Cheese and dairy products
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Cheese and dairy productsAsiago PDO celebrates ten years of success in China
The “historic” bilateral agreement between the EU and China entered in force
From 20 to 22 May, the protection consortium will be present at the China International Protected Geographical Indication Products more
Cheese and dairy productsParmigiano Reggiano: companies of the consortium close 2020 positively
+ 7.9% sales in Italy and + 10.7% abroad; production up by + 4.9%
2020 was a record year for the production of Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, which grew overall by 4.9% compared to the previous year. The 3.94 million wheels (about 160 thousand tons) produced in 2020 represent... more
Cheese and dairy productsIntesa Sanpaolo finances Parmareggio with Italian Guarantee
37 million euros guaranteed by Sace to support investments
Sustainable growth is at the heart of Parmareggio's development project. Among the main operators of the Italian dairy industry, the Emilian company received a loan from Intesa Sanpaolo for 37 million... more
Cheese and dairy productsLatteria Soresina is financed by Deutsche Bank
5 million euros paid with Sace guarantee
Latteria Soresina Soc Coop obtained a loan of 5 million euros aimed at strengthening the liquidity used in the aging of the forms of Grana Padano Dop. The loan, with a duration of 5 years, was granted... more
Cheese and dairy productsThe new Italian giant of PDO cheeses is born
Parmareggio takes sole control of the Agriform business unit
On the one hand, the leader of Parmigiano Reggiano which belongs to the Bonterre group (over 1 billion in revenues); on the other, the first Venetian reality of DOP cheeses (Grana Padano, Asiago, Piave and others). more
Cheese and dairy productsDairy products ranked 1st in the cart of Italians
In 2020, milk, yogurt and cheeses saw sales grow by 8.4%
Boom in food & beverage spending in 2020: the lockdowns that have occurred during the year and the restrictions imposed to contain the pandemic, have led Italians to spend more time at home and, therefore,... more
Cheese and dairy productsEmmi sells Spanish goat’s cheese producer
The 80% majority stake in Lácteos Caprinos buys by Lácteas García Baquero
Emmi, the major Swiss milk processor, has sold its 80% majority stake in Spanish goat’s cheese manufacturer Lácteos Caprinos to Lácteas García Baquero. Founded in 2002 in Jaen, Lácteos Caprinos specialises in th... more
Cheese and dairy productsGrana Padano closes 2020 positively
There is + 2% in production and + 3.7% in global consumption
"Despite the crisis generated by the health emergency, Grana Padano is confirmed as the most consumed PDO product in the world and continues to grow", a press release announced. In fact, the estimate of... more
Cheese and dairy productsNewlat rationalizes activities with the subsidiary Centrale del Latte d'Italia
Integration of plants, generation of cost synergies, exchange of know-how
Centrale del Latte d'Italia SpA (Cli) and Newlat Food SpA announce that, on 18 December 2020, they signed a contract under which, starting from 1 January 2021, Newlat Food will lease to Cli, company's... more
Cheese and dairy productsLactalis expands into the yogurt business in Canada
The French group take a bearing of Ultima Foods
Lactalis Canada has agreed to acquire all the shares of the Canadian yogurt company of the Agropur dairy cooperative, Ultima Foods. The Lactalis Group subsidiary has not disclosed the financial terms of... more
Cheese and dairy productsThe Parmigiano Reggiano consortium approves the 2021 budget
Record revenues of 51.8 million are expected
The general meeting of the Parmigiano Reggiano consortium members was held in live streaming, during which the Consortium approved the 2021 budget. The president Nicola Bertinelli, with his introductory... more
Cheese and dairy productsDairy exports are holding back after a decade of growth
An alarming situation, according to Assolatte
In September 2020, many of the categories of the most exported cheeses recorded a decline in both volumes and, even more markedly, in values. more
Cheese and dairy productsParmigiano Reggiano: concern about no deal in the UK
The Consortium fears that competition from fakes on the British market would increase
It could also generate new tariffs in a market already tried by the pandemic more
Cheese and dairy productsCandia, the milk is still pulling
Thanks to the high digestibility/lactose-free segment, the most performing
Candia Italia, the Italian branch of Sodiaal, a French dairy cooperative group, third milk producer in Europe and fifth in the world, closed the year with a positive sign (+ 1.5% in volume). 2020 has shown... more
Cheese and dairy products"Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle" obtains the protected designation of origin
L'Abbate (Mipaaf): "PDO is not a point of arrival, we need commitment to enhancement in the world"
With the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 December, the implementing regulation for the registration in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical... more
Cheese and dairy productsMüller, new program to support milk producers
Improve collaboration, animal welfare and increase sustainability
Müller has launched a new program for farmers to further improve collaboration with suppliers within their supply chain, animal welfare and increase sustainability.The UK-based program, called Müller A... more
Cheese and dairy productsFrance. Danone invests in "organic infant milk"
