Category: Dairy
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Ambienta has taken a majority stake in Italy’s The Bridge, backing a plant-based producer with in-house UHT and packaging capability as consolidation pressure builds in European dairy alternatives.
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Amcor has redesigned its 1kg UniPak dairy pot for efficiency. The all-polypropylene pack trims material use while keeping line compatibility, tamper evidence, and the robustness needed for larger yoghurt formats.
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Clinical data sharpen competition in premium infant formula ingredient markets. Arla Foods Ingredients says a six-month, triple-blind study in China found formula containing Lacprodan IF-3070 delivered growth trajectories comparable with a breastfed reference group and was well tolerated.
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A cheese-ripening inspection system built around AI, machine vision and mobile robotics is showing how dairies can push defect detection and traceability deeper into long-maturation processes without expanding manual inspection.
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Arla Foods Ingredients has extended its control at Felinfach by buying the neighbouring Sensient site, tightening control over industrial space and infrastructure at a Welsh ingredients base earmarked for long-term growth.
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GEA is expanding dairy AI development with a Belfast lab. The new site adds 20 R&D roles around CattleEye and DairyNet as the company deepens software capability in digital herd management.
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Dairy commodity prices are rising despite record milk production. Maxum Foods says strong supply across the EU, US, and New Zealand has not prevented firmer pricing as the market recovers from recent lows.
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Fonterra has begun rolling out mono-material film for shredded cheese. The shift replaces PVDC-based structures with recycle-ready polyethylene, with full implementation across applicable products expected by early 2026.
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UK food plants are scaling packing lines with robotics fast. Gü Indulgent Foods and Dale Farm Foods have deployed FANUC-based cells to increase throughput, improve flexibility, and reduce manual handling.
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UK judges have restricted Oatly’s ‘Post Milk Generation’ mark today. The Supreme Court found the wording breaches retained rules reserving dairy designations for animal-derived products, forcing plant-based brands to rethink UK packaging and merchandising.