Blogs
Organic on the move
The UK Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative has reported a successful year at their annual conference, but I suspect that a trip to the local supermarket would show people a similar thing.
The trouble with Brexit
The news that the Irish border is becoming the key battleground in the talks over Brexit comes as no surprise.
Making new friends and keeping old ones
There was news from Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Britain will be welcome to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership after its departure from the European Union.
The issue of supply
The recent IFCN Dairy Research Network conference highlighted the issue of demand versus supply, which will continue to dog the industry even though prices have stabilised.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
The sweetness of yogurts
The news that a study in the British Medical Journal is being used to highlight the amount of sugar in yogurts is no surprise.
Ten metres of cheese and a baby
The Guild Internationale des Fromagers put on a lot of cheese at its meeting last week to welcome in several new members from the UK and France, including Michelin starred chef Raymond Blanc.
Good judgement
I spent a decent portion of my week last week eating and tasting cheese. First stop was the Speciality & Fine Food Fair at Olympia, where I ate blue goat cheese and cheddar with rum-soaked figs inclusions.
Where the customer is
The recent announcement that energy drinks may face a ban for the under-18s or under-16s here in the UK makes me a bit unsure.
Saving Twitter from twits
The Dairy UK and AHDB Dairy social media campaign has caught my attention, along with a lot of millennials, it seems.
Ancient cheeses and modern milk
The idea that people like cheese is not a new one.
The expansion of opportunity
The news that Italian dairy concern Granarolo has availed itself of an EU programme to expand its products to different areas of the world, and the news that Fonterra is embarking on joint ventures in India, should probably give Brexiteers pause.
Our hot planet
In this European heatwave, it is probably not advisable to be reading up on how 30 years ago we were all warned about global warming, but sometimes these long reads land on my smartphone and suddenly I am engrossed on my settee, eating ice cream and peering at the tiny screen.
Moving around in the top 20
The Rabobank annual report on the Top 20 global dairy companies always makes for interesting reading.
More than one special relationship
I went to a seminar on New Zealand agriculture at New Zealand House in London last week.