SPX, a US-based technology provider, has been awarded a contract worth more than $30m from ArNoCo, a joint venture between DMK and Arla Food Ingredients, to install a lactose processing system for a new cheese plant in Germany.
Kronos Foods, a manufacturer of Mediterranean and specialty foods, has received USDA-certification as a dairy facility and plans to begin producing Greek yogurt specifically for the food service industry.
The dairy industry’s biggest lobbying body, Dairy UK is to issue a tough code of practice for unpasteurised milk processors ahead of a major review of ‘green top’ sales.
Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman Dairies are cutting the price they pay suppliers for milk, with both citing the current ‘challenging’ market environment.
A court order has silenced Hong Kong research company, CER, and ensured the removal of its report damning Abbott’s infant formula product; action the US giant is ‘pleased’ with.
Finnish company Fazer has set a target to certify its entire cocoa supply by 2017 to ensure its cocoa comes from traceable sources and is free from the worst forms of child labour.
Spanish supplier Biosearch Life is targeting women suffering from mastitis with its human breast milk-derived probiotic strain previously used only in infant formula products.
Swiss food company Nestlé, which entered into an agreement to acquire Pfizer's nutrition business for $11.85bn, may sell 10% to 15% of the business to overcome antitrust issues.
New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative Fonterra plans to invest NZ$20m ($16.4m) to set up a blending and packaging plant in Indonesia, to cater to the increasing demand for dairy products in the country.
Nestlé has invested over CHF127m ($140m) in a new factory in Chile. The plant will produce a range of dairy products and ingredients for domestic consumption and for export to the US, Central America, the Middle East and Asia.
