Unilever Taps Dairy Boss as New CEO
Unilever PLC UL 0.82%increase; green up pointing triangle has appointed Hein Schumacher as its new chief executive, tapping the head of a European dairy cooperative to lead its effort to reinvigorate growth and navigate economic challenges. The owner of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Dove soap said Mr. Schumacher would become CEO on July 1. He succeeds Alan…
GoodSport, a Dairy-Based Sports Drink, Set to Hit Walmart Store
Powered by the goodness of milk, a first-of-its-kind sports drink is set to more than 1,000 Walmart store shelves across the Midwest. GoodSport Nutrition Founder & CEO Michelle McBride came up with the dairy-based sports drink concept after being frustrated with other beverage options. “I didn’t want my son drinking sports drinks filled with artificial…
FrieslandCampina shares key industry trends for 2023
FrieslandCampina Ingredients, the global innovator in healthy and functional ingredients, has announced the release of its third annual magazine detailing five key trends that will drive the evolution of food, drink and supplement industries in 2023. The magazine, titled ‘Shaping the future of Nutrition 2023’, offers expert insights into current consumer drivers to help brands…
Journal of Dairy Science: Milk’s Packaging Influences Its Flavor
The dairy industry strives to preserve the quality and safety of milk products while maintaining the freshest possible taste for consumers. To date, the industry has largely focused on packaging milk in light-blocking containers to preserve freshness, but little has been understood about how the packaging itself influences milk flavor. However, a new study in the Journal of Dairy Science®,…
DSM World Mycotoxin Survey 2023
Mycotoxins continued to provide the cereals sector with considerable challenges last year as producers turned to cheaper products to manage risks. The Covid-19 pandemic affected logistics and availability of feed materials. This coupled with increased input and energy costs caused by the war in Ukraine meant significantly higher costs for producers. As a result, some…
Why plant based alternatives are shaking up the dairy sector
In recent years the refrigerated aisles across the UK’s supermarkets have seen quite the shake-up. With sustainability at the forefront of many shoppers minds, we’ve seen the evolution of the vegan conscious consumer, which has come with it a flurry of plant-based milk alternatives. Plant-based milk, which now includes variants made from coconut, soya, rice,…
End of Covid zero policy in China may lift the dairy prices in future
Dairy prices have started 2023 on a soft note, However, analysts are banking on China ending its Covid-zero policy to lift prices in the coming months. Westpac’s senior agri economist Nathan Penny says the bank is sticking to its forecast milk price of $8.75/kgMS for this season. “Prices in late 2022 had been weaker than…
A farmers’ dilemma has the govt worried in Uganda
Mr Stanley Ntungire is the last of a dying breed. Born and raised in a cattle-keeping orthodoxy that is the age-old tradition of the Hima people of Ankole, he saw his forbearers rear the animals as a principal economic activity. They were a treasured source of prestige in society in a way few things compare….
‘Dairy-Based’ Alternative Meats Could Become a Reality
While plant-based alternative meats have earned a spot on grocery store shelves, they haven’t won over consumers’ hearts just yet. According to Purdue economist Jayson Lusk, high price points and inflation have caused markets to plummet, with sales down 20% from November 2021 to November 2022. “Some of what drove the growth initially was the…
Complexity of Measuring and reducing emissions in dairy industry Bydairynew
Despite differences in farming systems, the carbon footprint of dairy products is similar among the major exporting regions, and most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originate on the farm in the form of methane, according to a new report from Rabobank, outlining some of the reduction strategies available, including those left untapped. ON-FARM EMISSIONS At the…