Aussie cheese: Country folk buy more, urbanites opt for own brands
Australians who live in the country are generally more likely than their city-dwelling counterparts to buy cheese in most states, a survey has found.
Archives for February 25, 2016
Dispatches from Probiota 2016
Must read: Many, many things you need to know about probiotics until 2020
The global probiotics market is worth €32bn according to latest Euromonitor data and analysis presented recently at Probiota in Amsterdam – and that excludes fermented sour milks worth another €5.8bn.
Pyreos to work with Bosch India on milk analysis
Pyreos, the UK-based passive infra-red sensor developer, has announced its technical co-operation with Bosch India for the joint development of milk analysis technologies.
Hong Kong gets a taste of Northern Ireland
Hong Kong and Macau are the latest destinations to have been added to Hannan Meats’ growing portfolio of international markets.
Women fuelling Australia’s recent surge in lactose intolerance
Almost a quarter of a million more Australians reported that they were lactose intolerant in just four years—an increase that was almost entirely driven by women.
Omega-3 supplements in pregnancy reduces baby's anaemia risk, study finds
Taking omega-3 supplements while pregnant may help prevent or reduce the risk of anaemia in newborns, a study has concluded.
Certifier launches tougher palm oil standard for extreme compliance
RSPO has introduced a voluntary extension to its criteria for companies that exceed the certification body’s principles for sustainably grown palm oil.
Palm oil major completes mapping of its entire supply chain
Having mapped the Indonesian palm oil supply chain for the last two years, the world’s second biggest oil palm plantation company, Golden Agri-Resources, says it can now trace its annual supply of more than 7m tonnes of palm oil back to 489 individual mills.
Huge shipment of rotting pork found in Manila
A total of 165 containers of rotting meat is sitting at a shipping port in the Philippines – and nobody has claimed responsibility for it.
Fall in meat-eaters prompts decline of the specialist Aussie butcher
A survey has outlined the decline of the traditional butcher against against a fall in the number of meat-eaters, with the proportion of Australians buying their fresh meat from a specialist dropping by almost 5% in just three years.
SE Asia: Palm oil focus
Rainforest rehabilitation: Astra Agro signs ‘No deforestation’ pledge
Environmental groups have welcomed the decision by Indonesia’s second-biggest oil palm grower to pledge to move away from deforestation a year after it hit headlines amid accusations of environmental destruction in its supply chain.
Bega Cheese revenues up
Bega Cheese has announced a normalized 9.9% increase in profit after tax, a revenue increase to $403.5m (A$561.4m) and an EBITDA of $23.6m (A$32.9m) in its 1H 2016 financial report for the half year ending December 27, 2015.