Business & trade
New professorship supported by Hochwald
Förderverein Digital Farming, where Hochwald Foods dairy group is a member, is supporting the establishment of a new professorship at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany.
Müller encourages shoppers to ‘have it all’ with biggest ever Müllerlight campaign
Müller Yogurt & Desserts is targeting category growth with its biggest ever Müllerlight marketing campaign.
Bauer Group realigns management
The Bauer Group has realigned its management, with Florian Bauer and Markus Bauer changing to chairmen of the newly created supervisory board, while Heiko Modell takes over the overall management as CEO.
World Cheese Awards return to Spain
The 33rd edition of the competition will now form part of the Asturias Paraíso Natural International Cheese Festival 2021 in November.
Yili Group achieves remarkable growth in 2020 annual report
Yili’s Q1 2021 report released at the same time also showed a YOY increase of 32.49% in terms of total revenue.
Lineup announced for Virtual Cheese Awards 2021
The Virtual Cheese Awards has announced the cheese-studded line up to its live final on Friday 7 May 2021.
First person from Northern Ireland wins Ice Cream Van of the Year
Jimmy Robinson, owner of Robinsons Ice Cream in Craigavon has become the first person from Northern Ireland to win the ICA’s Ice Cream Van of the Year 2021.
Unintended consequences strike again
The European Parliament backed the EU-UK Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement last week, but this is the continuation of a long process that has already had startling consequences for the British dairy industry – the trade numbers bear this out.
Frischpack expands prepack and sustainability
The Frischpack Group in Germany is investing at its Viersen location, with expansion to the prepack area there, as well as a push towards climate neutrality.
Vöm disputes WWF claims on soy
Helmut Petschar, president of Vöm, has responded to a recent study by WWF showing that the European food industry has a great share in the responsibility of rainforest deforestation due to soy imports for feeding & margarine production.
Unilever buys Onnit in US
Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire Onnit, a holistic wellness and lifestyle company, based in Austin, Texas, US.
Exports dive to the EU from the UK
The UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) published its trade snapshot for February 2021, showing declines in milk, cheese and cream exports to the European Union.
Ornua publishes robust operating and financial results
Ornua’s operating profit is up 69%; Kerrygold sales are also up 13% with over 10 million packets sold weekly, the Irish company reports.
Creamy Foods building standalone UHT milk plant in India
GEA India has won an order to supply a complete ultra-high temperature production line for Creamy Foods in Uttar Pradesh.