Yashili set to acquire infant formula business from parent company Mengniu
Chinese dairy Yashili has agreed to acquire infant formula business Oushi Mengniu from its majority shareholder, Mengniu, for around $165m.
Archives for September 22, 2015
This week Down Under
Australians continue to show little supermarket brand loyalty
While most of Australia’s 14.2m grocery-buyers have a supermarket of preference where they do most of their shopping, a relatively low proportion of them do so exclusively at that chain, market research has found.
Tetra Pak focuses on Europe and Japan with TR/G7 filling machine
Tetra Pak has launched TR/G7, a filling machine which has a capacity of 6500 gable top packages per hour, for chilled distribution.
MENA’s Aussie meat imports soar 11% in a year
Australia’s meat exports to the Middle East are booming, up 11% year-on-year in 2014-15 and up 5% in the first six months of this fiscal year alone, according to the Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Probiotics can change infant gut bacteria to prevent cow milk allergy: Study
Infants with allergies to cow’s milk can become tolerant after treatment with hydrolysed casein and a probiotic formula which alters their gut microbiome, according to a new study.
Protein trends
Blending soy and dairy proteins adds benefits for consumers, manufacturers, DuPont says
Two sources of protein in a finished product are better than one when it comes to blending soy and dairy, according to DuPont Nutrition and Health.
Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive to step down
Dr Scott Champion is due to step down from his position as chief executive and to leave Beef + Lamb New Zealand at the end of March 2016, following 10 years with the country’s industry body.
India mulls reclassifying vitamins as drugs if they come with health claims
India may classify vitamin supplements as drugs rather than foods if the manufacturers of such products claim they can treat or prevent disease.