Zimbabwe dairy sector receives US$5m boost despite COVID-19 pandemic
ZIMBABWE – Local investors in Zimbabwe have injected US$5 million in the country’s dairy industry…
Dairy & Infant Foods
China Mengniu Dairy Company drops interest in acquiring Lion’s Dairy & Drinks
AUSTRALIA – The proposed sale of Lion’s Dairy & Drinks business to China Mengniu Dairy Company has…
Kenya’s milk production dwindles by 36% looking into milk imports
KENYA – Kenya has so far registered a 36% decline in milk production attributed to…
Nestlé heeds to call on compliance with Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé has reported on its compliance with its policy and procedures implementing the…
PE firm DOB Equity tops up investment in Tanzanian dairy firm Tanga Fresh
TANZANIA – Tanga Fresh, a dairy processor in Tanzania has acquired additional investment from Dutch…
The a2 Milk Company eyes majority stake in Mataura Valley Milk for US$176m
NEW ZEALAND – The milk and infant formula products company, a2 Milk has made a…
Ugandan milk processor Pearl Dairy expands market share into Ethiopia, S. Sudan, Malawi
UGANDA – Pearl Dairy Farm Limited (PDFL), the largest dairy processor in Uganda, marketing its…
Darigold set to construct global ingredient plant as it announces leadership changes
USA – Darigold, the marketing and processing arm of the Northwest Dairy Association, a U.S. farmer-owned dairy…
Diplomatic tension set to bar China-Australia dairy purchase deal
AUSTRALIA – The government of Australia is on the verge of blocking China Mengniu Dairy’s…
Dairy co-operative Fonterra appoints Teh-han Chow as Chief Executive Officer of Greater China
CHINA – Fonterra, multinational dairy co-operative, has confirmed the appointment of Teh-han Chow to the role of Chief Executive…
Zambia self-sufficient in milk production, no need for imports – Dairy Association
ZAMBIA – The Dairy Association of Zambia (DAZ) has stated that the Southern African country…
IDFA cheers on USA-Kenya free trade negotiations eyeing bigger dairy market share
KENYA – The governments of Kenya and the United States launched free trade negotiations in…
Cargill establishes US$15m cattle supplements plant in India to manufacture superior bypass fat
INDIA – Cargill has opened a US$15m high-pressure hydrogenation plant in Kurkumbh, Maharashtra western India,…
Cameroonian agro-pastoral company signs US$16.2m agreement with API for construction of dairy plant
CAMEROON – Cameroonian agro-pastoral and industrial company of Ngaoussai in Adamaoua region, has signed a…
Lactalis India head seeks government support to absorb rising powder, butter stocks
INDIA – The Managing Director of one of India’s largest dairy processors has called for…
IFC issues US$100m loan financing to Argentine agribusiness company Adecoagro to foster its diary sector
ARGENTINA – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a US$100 million loan to…
South Africa’s Sundale Dairy forms US$4.25m JV with cheese processor Schreiber
SOUTH AFRICA – South African dairy processor, Sundale Dairy has formed a joint venture with…
Indian producer of Amul dairy brands reports a 17% increase in full year sales
INDIA – Indian dairy cooperative, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets the popular…
CHI Limited supports CBN’s backward integration program to boost country’s dairy industry
NIGERIA – CHI Limited, Nigeria’s fast-moving consumer good company with investment in the dairy industry,…
Danone invests US$114.3m in China strengthening its specialized nutrition offering
CHINA – Danone, a multinational food-products corporation has announced a series of investment totalling around…
Nestlé partners with Starbucks to launch non-dairy coffee creamers
USA – Nestlé, a food and beverage company, and Starbucks, multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves, have…
DuPont launches new phage alternative for cheese makers to meet global demand
DENMARK – DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont), a Danish bio-based company, has announced the launch of CHOOZIT BC…
Food industry focused webinars launched to define future after Covid-19 in Africa
KENYA – A new series of virtual seminars have been launched to help define the future…
Namibia Diaries appoints Leonie Prinsloo new Managing Director
NAMIBIA – Namibia Dairies, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group, has officially appointed…