Changing Bio Debuts Microbial Dairy: No Need for Pastures’
Changing Bio has debuted its novel microbial protein-based cream and cheese made from yeast. The products were launched at the 25th China International Bakery Exhibition, the world’s largest professional exhibition for the bakery food and sugar products industry. The news follows the company’s $22 million Series A funding round last year — the largest in…
“In this climate crisis, the dairy industry has no right to exist”
The Jewish holiday of Shavuot, with its popular custom to consume dairy dishes, has become linked with marketing the local dairy industry in Israel, reflected in the packing of supermarket shelves with special offers and festive launches. However, local products that seek to challenge the industry will soon land in Israel’s supermarkets: dairy products without…
Fonterra cuts this season’s milk price-lower price for next season
Fonterra announced a lower opening milk price for farmers next season and also cut its forecast for this season as Chinese demand lags behind pre-pandemic levels. The co-operative expects to pay farmers between $7.25 and $8.75 per kilogram of milk solids for the season starting next month. The $8 per kgMS mid-point, which farmers are…
What’s the global picture for dairy markets?
Dairy advisers have warned of future shortages of milk, with little to no growth in production in many major exporting regions, despite a surplus at present. Global demand is mixed, with a softening requirement reported in Europe and the US, and a slow recovery from China, but there are some growing opportunities from other Asian…
Lab-grown breast milk Co. Biomilq aims to change infant nutrition
Biomilq, a North Carolina-based startup, is working to recreate breast milk outside of the body, a breakthrough that could change the way infant nutrition is understood in America. The company’s seemingly niche innovation took on new resonance amid the infant-formula shortage, which demonstrated the frailty of that essential product. Before the company can fully take…
China’s falling birth rate impacting infant milk industry in Ireland
THE impact of the falling birth rate in China on the infant milk formula industry in Ireland was raised in the Dáil. Ireland is one of the leading manufacturers of infant formula. Three of the world’s largest producers, Danone, Abbott, and Wyeth, have manufacturing plants here. Minister of State Neale Richmond, replying to Cork North-West…
Pathfinder Foundation to promote Lankan dairy sector
The Pathfinder Foundation, in partnership with the New Zealand High Commission in Colombo, organized a high-level Agriculture Reform Panel Discussion titled Prospects for Sri Lanka’s Dairy Industry: International Case Studies at Courtyard by Marriott in Colombo. Chairman Pathfinder Foundation, Bernard Goonetilleke, mentioned that this forum takes place at a critical juncture where decisions are being…
EU Parliament votes against plant-based milks in schools
Members of the European Parliament has voted not to include plant-based drinks in schools, in a “significant blow” to children who cannot or do not want to consume milk. According to a report by food awareness organisation Proveg International , the majority of Members of the European Parliament failed to include plant-based drinks within their…
No, the USDA hasn’t banned chocolate milk in schools
Chocolate milk has long been a staple beverage in school cafeterias, but recent stories about a potential U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ban on chocolate milk in schools has some people wondering if that’s changed. Currently, “chocolate milk ban” is a top Google search. THE QUESTION Has the USDA banned chocolate milk in schools? No,…
WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which recommends against the use of NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does…