Published: May 16, 2012

Tasmanian dairy processor Tamar Valley Dairy has reportedly secured a five-year deal to supply 3,000 tonnes of yoghurt each year to Australian supermarket chain Coles.

Published: May 16, 2012

Philadelphia, the cheese brand owned by Kraft Foods, is launching new limited edition lenticular lid designs for three of its products – Philadelphia Light, Philadelphia Original and Philadelphia Garlic & Herb.

Published: May 15, 2012

Vadilal, one of the leading ice cream and frozen dessert brands, has launched five products under the umbrella brand of Ice Trooper, the mascot for this new segment. It is targeted at kids aged between seven and 13.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Australian dairy processor Murray Goulburn Cooperative (MG) is facing legal action over plans to reduce its workforce by over 300 in an effort to reduce costs and improve competitiveness.

Published: May 15, 2012

Footballer turned Hollywood hardman Vinnie Jones has been unveiled as the latest face of the UK ‘Make Mine Milk’ campaign.

Published: May 12, 2012

Ultima Foods has signalled its intention to “solidify” its leadership of the Canadian dairy industry that will see it continue to produce Yoplait brand yogurt and launch of its own brand of yogurt products.

Published: May 12, 2012

California says OP dairy likely source of campylobacteriosis.

Published: May 11, 2012 By: dairyreporter

Demand for whey products underpinned a strong first quarter for Glanbia with analysts hailing an ‘encouraging start’ to the year, but the firm has dismissed talk that it plans to spin-off its Dairy Ireland business as 'speculation'.

Published: May 11, 2012

US-based dairy company Dean Foods has reported that its net income for the first quarter of 2012 soared 50% to $37.9m, compared to $25.3m the previous year.

Published: May 11, 2012

YoCrunch, the American creamy yogurt brand, has introduced a new yogurt with Chips Ahoy! cookie pieces, expanding its yogurt topping offerings.

Published: May 10, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Nestlé has announced a multi-million investment plan in Morocco to improve the quality of fresh milk and encourage the development of the dairy industry through the private sector.

Published: May 09, 2012

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.

Published: May 09, 2012

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.

Published: May 07, 2012 By: Sue Scott

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.

Published: May 07, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman Dairies are cutting the price they pay suppliers for milk, with both citing the current ‘challenging’ market environment.

Published: Apr 27, 2012

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.

Published: Apr 27, 2012

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.

Published: Apr 27, 2012

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.

Published: Apr 27, 2012

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.

Published: Apr 27, 2012

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.