Fonterra announces Managing Director Fonterra Brands NZ
Fonterra is pleased to welcome Brett Henshaw to the Co-operative as Managing Director, Fonterra Brands, New Zealand (FBNZ).
New managing director at Arla Foods UK
Ash Amirahmadi, currently SVP – sales for Arla Foods in the UK, is taking over as managing director following the departure of Tomas Pietrangeli.
China’s baby boom lifts French dairy group Danone
French food group Danone’s share price rose 3 per cent on Wednesday after the company said demand for baby formulas in China helped boost like-for-like sales by almost 5 per cent.
The Battle Begins At The FDA As Agriculture Evolves: Milk From A Cow vs. Milk From Plants
In January, the Food and Drug Administration issued its 2018 Strategic Policy Roadmap entitled Healthy Innovation, Safer Families, which notably contained the following paragraph:
EU Dairy Sector Against Proposed Traffic Light Labelling Scheme
The European Dairy Association (EDA) is opposing a proposed traffic light food labelling scheme, claiming that it does not adequately inform consumers about the nutritional properties of milk and dairy products.
By: Sarah Harford
Source: European Supermarket Magazine
Link: https://www.esmmagazine.com/eu-dairy-sector-traffic-light-labelling-scheme/50891
Ben & Jerry's to improve pay and working conditions of dairy laborers
Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has committed to improving the pay and working conditions of laborers hired by its dairy suppliers, while also promising to raise the pay to the farmers who employ these laborers, according to Food Manufacturing.
By: Cathy Siegner
Source: FOOD DIVE
Saudi Dairy Producer to Hold Talks With Danone Unit for Merger
Al Safi Danone holders to own 38.75% of Nadec on possible deal. National Agricultural shares climb 6.6% in Riyadh trading.
By: Abbas Al Lawati
Source: Bloomberg
French food group Danone's shares rise after bid speculation report
Shares in French food group Danone (DANO.PA) rose on Monday after the New York Post newspaper said in a report over the weekend that Danone could be a takeover target. By: Sudip Kar-Gupta
Dairy shows intolerance to plant-based competitors
Producers become rebels with a cause to stop rivals ‘hijacking deserved good image of milk’
Hedge fund star Dan Loeb bets $3.5 billion on Nestle
Hedge fund star Dan Loeb thinks life could be sweeter for Nestle, the company behind KitKat chocolate bars and Haagen-Dazs ice cream.