Category: Dairy
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FrieslandCampina has completed two major upgrades at its Gerkesklooster site. The Dutch cheese plant now combines streamlined milk reception with upgraded whey processing intended to improve resource efficiency and increase the value recovered from milk streams.
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Nestlé plans a new Brazilian factory for infant formula production. The R$600m Ituiutaba development forms part of a R$2bn nutrition and health investment programme running through 2028.
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UK dairy exports fell despite record cheese and powder volumes. AHDB data shows a sharp product-mix change as milk and cream shipments declined during the first half of 2026.
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Barry Callebaut and Arla have launched a dairy decarbonisation partnership. The three-year programme links UK skimmed milk powder sourcing with farm-level carbon data, farmer incentives, and Scope 3 reporting.
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Tirlán completed its SAP separation without interrupting dairy production operations. The nine-month programme migrated core enterprise systems and analysed more than 30 billion records while maintaining an eleven-site manufacturing network.
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Chobani plans major dairy manufacturing investment at its Pennsylvania campus. The $1.2bn five-year programme could add up to ten production lines, more than 900 jobs, and demand for over three billion pounds of local milk annually.
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Wardat has installed high-speed machinery for processed cheese stick-packs production. The six-lane S600 is rated for up to 18,000 packs hourly, with a second machine already ordered for delivery during the first quarter of 2027.
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Wells has completed two phases of its Dunkirk factory expansion. The $425 million programme is now adding further production lines before raw-material processing capacity is expanded in the final phase.
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UK dairy processors face tighter emissions, water, and packaging targets. The refreshed Dairy Roadmap adds near-term reporting and risk-management deadlines while extending longer-term requirements for decarbonisation, water use, and packaging performance.
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French drought has triggered temporary changes to protected cheese rules. Official measures covering Comté, Beaufort, and Abondance give producers limited flexibility as dry conditions restrict pasture and locally produced feed supplies.