit sustainable packaging offerings at Cfia 2022
• Enercon Industries Limited has announced Super Seal, the latest generation of its induction cap sealers.
• Sacmi is returning to ProPak Africa, an international packaging and processing fair being held in South Africa from 8-11 March 2022.
• Ornua Foods unveils greener packaging for its Pilgrims Choice grated cheese
• SIG has announced the launch of SIGNATURE EVO, the world’s first aluminium-free full barrier packaging materials for aseptic carton packs.

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• Sacmi is returning to ProPak Africa, an international packaging and processing fair being held in South Africa from 8-11 March 2022.
• UK-based filtration specialist Axium Process says that tailored research involving pilot trials can result in a more efficient solution that optimises separation performance and productivity.
• IMA Dairy & Food has expanded its range of products to include used machines, creating a new division, ‘IMA Dairy & Food Used Machines.’
• The decreased milk production and increased costs experienced in the dairy industry in 2021 is expected to continue well into 2022, according to the DMI Dairy Market Report.

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Sacmi’s presence in Africa began in the early 2010s when, realising the continent’s potential, the company decided to invest in Africa by opening three offices in strategic locations and focusing on the rigid packaging business. This strategy has since resulted in the installation of over 400 machines that include compression presses, machines and complete lines for crown and aluminium caps, preform presses, container manufacturing plants and assembly solutions. Like the rest of the world, Africa is, especially in the plastics sector, increasingly aware of environmental sustainability issues and the need to optimise consumption of virgin resins. Plastic closure-preform systems are essential to packaging safety and enhance the consumer experience: Sacmi has focused on lightweighting, making cap-preform systems lighter and better performing, especially in the CSD field and for the new tethered standard.

Another Sacmi goal is to broaden the range for the increasing number of bottlers that decide to self-produce caps and preforms. In 2021, it extended its range of preform injection moulding machines by launching the new IPS 300. The global crown cap manufacturing market is a stable one in which Sacmi technology has played a leading role for decades. By expanding the range beyond traditional ultra-high productivity crown cap lines to include complete solutions such as twist-off and pull-ring lines and new multi-material caps, the company has diversified its technology for the aluminium caps sector.

As in the plastics sector, Sacmi complements its metal closures range with computer Vvsion systems; at every stage of production, the latter are making ‘vision’ systems true ‘process monitors’, ensuring they can predict problems on the line, reduce downtimes and boost plant availability and performance.

Over the years, CBF (compression blow forming) has been developed to broaden the range of applications and workable resins, including PET. CBF technology also offers scope for renewed, wider use in the dairy sector by merging the characteristics of alternative technologies.

Further, Sacmi Rigid Packaging has extended its range with new assembly solutions produced by Velomat. The digitally controlled machines simplify the assembly of complex caps, thus reducing costs. The company has also combined its traditional packaging business with a capacity to develop complete stretch-blowing, bottling and labelling systems, solutions that offer versatility and scope for customisation.

Sacmi will be at ProPak Africa on stand 6C16.

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DNA showcases the power of the dairy food system to deliver the United Nations’ SDGs by creating equitable, resilient, sustainable, replicable business models that provide essential nutrition and local empowerment where it is most needed, according to the organisation.

DNA has delivered strong results across the entire dairy value chain during the initial pilot phase in Tanzania by growing consumer demand, helping processors improve revenue, increasing cow productivity and farmer incomes and reducing on-farm greenhouse gas emission intensity. It helped one dairy processor, Grande Demam, survive the impact of Covid-19 and achieve its best year yet. This in turn helped protect the livelihoods of the more than 800 smallholder farmers that supply Grande Demam.

Having developed a successful and repeatable model in Tanzania during the pilot phase, DNA will soon expand to Kenya and other East African countries in 2022. Over the next five years, DNA expects to reach ten million consumers, feed 40,000 children daily, accelerate 50 farmer-allied dairy enterprises and support 80,000 farmers.

GDP works closely with Land O’Lakes Venture37 and Bain & Company as implementation partners for the DNA project. For more information visit globaldairyplatform.com/dna/.

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Dr Jeanne d’ Arc Mujawamariya, minister of Environment, Government of Rwanda, said, “The immense benefit of this financial boost for further development of ACES cannot be stressed enough. But, more importantly, the confidence and firm footing for the Centre’s ability to deliver sustainable solutions to the challenge of inadequate cooling across Africa is immeasurable.”

