Arla investment of €38m in new whey plant

Leading European dairy processor Arla has announced that it is to invest €38m in a new whey-focused manufacturing plant, which is to be built next to Arla Foods Ingredients’ existing whey protein facility in Videbæk, Denmark, where Arla Foods Ingredients is also in the process of building a new lactose plant.

Hay market eyes China growth

AS MILK processors clamber to keep up with demand from China’s booming dairy products market, Chinese hunger for dairy ingredients at the farm level is also going through the roof.

#Danone losses to #Fonterra milk scare top forecasts

Danone warned of higher-than-expected losses to the scare over botulism in milk which has provoked a legal battle with Fonterra, as the dairy giant unveiled a fall in profits for 2013 and cautioned over a potentially soft start to 2014.

Liam Dann: The world's watching you #Fonterra

Here we go again, a new year and a new contamination scare for Fonterra. Hopes that it had put its food safety troubles behind it have been dashed right on the eve of a court battle with French rival Danone which is seeking compensation for damage done to its brand during last year’s crisis.