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Lifeway Foods, the maker of probiotic beverage Kefir, has launched a new fruit-flavored cultured milk smoothie Green Kefir with Phytoboost. The new offering is available in two flavors such as Kiwi Passion Fruit and Pomegranate Acai Blueberry.
Nestle has inaugurated the $100m expansion of its milk processing facilities in Kejayan, East Java, Indonesia. The company is doubling the capacity of its Kejayan factory to cater to the demand of Indonesian consumers for milk products. The new production facility will produce two milk brands Lactogen and Dancow.
Yayi International, a Chinese producer and distributor of goat milk formula products, has appointed Veronica Jing Chen as new chief financial officer, with effect from February 24, 2010. Ms Chen replaces Tong Li.
Silk, a soymilk brand in the US, has entered into exclusive licensing partnership with Global Icons, a brand merchandising agency, to bolster Silk's brand penetration and help increase the depth of consumption through the launch of new food categories in the refrigerated, shelf-stable and snack aisles.
Rodobo International (Rodobo), a producer and distributor of powdered milk formula products in China, has completed the acquisition of three dairy companies in China, through the mergers of Ewenkeqi Beixue Dairy (Ewenkeqi Beixue), Hulunbeier Beixue Dairy (Hulunbeier Beixue), and Hulunbeier Hailaer Beixue Dairy Factory (Hulunbeier Hailaer Beixue).
H P Hood, an American confectionery company, has unveiled a new line of milk and milkshakes at a press event at Daytona International Speedway. Hershey’s Milk & Milkshakes are produced by HP Hood, under license from Hershey.
Fonterra, a multinational dairy company with its base in New Zealand, has said that it plans to invest in two more dairy farms in China, in order to increase milk supplies to keep up with the current demand.
Cornwall-based Trewithen Dairy is set to increase its production by 80% from 25 million litres of milk a year to 44 million, with the aid of GBP5.7m grant received from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE), managed by South West RDA.
Yakult Honsha (Yakult), a Japan-based maker of yogurt-like drinks, has said it intends to commence operations in the US by 2012 to meet growing demand, Reuters reported quoting the head of the company's overseas business.
Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued an update after having received information from food safety authorities in Australia and New Zealand about high levels of iodine in a soya drink called 'Bonsoy', which some people use as an alternative to milk.
Arla Foods, a producer of milk and dairy products, and North Milk Co-operative have reportedly reached an agreement to sell Claymore Dairies to a management team based in Nairn, on February 1, 2010.
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