Dairy processor Lion launches southern hemisphere's largest specialty cheese factory at Burnie, Tasmania
Dairy processor Lion has launched the southern hemisphere’s largest specialty cheese factory.
#Danone Small Bites May Go Before Mead Johnson: Real M&A
Traders are betting Danone (BN) will buy baby-formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (MJN) There may be better ways for Europe’s second-largest food company to spend its money, at least for now.
Milk Futures Reach Record as U.S. Exports Increase Amid Drought
Milk futures in Chicago jumped to the highest on record, signaling higher costs for consumers, as exports surge and a record drought threatens output in California, the nation’s top producer.
#Japan's Lion enters Warrnambool battle
Japanese dairy and beverage company Lion has entered the takeover battle for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter by increasing its stake in the company.
#TGD: Want a Yogurt With That Venti Latte? Starbucks and Danone to Join Forces
Starbucks is taking on the thriving market for yogurt, teaming up with French dairy powerhouse Danone to create a line of yogurts that will be sold in the coffee company’s stores and in grocery stores.
#Yogurt: The new Pepsi challenge
PepsiCo Inc – best known for Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay chips – is taking its Muller yogurt brand nationwide expanding its portfolio of healthier foods at a time that U.S. consumers are increasingly shunning traditional soft drinks.Â
#TGD: Cover Story: The Greek Yogurt Revolution
Greek yogurt triggers new dairy demand, but are dairy producers profiting?
#Glanbia Attributes Much of Growth to its U.S. Cheese and Global Nutritional Division
Glanbia is on track to meet its 2013 expectations after a solid performace in the first four months of the year with group revenue up 9 percent compared with the same period in 2012, and volume accounting for 5 percent.
#How the Milk Industry Went Sour, and What Every Business Can Learn From It
Congress’s “fiscal cliff†deal on New Year’s Day included a nine-month extension of the expiring U.S. farm bill, preventing retail milk prices from doubling to $7 or more in 2013. That’s a great relief for milk producers, but the last-minute reprieve shouldn’t blind them to the fact that they have already fallen off their own […]
World #Dairy Report Shows Growth
GLOBAL- A report summary, promoted at this weeks World Dairy Summit, outlines 2011 as being a positive year for global dairying.