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Outlook Report

Finding the right infant formula is crucial to a baby’s growth and development

The global infant formula market is valued at $51B.

May 11, 2026

Proper infant nutrition is crucial for growth and health during the early years. While breastfeeding is recommended, formula options are available for varying needs. Learn how to choose the right infant formula that meets nutritional standards and supports your baby's development.

How long will the tariffs’ chess game last?

Preventative strategies important to stem $4.9T in healthcare costs.

Nate Donnay

June 6, 2025

I anxiously awaited the Liberation Day announcement thinking we would finally “know” what was going to happen, but I quickly realized that the announcement made that day was just the first move in a long and intense chess game, or it was just the lighting of a fuse and we have no idea how long that fuse is or what it is attached to.

Opportunities abroad

Advice for Western dairies seeking to tap into China’s thirst for drinkable yogurts

The Chinese like yogurt but they love drinkable yogurt. Population increases, urbanization and rising incomes are the reasons behind an expected 7% annual growth rate.

July 30, 2015

Daxue Consulting offers some advice to Western dairy processors about exporting dairy products, especially yogurt, to China.

Around the world of dairy

International dairy news: Nestle ice cream in China; Lakeland Dairies’ milk sticks; analysis of India’s dairy market

Lakeland Dairies of Ireland is producing milk in a stick pack, a product for airline foodservice.

June 12, 2015

A round-up of world dairy news, featuring Nestle, Lakeland Dairies, Tetra Pak and a look at India’s dairy prospects.

Exporting

What do China’s latest dairy market regulations mean to exporters of dairy ingredients?

We think the new regulations favor foreign dairy importers but only until public confidence in local dairy producers grows.

Nicolas Pechet Thomas McDonald

June 14, 2014

New regulations in China seem to further alter the playing field for milk powder brands in favor of major foreign companies, which together made up 54% of the Chinese market in terms of sales revenue in 2013.

The international scene

What does China’s new Food Safety Plan mean to the dairy industry?

Expect dairy producers to move pre-emptively to consolidate their sourcing in an effort to mitigate potential compliance issues.

Thomas McDonald Nicolas Pechet

August 10, 2012

What effect will China's new Food Safety Plan have on the global dairy industry? The Chinese dairy market has been growing at 10% annually, and is expected to continue at similar rates until 2020 So what should one expect? Dairy producers (Nestle is one) are moving to preemptively consolidate their sourcing in an effort to mitigate potential compliance issues.

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Finding the right infant formula is crucial to a baby’s growth and development

How long will the tariffs’ chess game last?

Advice for Western dairies seeking to tap into China’s thirst for drinkable yogurts

International dairy news: Nestle ice cream in China; Lakeland Dairies’ milk sticks; analysis of India’s dairy market

What do China’s latest dairy market regulations mean to exporters of dairy ingredients?

What does China’s new Food Safety Plan mean to the dairy industry?

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