New 25 million Euro organic milk plant
The Danone company has announced its plans to build a new plant for the production of organic baby milk in France, in order to meet the growing demand from French consumers for organic products. An investment... more
Cheese and dairy productsGranarolo launches new Tetra Stelo
Plant-based packaging made up of 87% renewable sources
Great news for the Granarolo Group, which chooses the sustainable packaging "Tetra Stelo Aseptic Edge Wingcap" for the milk line of the "Accadì High Digestibility Lactose Free" range. This is a package... more
Cheese and dairy productsNestlé: new accelerator for the development of dairy and vegetable products
6 months to bring new ideas from the concept to the test laboratory
Nestlé has launched a new research and development (R&D) acceleration program in an effort to boost innovation in sustainable dairy and plant-based dairy alternatives. The accelerator, located in the... more
Cheese and dairy productsInternational tour of Pecorino Toscano PDO
Upcoming promotional events in Spain, USA and Canada
Pecorino Toscano PDO returns to travel with 3 new international events. The first will be a Spanish stop and then will take off to North America, heading for Canada and the United States of America. A... more
Cheese and dairy productsNewlat, semester to be framed, also thanks to Centrale del Latte
President Mastrolia: "We aim for new acquisitions"
Newlat Food, the Italian dairy group chaired by Angelo Mastrolia, has approved the Half-Year Financial Report as at 30 June 2020. Aggregate revenues are equal to Euro 255.4 million, up 5.5% compared to... more
Cheese and dairy productsBergader continues to grow in Italy
Soft cheese market share in large-scale distribution exceeds 16%
2020 represented a year of rise in Italy for Bergader, a German company specializing in dairy products that arrived in Italy since 1902. Bergader, which literally means "mountain vein", continues to invest... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla delivers strong results as cooperative steers through global pandemic
Throughout the first half of 2020 the milk price to farmer owners remained stable at a competitive level
In the first half year Arla’s global branded sales volumes grew an unprecedented 10.4 per cent and the cooperative delivered a strong and competitive performance price. more
CoffeeArla and Starbucks celebrate successful 10 year partnership
The partnership has been a success from the start
2020 marks 10 years since European farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods and the American coffee company Starbucks partnered up to combine chilled coffee and milk for the ready to drink (RTD) market. The partnership has been a success from the start, securing continuous growth in a high pace global market, in which unit production has increased by no less than 1700 per cent. more
Cheese and dairy productsNewlat Food: Consolidated aggregate Net Profit 2019 of € 10.2 million (+71%)
Ebitda and Net Profit for the year showed a better performance than foreseen in the Business Plan
The Board of Directors of Newlat Food S.p.A. approved the consolidated aggregate preliminary data for the year ended 31 December 2019. Newlat Food recorded consolidated aggregate revenues of € 320.9 m... more
Cheese and dairy productsBrands and transformation deliver strong 2019 results for Arla
Arla’s branded sales volume grew 5.1 per cent in 2019
In 2019 farmer-owned Arla Foods exceeded expectations for global branded sales whilst simultaneously transforming its business securing cost-savings at the top end of expectations through the Calcium programme. This enabled Arla to deliver a stable milk price to its farmers owners and a strong cash flow further strengthened the company’s investment power in future growth. more
Cheese and dairy productsCentrale del Latte d'Italia lose €4.1M in first 9 months
The Company is the third-ranking Italian player in the fresh and long-life milk market
The Board of Directors of Centrale del Latte d’Italia – a company listed, since 2001, on the STAR segment of Borsa Italiana and currently the third-ranking Italian player in the fresh and long-life mil... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods inaugurates state-of-the-art cheese production site in Bahrain
The company will invest approximately €50 million in the site over the next two to three years
Arla Foods will invest approx. €50 million in the plant and create more than 100 direct jobs in the local market. Bahrain will be Arla’s key strategic manufacturing hub in Mena. more
Cheese and dairy productsLatteria e Caseificio Moro acquired by PE Argos Wityu
The Italian cheese firm generates revenues of EUR40m
Latteria e Caseificio Moro, Treviso-based supplier of mozzarella and ricotta, has received investment for a majority stake from French private-equity firm Argos Wityu. The Italian company, located in Motta... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla scales up its commitment to develop a sustainable dairy sector in Nigeria
Arla will be the commercial partner that will purchase, collect, process and bring the local milk to market
In a new public-private partnership in Nigeria, farmer-owned Arla Foods is committing to further development of a long-term sustainable dairy industry and local dairy sector in Nigeria by helping 1,000 small scale farmers create better livelihoods while strengthening its business in the country. more
Cheese and dairy productsDanone records sales growth during HY2019
Boosted by the performance of its baby food products in China.
