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Allgäu Milchkäse CEO stays on
As the April general assembly of Allgäu Milchkäse was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Hermann Breher has stayed longer in office.
A new UHT
Elena Kohler, student award winner of the Bioeconomy award in Stuttgart, is working on combining the advantages of UHT milk and fresh milk through a new production process
GEA launches new automatic bag emptying system
GEA’s new HYGiTip bag emptying system safely opens and discharges 25kg bags of powdered ingredients, including milk powders, into food production lines automatically.
No GMO at Alpenhain
German, family-owned cheese dairy Alpenhain has changed the production of all of its products to Ohne Gentechnik, or, ‘without genetic engineering’.
DMK repositions as part of Vision 2030
In May, Germany’s DMK Group successfully put its range of protein-rich products under a common concept roof, and the company will be extending this approach to two further product groups in September.
Arla Foods checks for carbon emissions
1,700 Arla Foods farmers in Germany and 8,200 Arla farmers in other countries have introduced a Europe-wide climate check programme for their dairy farms.
Agrarmarkt Austria names new chair
The president of the upper Austrian chamber of agriculture, Michaela Langer-Weninger, has been nominated for the position as chairman of the board of directors of Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA).
World Cheese Awards rescheduled to 2021
The Guild of Fine Food has announced that the World Cheese Awards in Spain have been rescheduled to November 2021, amid ongoing concerns surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Milk deliveries and prices drop in Austria
The decrease in prices is due to lower demand for ingredients and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
EDA applauds single market versus national labelling
General advocate Gerard Hogan has issued his legal opinion in the ECJ court case C- 485/18 on the French national origin labelling decree, defending the single market principle, the European Dairy Association reports.
Uelzena has a record 2019
Turnover of €705 million generated in 2019 is the highest reported by Germany’s Uelzena Group since its foundation.
Sacco System develops range of Italian pizza cheese cultures
Sacco System has developed a range of lactic cultures for pasta filata cheeses and mozzarella which the company says will improve dairy production and create high-quality products.
Squaring the circle
The increase in national labelling laws in what is supposed to be a European single market, is just one of the things people are dealing with, while trying to square the circle that is the post-pandemic world.
New WWF and WRAP report sets out guidance on halving food waste by 2030
The report analyses the EU’s progress on Food Loss and Waste (FLW) and sets out guidance for governments, industry, researchers and NGOs on how to reach this target.