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General Mills to sell North American yogurt business to Lactalis and Sodiaal
The company has entered into definitive agreements to sell its North American yogurt business to Lactalis and Sodiaal.
dsm-firmenich receives market authorisation for methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer
dsm-firmenich has recently announced that Bovaer its innovative methane-reducing feed additive, has received market approval for use with beef cattle in South Korea.
Saputo Inc. announces senior leadership appointments
Saputo announced today several leadership appointments that will support Carl Colizza who assumed the role of president and CEO on August 9, 2024.
First Milk delivers healthy performance in year of progress
Farmer-owned co-operative, First Milk, has today published its Annual Financial and Impact Report for the year ending March 31, 2024, which shows strong growth in performance for its co-operative members.
Ingredion introduces first functional native, clean label gelling starch
The minimally processed, functional native starch represents the latest innovation from Ingredion’s clean label product pipeline, delivering novel texture and mouthfeel as well as natural claim enablement.
Free From Food Dubai 2024: where business and innovation meet in the Middle East
Free From Food Dubai has already attracted interest from industry leaders, with confirmations from over 50 global brands.
Seafrigo appoints Mike Parr as CEO of PML Seafrigo UK and Ireland
Approaching one year since Seafrigo acquired PML – the UK’s leading logistics and supply chain solutions provider for perishable goods – former PML managing director Mike Parr is taking over the reins as CEO of PML Seafrigo UK and Ireland.
Secure Trust Bank provides Bradburys Cheese with £8.5 million facility
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided Bradburys Cheese with an £8.5 million asset-based lending facility to increase its working capital.
Müller appoints Michael Inpong as strategy director
Müller Yogurt & Desserts has appointed Michael Inpong as strategy director to help accelerate the brand’s sustainable and profitable growth.
Nicholas Saphir to hand over chair of Omsco to Neil Kennedy
After 18 years at organic dairy co-operative Omsco, Nicholas Saphir will step down as executive chairman and hand over to Neil Kennedy on Monday 4 May 2020.
Dairy demands outlined in framework
Across the European Union (EU28), there are 700,000 dairy farms, 12,000 milk processing sites and more than 300,000 people working in the sector. The dairy sector is the industrial and societal backbone of rural Europe in the EU27 as much as in the UK, the European Dairy Association reminds everyone in its dairy framework document, released on 31 January.
Christian Thomsen becomes senior category director at Arla Foods Germany
Christian Thomsen (47) has become the senior category director for Cheese & BSM (Butter, Spreads and Margarine) at Arla Foods Germany.
Data on milk powder will be published by the European Commission, says EMB
When the “We should not export our problems” campaign was launched last year, the issue of fat-filled milk powder being exported to Africa at dumping prices did not figure in any way in data collection and was, therefore, given no consideration by EU policy-makers, according Silvia Däberitz of the European Milk Board (EMB).
Meadow Foods reports on a successful 2019
Meadow Foods, a UK independent dairy and supplier of value added ingredients to the food industry, has reported a pre-tax profit of £25.6m (£22.0m 2018) on a turnover of £456m (£427m 2018) to 31 March 2019, an increase of 16%.