WOVO cracks open new dairy alternative category
Liquid egg pioneer Campomayor has teamed up with Spanish food scientists to develop the world’s first dairy alternative made from egg whites. Opening a new market category, WOVO was launched in April 2023 in national retailers across Spain including Carrefour Hypermarkets, Gadis, Froiz and Vegalsa-Eroski chains. Pioneering new possibilities for eggs Family business Campomayor was…
Global dairy price index crashed by 7.4%
Dairy prices crashed to their lowest levels in nearly five years at the Global Dairy Trade auction overnight, led by a 10.9 percent fall in the price of whole milk powder. The average price fell 7.4 percent to US$2875 (NZD$4830) a tonne. The price of whole milk powder, which strongly affects the payout for local…
Researchers to investigate using AI to detect disease in cows
The project, is one of 14 projects to receive a share of £9m funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) as part of a major initiative to combat endemic livestock disease. It is a collaboration of UoB researchers in veterinary medicine, animal behaviour,…
Pros And Cons of Reducing the Retail Price of Plant-Based Milk
An increasing number of people around the world are adopting sustainable diets as an act to fight climate change. As a result, the popularity of plant-based milks has skyrocketed in the past decade. However, there has been a growing debate with regard to the retail price of these plant-based milk products. Is the upcharge of…
Set Role Model” for the high-quality and sustainable dairy
HONG KONG, Aug 10, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – – On the occasion of the World Dairy Industry Conference held in Hohhot from August 4th to 7th, the latest ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) rating results released by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), an international authoritative index agency, showed that Youran Dairy received a BB rating for its first evaluation, which is currently the highest MSCI…
Plant-based dairy lags in nutrition
Protein is one place traditional dairy outshines its brethren. U.S. sales of plant-based milks reached $2.8 billion in 2022, according to the Plant-Based Foods Association. “Plant-based milk remains the largest segment in the plant-based foods industry, with 40.6% of U.S. households purchasing plant-based milks, and an astounding 75.7% of consumers repeating their purchases,” the organization…
Italy Dairy Boss Crushed To Death By thousands of Cheese Wheel
In a heartbreaking incident that has shocked a small town in Italy’s Lombardy region, a 74-year-old man lost his life after being buried under a massive cascade of parmesan-style hard cheese wheels that fell from a high shelf “like dominoes”. The incident occurred on Sunday in the town of Romano di Lombardia, near Bergamo, leaving…
Developing dairy sector in Bangladesh
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that a person needs to drink 250 millilitres of milk every day. However, daily per head milk production in Bangladesh is 208 ml, according to the Department of Livestock Services. Moreover, the price of milk is increasing every year no matter whether it is packaged or pasteurised. Back in…
18 months in LIC chief remains focused on dairy’s emissions
It’s been a changeable 18 months for LIC chief executive David Chin as the dairy improvement co-operative assists the dairy industry to meet the environmental challenges it faces locally and globally. Looking back at the time since he started in the role in January 2022, replacing Wayne McNee, Chin says it has reinforced his appreciation…
Dairy Product Company to Release All-PE Film Pouch in China
Dow Chemical Company has partnered with Mengniu , one of the largest dairy companies in China, to launch an all-polyethylene yogurt pouch designed for recyclability. Mengniu Yogurt Pouch Photo Credit: Dow The product is Mengniu’s first all-PE yogurt pouch designed for recyclability. Dow’s INNATE TF-BOPE (biaxial orientation polyethylene) is designed to enable recyclable packaging by…