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F&B M&A activity up 41% on 5 years ago
21 Jan 2020
2019 broke records again for the number of food and drink transactions around the world, with 789 registered on Zenith Global's mergers and acquisitions database, an average of 15 each week.
Read moreEWPA launches consumer web site
13 Jan 2020
The EWPA (European Whey Processors Association) has launched wheyforliving.com, its first B2C digital communication platform promoting the various benefits of whey protein.
Read moreBorden files for bankruptcy
9 Jan 2020
US dairy company Borden has announced that it has initiated voluntary reorganisation proceedings under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Read moreFonterra takes 99.9% of Chile milk processor
8 Jan 2020
Fonterra has purchased the minority interest in Prolesur, held by Fundación Isabel Aninat (the Fundación), as the Co-op looks to streamline its operations in Chile.
Read moreLegenDairy Foods gets $4 million funding
7 Jan 2020
Agronomics has co-led a €4 million seed fundraising round of German company LegenDairy Foods alongside M Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of science and technology company Merck.
Read moreDairy alternatives 'a key battlefront' - Innova
24 Dec 2019
‘The Plant Based Revolution’ is number two of the Top 10 Trends highlighted by Innova Market Insights for 2020 and the dairy alternatives category represents a key battlefront in this consumer-driven revolt, the company says.
Read moreDFA realigns ingredients offering
19 Dec 2019
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has realigned its Ingredients division, including dairy powders, dairy food ingredients, DairiConcepts and Berkshire Dairy, to form DFA Ingredient Solutions.
Read moreMaxum Foods reports on dairy market
6 Dec 2019
According to the Maxum Foods Global Dairy Commodity Update for December, the fundamentals underpinning the global market outlook remain positive but may weaken with improving expansion in milk supply and a slowing in trade in milk powders.
Read moreArla announces Nutrilac YO-4575 for booming Skyr market
5 Dec 2019
When looking at the total yoghurt market, Arla Foods Ingredients claims that Skyr as a product is taking an increasing piece of the total market share.
Read moreDSM to acquire Dutch cheese cultures company
21 Nov 2019
DSM has reached agreement for the acquisition of CSK for €150 million. Subject to customary conditions, the transaction is expected to close before the end of the year. CSK has a track record of Dutch heritage semi-hard cheese cultures of more than 100...
Read moreUS-based First Choice Ingredients (FCI) enhances true dairy character
12 Nov 2019
Based in Germantown, Wisconsin, USA, First Choice Ingredients manufactures natural dairy concentrates through fermentation technology.
Read moreArla to double mozzarella production
8 Nov 2019
Arla says that the increasing global demand for mozzarella will result in an expansion of Branderup Dairy in Denmark.
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