Europe: Manufacturers should focus on benefits of dairy to Russian consumers, says report
Dairy products are a part of traditional food in Russia and have deep roots in consumption patterns, with products such as milk, kefir, sour...
Asia Pacific: Study finds probiotics consumption improves blood pressure
Eating probiotics regularly may modestly improve your blood pressure, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
It says probiotics are live...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra to cut jobs at Canpac site due to business realignment
Fonterra is looking at realigning its packing operations at Canpac, in the Waikato, New Zealand, to focus more on paediatric nutritionals.
This would mean Canpac...
Europe: Spain’s older consumers favor indulgent, luxurious confectionery
Manufacturers need to switch to premium products, as mature consumers are increasingly health-conscious and save confectionery for the occasional treat, according a Canadean report.
When...
World: Yogurt is fast becoming a healthy staple, states DSM Insight Series
DSM’s Global Insight paper states that the appeal of yogurt is on the rise globally.
Carried out in countries such as Brazil, China, Turkey and...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra, four Japanese dairy farms to undertake study on grassland farming in...
Fonterra is seeking four Hokkaido dairy farms to take part in a study to increase the efficiency and profitability of grassland dairy farming in...
Asia Pacific: China’s Huaxia Dairy Farm receives US$106M in latest round of investments
Milk producer in China, Huaxia Dairy Farm Limited, said on July 2, 2014, that an investor group led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund,...
World: Global dairy prices to recover in six months, despite slow Chinese demand, El...
According to Rabobank’s Dairy Quarterly Q2: Beyond the tipping point, prices fell as a result of improved milk production in export regions and the...
Asia Pacific: China to demand more dairy products due to Western influence, diet, finds...
China will be the largest dairy market in the world by 2018, despite dairy not being part of the traditional Chinese diet, according to...
Europe: DuPont Nutrition & Health opens center on starter culture performance in Ukraine
DuPont Nutrition & Health has opened a new technical service center in Kiev, Ukraine, to optimize starter culture performance in fresh fermented dairy production.
Yogurt...