Danone posted a 2.5% increase in like-for-like sales in the second quarter as it was boosted by the performance of its baby food products in China. The company posted sales of €6.5 billion for the quarter, w... more
Cheese and dairy productsLactalis acquires Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy
It is the fourth acquisition for Lactalis in the United States in two years
Lactalis Group has acquired Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy, the U.S. yogurt business of Ehrmann, a Germany-based dairy company. Founded in 2009, Ehrmann employs 250 people at facilities in Brattleboro, Vt.,... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods agrees new brand license with Kraft Heinz
Arla Foods gets the license to use to use the Kraft brand in the Middle East
Arla Foods agrees new brand license for Middle East cheese business with Kraft Heinz. The agreement gives Arla Foods the license to use the Kraft brand for the next 12 years in the Middle East on the cheese portfolio recently acquired by Arla from Mondeléz International. more
Cheese and dairy productsLactalis acquires Italian cheese manufacturer Nuova Castelli
French dairy company expands its brand's portfolio in the Bel Paese
French dairy company Lactalis has acquired Italian cheese maker Nuova Castelli from private equity firm Charterhouse Capital Partners. The deal sees Lactalis, through its Lactalis Group Italia subsidiary,... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods has developed a new artificial intelligence tool
It predicts how much milk 1,5 million cows will produce
Arla Foods has developed a new artificial intelligence tool to better predict their milk intake from farmer-owners. This means that 200 million kilos of milk can now be utilised better each year. more
Cheese and dairy productsGranarolo acquires majority stake in Italian company Venchiaredo
The Company is specialized in the production of stracchino cheese
Italian dairy company Granarolo has bought a majority stake in cheesemaker Venchiaredo for an undisclosed sum. The deal sees Bologna-headquartered Granarolo increase its stake in the company from 33.5%... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla acquires Middle East and Africa Kraft branded cheese business
Agreement with American multinational company Mondeléz International
Giving access to new product categories, new markets and a state-of-the-art production site more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods to avoid a No Deal BREXIT
The company joins UK and European farmers in united call
The call was made during the ‘Beyond Brexit: Farming for our Future’ conference in Whitehall, London on 25 October more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods meets Foremost Farms Usa
To explore strategic partnership
The companies are in advanced discussions about forming a strategic partnership more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods has a new innovation centre
New centre will be home to leading scientists and innovators
It will discover and delivernew ways of using milk and whey to serve the needs of the world’s growing population more
Cheese and dairy productsParmalat Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
Jean-Marc Bernier confirmed as Chief Executive Officer. Dividend of Euro 0.007 on each eligible common share
The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Parmalat S.p.A., convened today, approved the financial statements for the 2017 reporting year, which ended with a net profit of 27.0 million euros (at the consolidated l... more
Cheese and dairy productsGrana Padano: a record production
Almost 5 million moulds in 2017
In 2017, Grana Padano DOP reached its productive record of 4.942.054 moulds, 1.70% more compared to 2016.The Grana Padano Group officially communicated it in a note.According to some cheese factories data... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods eyes further growth with 527 million euro investment
The farmer-owned dairy cooperative has announced plan 2018
Arla Foods will invest in new, expanded and improved production capacity as well as innovative technology more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods: Brabrand Dairy to be closed
The company will close the site in mid 2019
Production relocated to other sites in Denmark, Holland, and Germany more
Cheese and dairy productsDmk Group and Arla Foods sign mozzarella contract manufacturing agreement
German dairy company will invest 15 million euro to focus the entire capacity on mozzarella cheese by late 2018
The contract will see Dmk produce 35.000 tons of mozzarella cheese for Arla per year at its Nordhackstedt site in northern Germany more
Cheese and dairy productsArla sells its share in Vigor
The company has decided to divest its eight per cent share in the company
"Arla has operated in the Brazilian market for decades, however a co-ownership of Vigor no longer serves our strategic purpose" more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods launches branded organic milk in the Middle East
Arla Organic Milk is now available in leading retailers across the United Arab Emirates
The producer also has plans to expand into Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in 2018 more