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Why Danone invests millions in regenerative agriculture
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (728+ words) Regenerative agriculture is gathering pace " the vast majority of the top 100 food and beverage companies now invest in actions that align with this farming concept, according to FAIRR, an investor network that monitors the disclosures of major agri-food companies. But…...
What cereulide and botulism reveal about infant nutrition safety
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (875+ words) Safety is arguably the biggest topic in infant nutrition " and recently, the industry has been shaken by multiple major recalls involving powdered formula products. Both incidents exposed how gaps in monitoring and rare pathogens can spell trouble at scale, with…...
Regenerative agriculture's core tensions unpacked
6+ day, 14+ min ago (738+ words) Regenerative agriculture has moved from niche to mainstream " but tensions around its definition, auditing and value continue to dominate the conversation. This concept of agriculture " which incorporates farm management practices that improve climate resilience and farming livelihoods " is being backed…...
Horizon Organic plays down impact of multi-state milk recall
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (383+ words) Horizon Organic has insisted a multi-state milk recall won't have a material impact on shelf availability after a packaging issue forced the company to pull thousands of chocolate milk cases from the market. Horizon recalled two lots of 1% Lowfat DHA…...
Cottage cheese reboot drives rush to scale supply
1+ week, 1+ day ago (753+ words) In January, British cottage cheese brand All Things entered the cottage cheese market with a product designed to reinvigorate the category. Four months later, the company had sold a million pots across UK retail, including becoming the best-selling cottage cheese…...
Why South America is Emmi's growth engine
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1101+ words) It's no secret that Swiss cheese is facing headwinds in South America. Consumers across these markets are price-sensitive, the economic environment is inflationary, and currency effects inevitably weigh on balance sheets. This has put Swiss cheese's market share in the…...
How Alterego stirred up the "stale" cottage cheese category
1+ week, 6+ day ago (893+ words) Rose Hancock hardly imagined she'd be running a food business one day. More likely career avenues included medicine and the pharmaceutical industry, but her deeper interests took her off the beaten track. "I have always been fascinated by human biology,…...
Bel North America's CEO talks strategy and growth ambitions
2+ week, 2+ day ago (727+ words) Either way, Mc Guinness" strategy for Bel North America is deceptively simple: get those iconic brands and products into more hands and mouths, and make them more fun and alive in the process. It echoes his approach at Chobani and…...
Whey's growing influence on dairy price dynamics
2+ week, 3+ day ago (755+ words) Butter prices have come under strain in the past year as strong milk production has forced processors to route milk into storable commodities. This has built-up inventories and impacted value, with prices in key exporting markets down in double-digit terms…...
How GLP1 drugs are reshaping dairy innovation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (682+ words) The use of GLP-1 agonists such as Ozempic and Wegovy is radically reshaping the food and beverage space as dietary choices, nutrient density and portion sizes become more central to consumers. Food and beverage companies have responded to these trends…...