This will enhance ACES’ research and development capacity through a network of Specialised Outreach and Knowledge Establishments (SPOKEs) that deploy technologies and innovative business models in rural communities.

The first SPOKE will be built in Kenya, with another to follow in Rwanda – helping to kick-start the spread of energy-efficient, sustainable refrigeration for food and vaccine supply chains.

ACES is a collaboration between the Rwandan Government, the University of Birmingham and UN Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (UNEP U4E) which unites international and localized energy, technology, finance, capacity building and policy expertise. 

It offers an opportunity for commercial partners to develop and demonstrate the pathways and skills to deliver affordable, lowest carbon emissions cooling and cold-chain systems while meeting Africa’s social and economic cooling needs. It will provide research, teaching and industrial collaboration to put into action integrated sustainable cooling solutions.

Project co-designer and research lead Toby Peters, professor of Cold Economy at the University of Birmingham, said: “We can now expand ACES’ capacity across the cold-chain and refrigeration, incorporating vaccine and health distribution alongside food logistics.

“Building on developed-world sustainable technology and localising this to developing world environments with the skills and business models needed will help ensure the transition to sustainable cooling meets the needs of African supply chains and operating environments.”

The funding will help ACES to build on its current achievements by:

• Expanding its capacity across cold-chain and refrigeration;
• Delivering scalability across Africa through SPOKEs;
• Creating international scalability by replication of the ACES model in other fast-developing markets, such as India; and
• Influencing policy and markets through further engagement with policy makers and industry.

Developing the first SPOKE supports the Kenyan government’s Vision 2030, which prioritises Agriculture, Health, Manufacturing and Affordable Housing.  The SPOKE will address:

• Agriculture: Contributes 26% of Kenya’s economy and 62% of employment. Some 30% of food is lost between farm and market due to lack of robust cold-chains.
• Health: Kenya’s vaccine supply cold-chain is fragmented. Covid-19 distribution logistics put even more pressure on the system.
• Manufacturing: This is driven by agriculture, which provides up to 60% if the inputs for agri-processing industries. Cold storage is a weak point in the agri-value chains.

The team also plans to replicate the ACES model in India, where cold-chain emissions could double by 2027 without active intervention.

The Government of India has set a target to ‘double farmers income’ by 2022. At the core of this policy is effective and efficient market connectivity. India has committed to deliver 40% of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030 as a Paris Agreement NDC target, as well as lower the emissions intensity of the nation’s GDP by 33 – 35%. The Centre of Excellence will help achieve such commitments.

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The Ornua Graduate Programme is an 18-month programme which offers graduates a chance to build a range of business skills and gain valuable experience in one of Ireland’s foremost food companies.

The industry-leading programme includes structured rotations with exposure to multiple disciplines and business units, and training including classroom and self-directed learning modules. In addition to formal training, candidates on the programme will be individually mentored by a member of Ornua’s senior management team. Several of the co-op’s current senior leaders entered the business through the programme, including John Jordan, CEO of Ornua.

The Graduate Programme will begin taking applications on 13 September 2021 and close on 22 October 2021, with successful applicants taking up their position in Autumn of 2022. At the end of the programme there is an opportunity of a permanent position for all graduates.

From January 2022, Ornua will also be introducing a paid internship programme. The nine-month Grassroots Internship programme will place high potential undergraduate students into roles to prepare them for future success. The structured learning and development programme will also include an Ornua mentor who can offer expertise and guidance, and a presentation with Ornua’s Senior Leadership Team.

Ornua is committed to fostering long-term and diverse global careers for its employees, and its graduate programme provides the first step for ambitious graduates who wish to progress their career within the food industry and join a diverse, global organisation.

Majella Darcy, chief people officer, Ornua, commented: “This is an exciting opportunity for 15 driven and ambitious graduates to begin fulfilling careers here at Ornua. For over 55 years, Ornua has been providing global opportunities and dynamic careers to its proud and passionate team who bring the unique taste of grass-fed Irish dairy to the world. We are delighted to offer these 15 places on our industry-leading programme, which can lead to vibrant and varied careers in Ireland and around the world.”

Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products.

To apply for the graduate programme, visit: earlycareers.ornua.com.

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From January to June 2021, solid import demand from Asia, mainly China, underpinned the increase in international dairy prices during the period. In China, the fast pace of economic growth and the real appreciation of the RMB induced a surge in consumption, leading to higher dairy imports. In addition, the rapid recovery in China’s pig herd population boosted higher imports of whey powder. More home cooking and baking during lockdowns increased retail sales such as butter and cheese in many dairy importing countries, partially offsetting lower food services sales. Import purchases by some countries in the Middle East and North Africa also increased, supported by revived petroleum prices, improved economic activities, and increased inbound movement of expatriate workers. In recent months, demand for spot supplies from Oceania has risen sharply due to concerns over short-term sourcing challenges amid limited container availability in Europe and North America, the FAO says.

Supplies saw a change, with heatwaves and dry weather in Australia and New Zealand making declining milk production increase and driving up milk prices. Meanwhile in Europe, cold weather made trucking more difficult and milk deliveries to processors as a result, which led to higher international prices for butter and milk powders.

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Located in Kaduna State, the 200-hectare farm, scheduled to open in 2022, will have housing for 400 dairy cows, modern milking parlours and technology, grass lands and living facilities for 25 employees. The facilities and expertise provided by Arla will ensure a first class opportunity to train local dairy farmers to improve milk yields and quality, animal welfare and farm profitability, contributing to the country’s aims to develop local milk production.

In addition to providing training and support, the farm will also showcase modern commercial farming in Nigeria. Over time, the farm is expected to produce over 10 tonnes of milk per day which will be processed by Arla’s dairy plant in Kaduna State, to supply locally produced dairy products to Nigerian consumers.

Growing demand for dairy

Nigeria is among the fastest growing nations in the world. Its population is set to reach close to 400 million people by 2050 and there is already growing consumer demand for affordable dairy nutrition in the country. The Nigerian dairy sector is, however, currently only able to supply less than 10% of the country’s demand for dairy products, a gap that is expected to grow in line with the growth of its population.

“There is a great need for nutritious food and dairy products to satisfy the growing demand from Nigeria’s fast growing population. This requires a complementary approach where imported food is crucial to ensure food security while also supporting the government’s long-term agricultural transformation plan to build a sustainable dairy sector in Nigeria. Our new dairy farm is our next step in our commitment to Nigeria,” says executive vice president and head of Arla Foods International, Simon Stevens.

Arla’s long-term commitment to Nigeria

Since 2017, Arla has been the lead business partner in a partnership to develop a sustainable dairy value chain in Nigeria together with The Danish Agricultural and Food Council, Danish Agricultural Knowledge Center Seges, Care Denmark, the Nigerian pastoralist organisation CORET, and the dairy farm cooperative MILCOPAL. The Milky Way Partnership programme is supported by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 2019 Arla scaled-up its commitment to develop a sustainable dairy sector in Nigeria with a new public-private partnership with Kaduna State government. It is the first of its size and offers 1,000 nomadic dairy farmers permanent farmlands. Arla is the commercial partner that will purchase, collect, process and bring the local milk to market.

More recently, last year, working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through ALDDN (Advanced Local Dairy Development Nigeria) with SAHEL Consulting, Arla is also helping to support more than 600 small scale households to create better livelihoods by developing a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable dairy market in West Africa.

Arla Foods chairman, Jan Toft Nørgaard says: “I am very proud of our collaborations to support the sustainable development of the Nigerian dairy sector and excited about what our new state-of-the-art farm will achieve. To collaborate with farmers in many parts of world, sharing knowledge and supporting local dairy industries is a key part of our cooperative mindset and our farm in Nigeria is the next important step. When it is built, we can support local dairy farmers to create better livelihoods and it is a key enabler to growing dairy and food production on a local scale.”

The dairy farm will be led by Arla’s farm management expert Snorri Sigurdsson, who will also head up the training agenda.

