Coca-Cola India forayed into the dairy segment with the launch of milk-based beverage, Maaza Milky Delite which is a blend of mangoes and milk developed in its Research & Development laboratory in Gurgaon, India.
Lifeway Foods, a US-based supplier of Kefir beverages, has expanded distribution network for its Kefir products with the addition of three new retailers in the third quarter of 2010. Shipments of Lifeway Foods Kefir products to these retailers began during the first half of July.
Earth Balance, a Colorado-based producer of branded natural spreads and nut butters owned by Smart Balance, has launched its new line of organic and Non-GMO Project-verified soymilk.
Attitude Drinks, a beverage brand development company, has appointed Maximum Marketing as a sales brokerage company to cover the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast US territories.
Freedom Nutritional Products (FNP) has completed the transaction of its Sale and Subscription Agreement with A2 Corporation (A2C), under which it has sold its 50% interest in A2 Dairy Products Australia (A2DP) to A2C in consideration for 120,376,950 fully paid ordinary shares in A2C, being 25% of the enlarged A2C.
Lifeway Foods, a US-based supplier of Kefir beverages, has introduced new probiotic 3.5oz BioKefir shots which come in five flavors.
Vitiva, a Slovenia-based provider of natural extracts for food and certain other industries, has launched SyneROX4, a rosemary extract with natural oxidation-management property.
Yakult USA, a subsidiary of Japan-based dairy company Yakult Honsha, has chosen the City of Fountain Valley, California as the location of its first US plant. The company said that this plant, with its operations slated to begin in 2012, will be located on 387,000sqft of land and have a production capacity of 250,000 bottles per day of Yakult, the company's probiotic drink.
Danone, a French dairy company, has signed an agreement to merge its Fresh Dairy Product businesses in the CIS area with Unimilk, a Russian manufacturer of dairy products.
Hodo Soy Beanery (Hodo), a maker of organic soymilk, tofu, yuba, and ready-to-eat soy products, has appointed John Scharffenberger as the company's CEO. Mr Scharffenberger will start assuming responsibilities with effect from June 14, 2010.
Britannia Industries, an India-based producer of biscuits and other bakery foods, has introduced new TigerZor Choco Milk, a chocolate milk drink for kids.
