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Greiner Packaging invests to increase recycled content in packaging
Greiner Packaging UK & Ireland has invested over £3,700,000 in a new PET decontamination and extrusion line to enable the use of more recycled materials in its market leading pot and tub range.
IDFA’s Dykes on the new US food purchase programme
IDFA CEO and president Michael Dykes is advocating for dairy products to remain a primary component of the USDA’s food purchase programme.
Paramount Packaging Systems launches virtual demos for dairy manufacturers
From May 2021, Paramount Packaging Systems will be launching its virtual demonstration facility, kickstarting with one month of back-to-back virtual demos.
Lifeway Foods announces Q4 & full year 2020 results
Lifeway Foods, US supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products, has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2020.
Fonterra completes sale of two China farms
Fonterra has completed the sale of its two wholly owned China farming hubs in Ying and Yutian.
New book publication aims to connect children with their food
Milly Cow Gives Milk, which is endorsed by RABDF, is the first book in the four-part ‘Follow my Food’ children’s series by author Deborah Chancellor and illustrator Julia Groves.
Registration now open for IDF Nutrition Symposium 2021
Registration is now open for the IDF International Symposium on nutrition and health, a fully virtual event taking place in May 2021.
Yili to double butter capacity at Westland in NZ
Yili Group of China has announced it is investing NZ$40 million (€23.8m) in Westland Dairy, which will double capacity of premium consumer butter production.
Animal health tips for SalzburgMilch farmers
Around 1,500 farming families have taken part in two SalzburgMilch webinars on the subject of ‘Animal welfare and animal health on my farm’ in Austria.
UK’s only dedicated event for the cold chain returns
The Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) Exhibition, Conference and Awards will return to Peterborough from 7-8 September 2021.
GDP announces Net Zero initiative
Global Dairy Platform, in collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF), is leading the development of a new net zero initiative for the industry.
Country Life announces extension of partnership with English Heritage & Cadw
The on-pack promotion, originally due to end in March 2021, has been extended for a further six months due to extended closures of many heritage sites in England.
Austrian labelling under fire
The Austrian Association of the Food Industry (FLI) has criticised the Austrian government’s adherence to additional requirements for domestic manufacturers, via a national label of origin.
UK to gain first School of Sustainable Food and Farming
Plans are in progress to develop the UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming at Harper Adams University in Shropshire.