Published: Jun 12, 2012

Dairy Crest's French branded spread business, St Hubert, is attracted a host of potential buyers, according to industry analysts, with private equity firms looking like favourites to complete an acquisition in the region of £300m.

Published: Jun 12, 2012 By: Mark Astley

An natural ingredient found in milk could protect humans against obesity, even while enjoying a diet high in fat, research has found.

Published: Jun 12, 2012 By: Mark Astley

An “untargeted” infrared (IR)-based approach to preventing milk adulteration is under development, offering the dairy industry the ability to detect the presence of unknown adulterants.

Published: Jun 09, 2012

Five US athletes, currently preparing for the 2012 London Olympics, are the latest in a line of famous faces to star in adverts for the country’s ‘Got Milk?’ campaign.

Published: Jun 09, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Earlier this week, Nestlé began construction on its new Dairy Farming Institute in Shuangcheng, China. DairyReporter.com spoke to Nestlé China’s Jonathan Dong about the firm’s efforts to educate Chinese dairy farmers....

Published: Jun 09, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Danone and Chobani have taken a clear lead in what has become a“two horse race” to dominate the US Greek yogurt market, Wall Street analysts have claimed.

Published: Jun 09, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Dutch food additives firm Siveele will benefit from considerable investment in the business from Chinese manufacturer Pangbo Biological Engineering, with preservatives being one focus for future development.

Published: Jun 09, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The European Dairy Association (EDA) has welcomed a Dutch court decision stopping soy-based food and beverage manufacturer Alpro using the term ‘yogurt’ in isolation to market and advertise products.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

The Indian state of Gujarat faired miserably in a study backed by India's food regulator that looked into the quality and nutrition standards of milk across the country.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

Olam International, a Singapore-based processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, has acquired 100% equity interest in Nigerian dairy and beverage firm Kayass Enterprises for $66.5m.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

April production of edible nonfat dry milk was 192,364,000 lbs, up 2% from March and up 31% from April 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Dairy Products report.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

Palsgaard A/S plans to introduce two new ingredients, one for margarine spreads and one for cake mixes, during the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting and food exposition June 26-28 in Las Vegas.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

The Indian state of Punjab has tied up with Israel-based Afimilk company to promote dairy farming in the state. Under the partnership, Afimilk will provide technical support to state's farmers, in order to boost dairy production.

Published: Jun 06, 2012

Penford Food Ingredients has launched PenTech 8500, a modified potato-based food starch that has been shown to replace casein. Recommended applications include pizza cheese, shredded cheese, sliced cheese and block cheese.

Published: Jun 05, 2012

Chinese dairy firm Yili has moved into the realms of US TV product placement, in an effort to reach a growing number of China-based fans of American TV and film.

Published: Jun 05, 2012

A new study shows the number of consumers purchasing sandwiches away from home is on the rise, boosted in large part to operators’ innovative responses to consumer demands for lower prices, greater variety, fresher fare, flexible portions and healthier it

Published: Jun 04, 2012

Hain Celestial Group, a US-based natural and organic products company, has added coconut flavor to its Almond Dream branded non-dairy yogurt range.

Published: Jun 02, 2012

Dean Foods is projecting double digit operating income growth in 2012 for its fresh dairy segment as raw milk commodity pricing becomes more“stable.”

Published: Jun 02, 2012

Cooperative dairy giant Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF), which markets the popular brand Amul, has crossed yet another landmark in its long and illustrious history.

Published: Jun 01, 2012

New Zealand-based Fonterra and the Netherlands-based A-ware Food Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a new cheese and dairy ingredients factory in the Netherlands.