Mengniu
Dairy Farmers of America still tops in IFCN processor list
IFCN, the Dairy Research Network, has published the IFCN top 20 list of milk processors around the globe. Published every second year, the list shows the market share of the biggest milk processing giants. In 2018, the top 20 milk processors collected 211 million tonnes of milk, equating to 25.4% of all produced milk worldwide. […]
Mengniu revitalises organic milk using Tetra Pak solutions
Chinese dairy manufacturer Mengniu has upgraded its premium line of organic milk in collaboration with Tetra Pak, making it one of the first white milks to use Tetra Prisma Aseptic 250 Edge with DreamCap.
The dairy sector decides on alternative routes
The latest annual Rabobank survey highlights the global giants of the dairy industry, which have started to recover after two years of significant downturn.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Nestlé tops Rabobank Global Dairy Top 20
Swiss giant Nestlé has topped agricultural analysts Rabobank’s top 20 list for dairy companies worldwide, according to the bank.
Flying high in China
The new advertising law will challenge the dairy sector in China, reports Mark Godfrey.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Jais Valeur resigns from Arla Foods
Jais Valeur, executive vice president of Arla Foods, has resigned and accepted a position as CEO of Danish meat processing company, Danish Crown.
New business unit, head for Arla Asia
Arla Foods is integrating its markets in China and South East Asia in a new regional market called Business Unit Asia. The regional office will be placed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as of 1 March 2015. As the world’s fastest growing economic region with a raw milk deficit and a total population of 2.3 billion […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Arla adds to Brazil’s Vigor
Arla is strengthening its presence in the Brazilian market with a shared ownership with its long time partner, Brazil’s largest dairy company, Vigor Alimentos Since 1986, Arla has been in a 50/50 joint venture with Vigor under the name Dan Vigor. In 2013, Dan Vigor made a gross revenue of €36 million. Under the new […]
Yogurt on the rise in China
The drinking yogurt market is exploding in China due to significant and sustained investment and a new demand for healthier drinks on the go, according to a report by Canadean. Drinking yogurt will become the third most consumed dairy drink in China by 2016, as the volume consumption of drinking yogurt will exceed that of […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Nestlé still first in Rabobank top 20
The latest annual Rabobank survey of the world’s largest dairy companies shows most of the top companies battle challenging conditions over the last 18 months. Weak economies and supply constraints have been undermining sales growth in key markets. Against this backdrop, mergers and acquisitions have become an attractive route to growth and profitability. But with billion dollar deals increasingly hard […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Tetra Pak triples production rate for Chinese dairy
Tetra Paksays that its Tetra Pak A3/speed filling machine for Tetra Prisma aseptic portion packs has been successfully deployed with its first customer Mengniu, a Chinese dairy. Running at a speed of 24,000 packs per hour, or approximately seven packs per second, the machine is one of the world’s fastest filling machine for carton packages, pushing operational cost down […]
Danone increases stake in China’s Mengniu
Danone has agreed with COFCO Dairy Investments to subscribe a reserved rights issue by China’s leading dairy company Mengniu, raising its interest in this company from 4% to 9.9% for an investment of €486 million. The transaction makes Danone the second largest shareholder in Mengniu, and follows on from agreements signed on 20 May 2013 with Mengniu and […]