Plant-based investment group Kale United buys Lily & Hanna’s
Kale United, a holding company investing in the plant-based sector, has snapped up Swedish non-dairy ice cream company Lily & Hanna’s. The deal sees Kale United, also based in Sweden, buy “more than 95%” of the business, it said in a statement. Financial terms were not disclosed. In the statement, Kale United CEO Måns Ullerstam…
Cadbury recalls products in UK due to Listeria concerns
Cadbury products are being removed from stores across the United Kingdom due to listeria concerns. Customers who purchased products from these batches have been warned not to consume them and to return them for a refund. Listeriosis, a food-borne bacterial illness, is usually caused by consuming contaminated food with Listeria monocytogenes. Pregnant women and people…
Dairy matrix- Milk benefits more than sum of its ingredients
Nutrition research has traditionally focused on identifying the specific associations through which single nutrients impact health outcomes – for example, calcium and bone health, protein and skeletal muscle and, saturated fat and heart disease. The approach to studying individual nutrients in relation to health has been described as a ‘reductionist’ perspective (Messina et al., 2001)….
GDT price index posts second increase in a row
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has reported its second increase in a row following the latest trading event. As a result of trade event 331 held today (Tuesday, May 2), the price index rose by 2.5%. This follows an increase of 3.2% after the previous auction on April 18 , which marked the…
NutriScore, Algorithm Update for Milk drinks and Beverages
On March 30, 2023 it Steering Committee of NutriScore (in which the governments of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland participate) has approved an update of the algorithm for drinks. (1) This completes the update of the nutritional profiles of #NutriScore which began with the changes to the algorithm, approved on July 26, 2022,…
Top 10 Best Dairy Farming Companies In Europe 2023
Dairy farming is the process of breeding and raising dairy cows for the production of milk, which is used to make various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt. Dairy farming is an important sector of agriculture and plays a vital role in food production, both in Europe and globally. Here are some key points…
Markets wrap: Futures point to rise in Whole milk powder prices
The futures market is betting whole milk powder prices will rise at the Global Dairy Trade auction this week. At the last GDT auction two weeks ago the headline price index jumped 3.2% following four consecutive declines. The average price for whole milk powder, which has the most impact on what farmers are paid, gained…
Four large supermarkets cut price of milk for first time
Tesco, Aldi, SuperValu and Lidl have all announced a reduction in the price of milk. On Friday evening Lidl became the first large supermarket since the start of the cost of living crisis more than 18 months ago to reduce the cost of its milk. The German discounter announced that it was rolling out a…
Tetra Pak with Disney and Marvel to revitalise its dairy drinks
Food processing and packaging company Tetra Pak has teamed up with The Walt Disney Company (Disney) to revitalise its dairy drinks categories. As part of the partnership, beverage cartons of Swiss retailer Coop Group (Coop) will adopt characters inspired by Disney and Marvel. According to Tetra Pak, 80 Disney and Marvel-inspired designs will feature on the packaging of…
Danone invests in animal-free dairy startup Imagindairy
Danone’s corporate venture arm Danone Manifesto Ventures has taken a minority stake in Imagindairy, an Israeli startup making ‘animal-free’ dairy proteins via precision fermentation (using microbes instead of cows). While Danone is heavily invested in plant-based dairy through brands such as Silk, Alpro and So Delicious, this is its first move into the animal-free dairy space, whereby firms engineer fungi or yeast to make dairy proteins such as…