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Danone eyes French acquisition

Danone eyes French acquisition

30 Jun 2016

Danone and the shareholders of Michel et Augustin have entered into exclusive negotiations to allow Danone to acquire a minority interest in Michel et Augustin, alongside Artémis and Michel et Augustin’s founders.

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Arla opens new factory

Arla opens new factory

24 Jun 2016

Arla Foods Ingredients has opened its new, dedicated factory located in Nr. Vium, Denmark. The €40 million facility can produce approximately 4,000 tonnes of high quality whey and casein hydrolysates a year.

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Fonterra doubles lactose recovery

Fonterra doubles lactose recovery

23 Jun 2016

The upgrade underway at Fonterra’s Edgecumbe site will allow Fonterra to capture lactose that was previously unable to be extracted from the site’s waste stream by creatively applying existing filtration technology.

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NZ positive about dairy outlook

NZ positive about dairy outlook

22 Jun 2016

New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says the outlook for New Zealand primary industries is positive with strong growth forecast across most sectors and dairy prices expected to gradually increase over the next 2 years.

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Fonterra changes leadership team

Fonterra changes leadership team

21 Jun 2016

Fonterra has announced a senior leadership team and business unit structure that it says will enable the co-operative to continue to deliver maximum value creation and strong performance.

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Arla sees CrossFit opportunity

Arla sees CrossFit opportunity

20 Jun 2016

The growing popularity of CrossFit will boost the market for premium sports nutrition solutions that offer significantly faster recovery than mainstream products, according to Arla Foods Ingredients.

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Danone ups guidance

Danone ups guidance

17 Jun 2016

Danone has upgraded its guidance for trading operating margin for the year from “solid improvement” to a range of +50bps to +60bps, while confirming its sales growth guidance within a range of +3% to +5%.

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Arla opens Hamburg terminal

Arla opens Hamburg terminal

16 Jun 2016

Arla has opened a new distribution terminal with a combined 10,000 square metre warehouse with cooling areas and office buildings in Heidenau near Hamburg.

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Saputo revenues rise 8.8%

Saputo revenues rise 8.8%

13 Jun 2016

Canadian dairy company Saputo has reported its financial results for its fourth quarter which ended 31 March. Consolidated revenues for the quarter were $CAN2.734 billion, an increase of $220.2 million or 8.8% compared to the same quarter last fiscal y...

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DSM intros cheese cultures

DSM intros cheese cultures

9 Jun 2016

DSM has introduced a new range of white cheese cultures to address what it believes is consumer demand for a milder and fresher flavour.

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Nestlé gets rights to CMPA test

Nestlé gets rights to CMPA test

3 Jun 2016

Nestlé Health Science has announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with DBV Technologies, headquartered in Montrouge, France, aimed at developing and bringing to market DBV’s patch-test tool for the diagnosis of Cow’s Milk Protein A...

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Arla promotes acid whey opportunity

Arla promotes acid whey opportunity

1 Jun 2016

Many dairy companies are yet to realise that their acid whey is a valuable raw material that can be used to create high quality and nutritious consumer products, according to Arla Foods Ingredients.

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