Latest News in the food Industry

2 Sep 2019

Arla has reported that the first half of 2019 saw a rare stability in the otherwise volatile global dairy market, resulting in stable prepaid milk prices to farmer owners across Europe.

21 Aug 2019

Swiss nutrition company Hochdorf says it is facing a serious crisis. The company performed significantly worse than expected in the most recent reporting period, which was mainly due to the negative performance of its 51% subsidiary Pharmalys, resultin...

15 Aug 2019

Rabobank has issued its 2019 Global Dairy Top 20 report. In 2018, it says, lower commodity prices, adverse weather conditions in key export markets, a strong US dollar and currency shifts have affected the combined turnover of the Global Dairy Top 20 c...

14 Aug 2019

Over half of all U.S. consumers now buy yogurt as part of their typical grocery basket, according to a new report from Innova Market Insights, but their habits appear to be evolving.

13 Aug 2019

Fonterra has reconfirmed its underlying earnings guidance for the 2019 financial year that ended on 31 July 2019 (FY19), announced a final decision on its full-year dividend for FY19, and provided further information on some significant adverse one-off...

9 Aug 2019

Fonterra has announced its intention to sell a portion of its stake in Beingmate Baby & Child Food Company, which is currently a shareholding of 18.8%.

8 Aug 2019

USDEC has reported lost sales to China due to retaliatory tariffs and African swine fever, plus strong competition elsewhere from European and New Zealand suppliers, resulted in lower U.S. export volume in the first half of 2019.

7 Aug 2019

Synlait has completed the acquisition of selected Talbot Forest Cheese assets.

1 Aug 2019

Demand for flavoured milk beverages is seeing steady growth worldwide, notes Hydrosol, and product variety in the markets is correspondingly large.

30 Jul 2019

FrieslandCampina has reported its 1H19 results. Revenue was 45.7 billion, unchanged from 1H18. Operating profit increased by 18.6% to €210 million.

23 Jul 2019

DSM has announced the launch of its new DelvoCheese CH-120 cultures, a range of phage robust cultures for young cheddar and barrel cheese.

22 Jul 2019

From almond to oat and coconut to pea, plant-based milk alternatives are causing something of a stir, as latest research from Mintel reveals Brits are branching out in their milk tastes.