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• Lactalis Ingredients is expanding its milk powder range with a new whole milk powder to meet the demand of manufacturers wishing to formulate organic food products.
• Netherlands-based SVZ International has launched new fermented red beet ingredients for manufacturers in the dairy industry.
• Chr Hansen is launching the next generation of FreshQ cultures, specifically developed to unlock the benefits of bioprotection, for application in fermented dairy products.
• Enzyme specialist Biocatalysts Ltd is extending its range of Kosher and Halal certified enzymes specifically targeting the dairy protein market.
• Arla Foods Ingredients has joined Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) partners to develop a new business model for affordable nutrition in Ethiopia using papaya waste, milk and whey-based ingredients.

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Global milk production reached nearly 906 million tonnes in 2020, up 2% from 2019, driven by output increases in all geographical regions, except in Africa, where production remained stable. Milk volume increases were highest in Asia, followed by Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Central America and the Caribbean.

In Asia, milk output rose to 379 million tonnes in 2020, up 2.6% year-on-year, principally driven by increases mainly in India, China, Pakistan and Turkey. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Japan too registered moderate production expansions.

In India, milk output reached 195 million tonnes in 2020, up 2% from 2019, underpinned by the continued rise in dairy cattle numbers and improved feed and fodder availability on favourable monsoon rains (June to September). In China, the increased output of large-scale dairy farms and their operational and production efficiency improvements underpinned the over 7% milk output growth. In Pakistan, milk output increased by 3.2%, mainly due to a rise in cattle numbers.

In Europe, milk output rose to 236 million tonnes, up 1.6% from 2019, mainly due to production increases in the European Union, the Russian Federation and Belarus. In North America, milk output reached nearly 111 million tonnes in 2020, up 2.1% from 2019. In the US, milk output rose by 2.2% to 101 million tonnes, driven by increased dairy herd numbers and milk yields. Covid-19 livestock sector assistance helped sustain internal demand and production, despite pandemic- related adverse impacts, especially labour shortages and transport hurdles. Buoyant import demand from Asia was also a factor that helped milk production expansion.

In South America, milk production expanded by 2% to nearly 82 million in 2020, driven by higher outputs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, partially offset by a decline in Venezuela. In Argentina, milk production expanded faster than anticipated earlier due to improved pastures and internal and foreign demand. Brazil’s milk output rose, helped by milk production recovery in the last quarter, following one of the country’s most prolonged droughts between May and October 2020.

After four years of declines, milk production in Australia rebounded by over nine million tonnes, underpinned by good rains, improved pastures and increased fodder and feed availability. Government assistance to drought-affected farming households and the extension of farm household allowances also contributed to production expansion. In New Zealand, following a marginal (0.7%) contraction in 2019, milk output rose slightly (+0.4%), reaching 22 million tonnes.

In Africa, milk production remained stable, at 49 million tonnes. Algeria registered a significant output increase, whereas Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa, among others, registered declines.

On the import side, international dairy trade increased by 1.2% to nearly 79 million tonnes (milk equivalent) in 2020, principally due to increased imports by a few countries, namely China, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Brazil. China, the world’s largest dairy importer, purchased 17 million tonnes of milk products, a 7.4% increase over 2019, partly induced by the early end of

Covid-19 lockdowns but driven mainly by rising per capita consumption among affluent and urban consumers and expanding consumer base. A sharp increase in whey powder imports, prompted by surging demand from piggeries, also contributed to China’s increased dairy imports.

For further information, see: www.fao.org/3/cb4230en/cb4230en.pdf.

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Led by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the project brings together multiple public-private partners. Their ultimate objective is to build a fruit processing value chain that will help reduce malnutrition, create jobs and cut post-harvest papaya loss.

The application team at Arla Foods Ingredients has already developed the first prototype recipes for a dried fruit protein bar based on papaya pulp and containing milk and whey-based ingredients.

“One of our major tasks will be to adapt the recipe to local preferences based on consumer insights. Another role is to work with local food producers to ensure they have the necessary technology and knowhow to produce it,” said Charlotte Sørensen, Arla Foods Ingredients business development manager.

Reducing post-harvest loss

As the fourth most popular fruit crop in Ethiopia, papayas are a source of income for more than 890,000 farmers. They are also highly nutritious, being particularly rich in vitamins A, B and C. However, every year, around 30% of the harvest is lost due to spoilage.

Solar drying is a low-cost and sustainable opportunity to reduce post-harvest loss and make more of the nutritious fruit available for processing into affordable foods. Addis Ababa University is investigating how to ensure the best nutrient retention during the drying process.

