Americas: Researchers unveil natural dairy thickener with probiotic potential
Microbiologists at Oregon State University have discovered and helped patent and commercialize a type of dairy or food thickener, which may add probiotic characteristics...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra Australia owns Tamar Valley Dairy
Fonterra Australia has finalized the purchase of the assets of Tasmanian yoghurt business, Tamar Valley Dairy on November 27, 2013.
It now owns and manages...
Europe: DSM buys HMO company for US$836M
Royal DSM has completed its acquisition of Glycom, a global supplier of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMO) for an enterprise value of €765 million (US$836.4...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra opens milk sourcing subsidiary
Fonterra has launched a milk sourcing subsidiary to grow market share in its New Zealand (NZ) milk pool, and provide a new pathway to...
Europe: Calculator shows 89% of users need more calcium
New findings released on World Osteoporosis Day by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) show that 89% of those who used the new IOF Calcium...
Asia Pacific: Devondale Murray Goulburn upbeat about dairy export to China with FTA
Australia’s dairy foods company Devondale Murray Goulburn (MG) has joined the Australian Dairy Industry Council in welcoming the announcement of the Australia-China Free Trade...
Americas: Engineered probiotics can detect tumors in the liver
Engineers at MIT and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have devised a new way to detect cancer that has spread to...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra searches for best cake using Anchor Cream in China
Fonterra China Foodservices has partnered China's restaurant rating website with 190 million active users, Dianping.com, to find the best cakes in China using Anchor...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra’s Anmum formula retails in NZ
Fonterra’s US$200 million brand in Asia, Anmum, is now available to New Zealand families.
The organization strongly supports breastfeeding as the best source of nutrition...
Asia Pacific: NZMP launches low lactose milk powder
Fonterra's NZMP has launched NZMP Low Lactose Instant Whole Milk Powder (IWMP), which contains less than 2% lactose for consumer milk powder manufacturers to...