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OptiBiotix signs secret evaluation agreement
8 Jun 2018
OptiBiotix Health has announced it has entered into an evaluation agreement with a global dairy company for its SweetBiotix calorie-free sweet fibres.
Read moreArla Foods to shed up to 400 jobs
1 Jun 2018
Arla Foods has announced changes to a number of its corporate Group functions and to its cheese production that could see up to 400 jobs eliminated.
Read moreTate & Lyle reports year of progress
30 May 2018
Tate & Lyle has reported what it describes as a year of progress in profit and cash delivery. The company saw a 13% increase in adjusted profit before tax at constant currency with profit growth in all businesses.
Read moreChr. Hansen intros white cheese starter cultures
29 May 2018
DVS WHITE FLORA is the latest addition to Chr. Hansen’s white cheese starter culture range. The new product series consists of three cultures that are designed to aid the formation of rich and aromatic notes in white cheese.
Read moreRabobank: dairy can learn from non-dairy
28 May 2018
The time is right, Rabobank believes, for the dairy sector to reflect on the success of alternative dairy products and to consider applying those lessons to dairy.
Read moreSoaring free-from demand boosts Uelzena’s lactose-free range
23 May 2018
Growing demand for free-from foods has led Uelzena Ingredients to expand its lactose-free product range over the past few years, helping to differentiate it from the competition, according to the company’s product manager Anja Brand.
Read moreMintel: yoghurt and cheese winning in China
22 May 2018
While the overall dairy market in China is growing stably, the various categories are experiencing differing performance, according to new research from Mintel which reveals that yoghurt and cheese are the market’s winning categories.
Read moreRoquette expands Tokyo technical service centre
16 May 2018
Plant-based ingredients company Roquette has announced the expansion of its Food Customer Technical Service Center (CTS) in Tokyo to respond to a local increasing demand in personalized nutrition.
Read moreKerry reports 1Q 3.7% growth in volumes
9 May 2018
Kerry Group has issued its Q1 Interim Management Statement. The company reported a 3.7% growth in business volumes, with Taste & Nutrition growing 4.3%; and Consumer Foods +1.6%.
Read moreArla enters breakfast food-to-go market
9 May 2018
Arla Foods is set to launch into the breakfast food-to-go market with the introduction of its new Milk & Oats range of ready to drink beverages.
Read moreFAO reports April food prices flat vs. March
8 May 2018
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 173.5 points in April 2018, nearly unchanged from March but up 2.7% from the corresponding period last year.
Read moreEngaging with the Instagram generation
3 May 2018
Colourful, exotic and unusual foods are on the rise as a growing number of consumers look for food experiences they can share on social media.
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