milk
New milk standard in Germany
The new “QM-Milch-Standard 2020” will become effective on 1 January 2020 in Germany, when it will replace the currently used standard 2.0.
Arla obtains GRAS approval for alpha-lactalbumin in infant formula
Arla Foods Ingredients has obtained Generally Recognised as Safe (GRAS) approval relating to its use of alpha-lactalbumin in infant formula.
Arla sees 2% revenue growth in first half of 2019
Total revenue for the Arla Group grew by 2.0% in the first half of 2019 to €5.2bn, compared to €5.1bn for the same period in 2018, following “rare stability in the otherwise volatile global dairy market”.
China imposes retaliatory tariffs in US dairy sector
The American dairy industry has been counting the cost of the latest round of tariffs that will be imposed on its exports to China, in the latest round of the ongoing trade war between Beijing and the US.
FrieslandCampina ups GMO-free milk supply
Due to a higher demand in Germany, Dutch dairy group FrieslandCampina is increasing the number of participating dairy farms that supply VLOG (GMO-free) milk from 400 to more than 600.
Hydrosol develops stabilising systems for milk beverages
German-based supplier of food stabilisers, Hydrosol GmbH, has developed a new system of stabilisers for producing milk beverages.
Hansano gets a makeover
The Hansano brand from the Arla Foods dairy group in Germany is being repositioned with a new packaging design.
Camel dairy on the up
In 2018, the global market for camel dairy products reached a value of US$5.6 billion (€5bn) growing at a CAGR of 3.89% during 2011-2018.
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.
Austrians pay for better dairy
Eurostat has recently compared the average food price levels in each EU country, with Austria having a value of 125% of the EU average food price level.
Müller confirms 200 job losses at Foston dairy
Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) has confirmed that it is to wind down production at its Foston dairy in Derbyshire with the potential loss of 223 permanent posts.
Regional campaign for milk and water
Allgäuer Alpenwasser and the Allgäuer Hof-Milch have started a mutual campaign “Together for the region” to offer consumers information on the local foods and drinks.