American Dairy, Inc., one of the leading producers and distributors of milk powder and soybean products in China, continued its fast-pace growth in the second quarter. Company announced highlights for the period ended June 30
Cold Shoulder? At the risk of perpetuating more rumors about major moves in the world dairy industry, there has been some speculation that Unilever is reviewing its frozen foods divisions
The Round, launched in September 2001 with a mandate to liberalize agriculture trade, is a complex undertaking: getting 148 countries to agree on how much to their subsidies and tariffs, how fast, has been a shuffling, challenging process. Back in Doha, the group agreed to eliminate export subsidies and harmonize market access barriers and domestic support levels. Left for dead several times (remember Seattle? Or Cancun?), the Round remains alive by hitting small, incremental deadlines just often enough to claim progress.
Fonterra has agreed to purchase $526 million worth of assets from New Zealand Dairy Foods, and to transfer to it the Anchor and Fresh 'n' Fruity brands in New Zealand. In exchange, NZDF will acquire $291 million of Fonterra's businesses, gaining the dairy giant's Meadow Fresh drinks and yogurt arm and its Kiwi Meats division.
Chinese dairy giant Yili Group says it will invest $132 million mainly to expand its production capacity and market presence in northeastern and eastern China.
G.C. Hahn & Co. USA Inc., will hold its 3rd Annual Technology Symposium on Dairy & Non-Dairy; Dips, Sauces, Dressings and Spreads, on Oct. 25 at The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Dairy Research.
Sleep. It's something which at one point in my life I
would nearly go without to leave more time for work
and play. Sleep. It's something I now crave and
something I need more and more of to function effectively.
When the Healthy Weight with Dairy campaign was introduced a couple of years ago to those of us who cover the industry, the response went something like this:
"Wow, this sounds great, but can you prove it? Will the research bear the scrutiny of dairy's usual critics? Telling consumers they can lose weight while consuming three daily servings of healthful dairy foods could make milk the next red wine, but only if consumers believe it.
FDA (21CFR 131.110) describes milk as "the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrums, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows." Milk obtained aseptically from the udders of healthy cows contains a very low number (<1,000/ml) of bacteria. However, since milk is an excellent growth media, microorganisms introduced during production and handling may multiply rapidly under conditions of marginal refrigeration(slow cooling and storage between 40)
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