UGANDA – The government of Uganda has issued a protest note to Kenya expressing concern over the “illegal seizure of Ugandan made milk and milk products under the Lato brand.” The Kenya government, acting through […]
KENYA – Kenya has resolved to impose 16 percent value added tax (VAT) on milk imports from Uganda as part of measures to protect local dairy farmers and calm the simmering trade tensions between the […]
KENYA – The New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC), one of the leading dairy processors in Kenya is launching a low lactose milk product, an addition to its Gold Crown brand targeting lactose intolerant consumers. The […]
KENYA – Kangema Unity Investment, a dairy cooperative of local farmers in Murang’a County, Central Kenya, has built a Sh300 million (US$2.8 million) milk processing plant to start operations by the end of this year. […]
DENMARK – The Danish dairy company, Arla Foods has developed a new artificial intelligence tool which is able to predict the amount of milk produced and supplied by farmers to the cooperative. Arla can now […]
UK – Muller UK & Ireland has announced that it targets 25% sugar reduction across its branded yogurt portfolio including Müller Corner and Müllerlight by June 2020. This is in line with Public Health England’s […]
SWITZERLAND – Tetra Pak has joined forces with FOSS A/S, a global provider of high-tech analytical solutions to launch an advanced version of the Tetra Pak® Standardization unit. The new unit ensures consistent product quality, […]
INDIA – India’s leading grocery and milk delivery service, Milkbasket has raised US$10.5 million additional funding in a round led by Unilever Ventures, a venture capital and private equity arm of Unilever, reports ET Retail. […]
USA – Hart Dairy, the American free-range milk company has closed a US$10 million seed funding round led by Sydney-based investment firm Alium Capital. The investment will help expand its production capabilities as well as […]
