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Free-range yogurt pilot is a success
Following its decision to launch free-range yogurt in the UK, Lancashire Farm Dairies has seen sales rise. The Rochdale-based company piloted the program in spring 2017, committing to using only free-range milk in every yogurt pot. To count as free-range, Lancashire Farm agreed a minimum of 150 days grazing with its farmers, paying them a […]
Emmi buys Italian desserts firm
Swiss dairy group Emmi is expanding and strengthening its existing dessert network in Italy with the acquisition of Pasticceria Quadrifoglio.
Devon cheese supplier set to triple first year sales targets
Millbrook Dairy Company is set to more than triple its first year’s sales targets, reaching £10million, with support from a £800,000 working capital facility from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
Dairy buy for Ekosem in St Petersburg
Ekosem-Agrar, the German holding company for the largest Russian milk producer EkoNiva Group, has taken a step towards getting into markets around St. Petersburg with the acquisition of OAO Trud Farm.
Definitions of dairy asked by Austria
Due to technical-industrial progress, imitations of originals are becoming increasingly similar and thus the misleading increasingly likely, so the original and imitation must be clearly recognisable, says Josef Moosbrugger, president of the Chamber of Agriculture in Austria.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Regulatory
First Milk continues to strengthen
Dairy processor, First Milk has published successful year-end results, reporting “stable financial performance”.
Expansion for Scottish ice cream brand
Scottish ice cream maker Equi’s is expanding its business with a move to bigger premises and an increased workforce after securing a £690,000 funding package from Scottish Enterprise.
Recycling yogurt cups in Germany
Ineos Styrolution has started a project with the Theo Müller Group for the recycling of polystyrene yogurt cups in Germany.
Hansano gets a makeover
The Hansano brand from the Arla Foods dairy group in Germany is being repositioned with a new packaging design.
Candia chooses SIG’s plant-based carton
SIG’s SIGnature Pack 100, the world’s only aluminium-free aseptic carton pack with polymers linked to plant-based renewable material, is being launched in France for the first time by Candia.
Record sales for Schwarzwaldmich
The Schwarzwaldmilch Group of Germany achieved record sales of €195.4 million in 2018.
Uelzena sees milk supply grow
Total milk supply for the German Uelzena Group reached a new record of 629m kg last year.
Tetra Pak launches its paper straws in Europe
Customers have begun field testing Tetra Pak’s new paper straws for beverage products in Europe.
Käserei Loose reduces salt in yellow cheese
The Loose cheese dairy in Germany has reduced the salt content in its yellow cheese.