High local interest

GAIN project leader in Ethiopia, Meseret Worku explained: “Farmers and food processors are very interested in this initiative to produce high quality, affordable products. We will support them with nutritional and value chain expertise and with creating consumer demand. Through this, we can contribute to the Ethiopian government’s ambition to reduce malnutrition-related stunting to zero by 2030.”

Better use of the papaya harvest will secure an improved income for farmers, says Arla. In addition, the partnership project will develop a toolkit for training food processing workers and facilitate the creation of new jobs in Ethiopia’s food industry.

Innovation co-creation

Other local partners in the project include three Ethiopian food producers – Theday Agro Industry, Africa Juice Tibila and Raya Horti Farm – and the agricultural engineering enterprise Selam TRIAE. The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) is working with Ethiopian business associations to establish the enabling environment for the business model.

“It’s a co-creation approach to innovation that draws on the expertise and experience of many partners. In four years’ time, we aim to have the entire value chain in place for a nutritious, affordable and commercially viable dried fruit snack that makes the best use of an abundant local crop,” said Charlotte Sørensen.

The project is supported by funding from the Danida Market Development Partnerships programme.

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Dairy continues to be the largest export segment for Ireland. It is the second year that exports have been worth more than €5bn and occurred despite commodity price reductions for elements of the export mix including butter.

Key powders and butter contributed to the rise, Bord Bia says. Butter itself was worth €960m in exports, and volumes improved by 12% to 290,000 tonnes, despite a US tariff that has been passed directly to consumers.

Bord Bia notes that dairy is the most diversified of all food categories for destinations, with 49% of all dairy exports destined for outside the UK or EU27. Dairy exports to Asia increased by 4% to €874m, those to Africa increased 22% to €662m and the Middle East saw increases of 15% to €339m.

Exports from Ireland have increase by 16% in value since 2016, the year the UK voted to leave the European Union. The majority of that has been to EU27 markets or further afield, but exports to the UK have incfreased to €4.3bn for food and drink in total for Ireland.

Of key markets in 2020, the US export market for Ireland saw a steep decline of 10% year on year, the UK saw a drop of 5% in export value, while the EU27 also saw a 3% decline. Meanwhile, exports to Africa increased by 27% and to the Middle East by 12%.

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• FrieslandCampina Ingredients has released a new report outlining the trends and developments for the future of performance and active nutrition.
• NZMP, a dairy ingredient-solutions brand by global dairy mainstay Fonterra, is launching Milk Phospholipids into the US active lifestyle market, to help improve stress and mental wellbeing.
• A new report from 3A Business Consulting shows that the market for milk proteins is continuing its growth despite Covid-19.
• Ingredion EMEA has developed a new organic instant functional native starch.

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3A Business Consulting reports that the world market for milk proteins continues to grow by 2-3% annually in volume terms. Value has fluctuated over the review period 2016-2020 given the price volatility of milk ingredients. The prices of the higher value-added milk ingredients, e.g. milk protein isolates and milk protein hydrolysates, have not shown the same price volatility as the milk protein commodities such as casein and lower grades of milk protein concentrates. Currently, it is estimated that the world market for milk proteins is worth approximately USD $4.9 billion in constant 2020 prices and amounts to approximately 680,000 MT in 2020. The biggest product categories are casein/caseinates followed by milk protein concentrates 42-85.

“The main drivers for dairy remain intact – the world’s population continues to grow, living standards are improving, dairy consumption is increasing especially in the Asian region, and consumers are increasingly being motivated to buy products from a health and nutrition perspective including products with a higher protein content”, says Tage Affertsholt, managing partner of 3A Business Consulting.

The report provides an overview of the current and expected future global market for milk proteins. It is global in scope, with a comprehensive regional analysis of the EU, North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia, Middle East & Africa, and Oceania markets. Specifically, the report covers casein and caseinates, milk protein concentrates, milk protein isolates, total milk proteins, hydrolysed milk proteins, micellar casein, milk permeate powder as well as milk derived native whey proteins. The headlines are:

• Regional market size volume for milk proteins 2020-2025
• Milk protein demand per region
• Key company presentations
• Global survey of product launches containing milk proteins
• Product properties and applications
• World trade flows
• Investments and acquisitions

Asia, including China, is the single major dairy market for traditional milk powders in the world, however China is also rapidly catching up with the EU and the US regarding casein/caseinates and milk protein concentrates/isolates, according to 3A Business Consulting. Consumption of real high-end milk proteins is still reportedly dominated by the EU and the US.

