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Danone sells off Yakult stake
French dairy giant Danone is selling the rest of its stake in Japan’s Yakult Honsha.
Heinz departs at Frischpack
Marian Heinz, the long-standing CEO of the Frischpack Group, left the company at the end of September.
Austrian consumption stable, but needs more butter
Statistik Austria has published its annual supply balance for milk and milk products.
Petschar against vegan lobby
If the plans of multinational corporations and lobbyists have their way, dairy products should no longer be the pure and unadulterated food that they always were, claims the Association of Austrian Milk Processors (VÖM).
School milk deliveries underway in Austria
For 25 years, 85 regional dairy farmers across Austria have invested in supplies to kindergartens and schools.
IMA Dairy & Food buys Intecma
The packaging machine group IMA Dairy & Food has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Intecma, based in Spain.
Chr Hansen announces acquisition of Jennewein
By entering into the acquisition agreement, Chr Hansen enters and plans to lead in the human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) market.
Informa Markets postpones Hi & Fi Europe live event, moves to virtual
The co-located Fi Europe and Hi Europe live event is being postponed to 2021, with the 2020 event transitioning to a virtual platform.
MIV reports on farmer sustainability
Sustainability is the topic for the coming years and the milk sector is on the right track, declares Gisela Runge, executive scientific director of the German Dairy Industry Association (MIV).
Carbery launches new cheese brand for ingredient and foodservice sectors
Nutrition and flavour expert Carbery Group is introducing Carbery Dairy to markets in Europe and Asia.
Mondi partners with SalzburgMilch and SPAR to reduce plastic waste from food packaging
Leading packaging and paper manufacturer, Mondi, is launching a fully recyclable 80% paper-based packaging solution for cold meats and cheese.
DMK’s whey merger complete
The merger of DV Nutrition and wheyco, under the umbrella of the German DMK Group, has been named wheyco Netherlands VOF.
Arla Germany sees gains in retail and debuts new products
Arla Foods Deutschland has seen first half 2020 increases despite difficult circumstances, the company says.
Lactalis to buy Kraft Heinz cheeses in US
French dairy giant Lactalis plans to buy several of Kraft Heinz’s US cheese businesses for $3.2 billion.