Production of milk powders is huge in Oceania, EU and US and the production of casein/caseinates and the other milk proteins is also the domain of Oceania, the EU, and the US.

Oceania and in particular New Zealand is playing the leading role in export trade followed by EU. For milk proteins, Asia, US and Middle East are the leading importing regions.

“No doubt the information and analysis contained in this report will provide dairy and other food ingredient companies with an important navigational tool in their strategic planning process”, says Affertsholt.

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At the inception meeting, a high-level cross-department team was established to lead the Centre’s development. In collaboration with the core technical partners – the University of Birmingham and UN Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (UNEP U4E) – progress in setting up the centre has quickened with the official endorsement of planned activities.

ACES will help get farmers’ produce to market quickly and efficiently – reducing food waste, boosting profits and creating jobs as well as look to improve cold-chains for vaccines and health, now recognised globally as a key challenge for Covid-19 immunisation.

ACES brings together multi-disciplinary UK and in-country expertise with commercial partners to develop and demonstrate ways of delivering affordable lowest carbon emissions cooling and cold-chain systems while meeting Africa’s social and economic cooling needs. Associated “Living Labs” will conduct state-of-the-art research and offer technical assistance, demonstrations and knowledge transfer. The first Living Lab is anticipated in rural Rwanda, with others to follow in additional countries.

Dr Mujawamariya Jeanne d’Arc, Rwanda Minister of Environment, commented: “The Rwanda Cooling Initiative with UNEP U4E has assisted the development of National Cooling Strategy in 2019 and it is now providing the foundation for ACES, which will bring together talent from across Africa to develop and deploy world-class cooling solutions. The Rwandan government supports the establishment of the Centre with our partners over the months and years ahead.”

Researchers from the University of Birmingham, Cranfield University, London South Bank University and Heriot Watt University are applying their expertise with rural cooling and cold-chain, backed by funding from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

The project’s first cooling needs and gap assessment report is nearing completion, after in-country interviews with representatives from agricultural co-operatives and communities across Rwanda, as well as key Ministries, private companies and NGOs. With analysis of energy consumption and sources, food and value losses, facilities and equipment, refrigerants and cold chain demand, the report will help guide the design of ACES.

Papias M Musafiri, acting vice chancellor of the University of Rwanda said: “We are delighted to announce that the University has designed part of Rubirizi campus as the site for ACES. The layout of the site is underdevelopment. The location is ideally situated in the capital of Kigali, with existing facilities and space for demonstration of new technologies and future expansion. We also established an inter-disciplinary cohort of experts from across the University’s colleges to underpin the development of ACES’ cooling solutions.”

Rwanda is one of the least urbanised countries in Africa with 73% of the workforce employed in agriculture. In sub-Saharan Africa, 54% of workers rely on the agricultural sector. A further challenge is that agriculture in Rwanda is dominated by six million small and marginal farmers, each on average farming less than 0.6hectares of land.

Project co-developer and technical lead Toby Peters, professor of Cold Economy at the University of Birmingham, said: “Farmers need robust means of getting perishable produce to urban markets and medical staff must move temperature-sensitive vaccines to rural communities, but cold chain logistics must be sustainable. The Centre’s progress means we move closer to this goal in Rwanda and the wider continent without using fossil fuels – giving Africa the means to feed millions of citizens effectively and meet export targets to drive growth.”

The project supports the Rwandan National Agricultural Export Development Board’s (NAEB) five-year strategy to double agricultural exports by 2024-25 and significantly increase exports of aqua-culture, beef and other temperature-sensitive products.

At the same time, the work will contribute to not only supporting the efficient and equitable delivery of Covid-19 vaccination but also design solutions which contribute to long-term cold-chain and energy resilience with a lasting legacy.

Around 40% of Rwanda’s population live below the poverty threshold (US$1.90 a day) – with women, disabled, widowed, and rural populations disproportionately affected. According to the World Bank, food loss represents 12% of annual GDP, 21% of total land and contributes 16% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Traders with access to cooling facilities access higher value markets – worth up to 10 times the local market.

Rwanda’s population is estimated to nearly double by 2050. In a world where climate change has a negative impact on food cycles, intensifying food production alone is no longer a viable solution to respond to the emerging food demand. Mitigating food loss will be key to food security.

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Currently worth €69 billion, this market is predicted to grow by 4.3% CAGR by 2024, with the Middle East and Africa leading the way. Consumers’ lifestyles are changing, driven by urbanisation and increasing disposable income, and with it the types of products they want are changing too.

The ‘Meeting the Demand for Cheese’ guide uncovers the growing opportunity in cheese, exploring the formulation and production challenges that manufacturers will need to overcome in order to deliver ROI for their business. It shares practical advice for new product development teams, including how to optimise costs while still delivering the right functionality, processability and eating experience.

Helen Hook, strategic marketing manager for Starch Based Texturisers, Ingredion EMEA, commented; “The growth in these markets is set to continue until at least 2024, so now is the time for manufacturers to invest in creating delicious cheese products that consumers love. Whether it’s meltable pizza shreds, creamy spreadable cheese or quick and convenient sandwich slices, manufacturers will need to balance processability, profitability and, of course, final eating experience in the end product.

“Our new guide explores consumer trends in-depth, region by region, to help cheese manufacturers understand what their consumers are looking for. It also offers practical insights into optimising new product development, addressing common challenges such as security of supply, fluctuating raw material costs, improving quality and texture, and optimising formulation costs.

“Balancing these variables can be a challenge, but Ingredion has extensive expertise in helping manufacturers formulate successful cheese products – including processed and analogue block cheese, spreadable cheese and vegan cheese-style products.”

This three-part practical guide gives manufacturers access to:

• The latest cheese consumption trends and forecasts;
• Practical insights into optimising new product development;
• How to harness ingredient functionality to formulate and manufacture high-quality, great tasting products competitively.

Alongside the ‘Meeting the Demand for Cheese’ guide, Ingredion has also developed an easy-to-use cheese recipe savings calculator to support manufacturers in maximising margins with starch-based texturisers. The new calculator helps producers to identify potential savings with the right ingredient solutions in analogue pizza cheese, while maintaining texture and quality.

To download your copy of the ‘Meeting the Demand for Cheese; A guide to unlocking the opportunities in cheese applications in Africa and the Middle East’, visit: go.ingredion.com/demand-for-cheese.

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The transaction is a continuation of SIG’s strategy for expanding its global footprint by entering new geographies. As a full member of the SIG group, the Middle East & Africa (MEA) business will be even better positioned to tap into SIG’s experience in developing consumer-centric and innovative solutions for its customers. SIG Combibloc Obeikan supplies customers in MEA from a full scale manufacturing plant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which will be fully integrated into SIG’s global production network.

To build on the success of the trusted partnership over the last 19 years and to continue to benefit from the strong local presence and expertise of OIG, Abdallah Al Obeikan, chief executive officer of OIG and currently chief executive officer of SIG Combibloc Obeikan, will be nominated for election to SIG’s Board of Directors at the next Annual General Meeting, subject to completion of the acquisition prior to the Annual General Meeting and other customary conditions. Abdelghany Eladib, currently chief operating officer of SIG Combibloc Obeikan, will join SIG’s Group Executive Board as president & general manager, Middle East & Africa, subject to and as of completion of the acquisition.

Rolf Stangl, chief executive officer of SIG, said: “I am very pleased to see this culmination of the strong relationship we have had with OIG over the years. This is a unique opportunity to acquire a high quality asset which we know very well. SIG Combibloc Obeikan is a leading player in meeting the growing demand for aseptic cartons in MEA and will be an additional driver of growth in our portfolio. Acquiring full ownership of the joint venture demonstrates our strong commitment to further expanding the business in the Middle East and Africa.”

Samuel Sigrist, chief financial officer and chairman of SIG Combibloc Obeikan, said: “We are delighted to welcome SIG Combibloc Obeikan as a full member of the SIG family and are looking forward to pursuing additional growth opportunities together. The strong MEA footprint built over the years will be further strengthened as we expand our product offering and geographic reach.”

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