Grassland Dairy Products was one of the U.S. companies that exhibited Food Ingredients Asia. The region is just getting started in the higher-protein sports nutrition and meal replacement markets, said a sales manager for the dairy processor.
Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Milk Producers Association and Northwest Dairy Association send products to Asia, Central America, and North Africa.
August 7, 2015
In other international news, the second edition of the trade show Gulfood Manufacturing 2015 runs from Oct. 27 to 29 at Dubai World Trade Center.
Arla says Asia has a raw milk deficit which presents the co-op with significant opportunities for dairy export.
July 31, 2015
Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik opened Arla’s new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this week; Grupo Lala said sales for the second quarter rose 8%; and Friesland Campina upgraded two milk lines with new bottle designs at a plant in Belgium.
Volume growth in the Asia-Pacific/Latin America/Middle-East/Africa regions increased 3.8% in the first half compared to last year; volume declined in the rest of the world.
July 24, 2015
Group Danone, Paris, said its first-half sales increased 4.6%, led by increases in the company’s water, early life nutrition and medical nutrition business lines. Zhongding to build massive Sino-Russian dairy project in Heilongjiang, China.
Good weather and the lifting of quotas in the EU have pushed milk supply despite low prices.
June 26, 2015
The record-low milk price was the hot topic at the IFCN Dairy Conference in Kiel, Germany. And Rabobank finds the world is producing more milk than the market currently needs.
Nestlé Mexico will finance production and infrastructure and provide technical assistance in the milk and whey supply chains. Arla intends to capture market share in the world's 4th largest dairy market.
September 19, 2014
Nestlé Mexico plans to invest about $53 million to increase milk production in Mexico. Arla takes an ownership position in Brazil’s Vigor.
About $136 million will be invested in production for Arla’s strategic growth markets outside the EU – Russia, China, the Middle East & Africa.
February 3, 2014
The Denmark-based international dairy cooperative said it plans to invest 2.2 billion Danish krone (about $398.2 million) in 10 of its dairy sites in 2014. Arla's stated long-term goal is to double its exports of European dairy products to growth markets outside the EU by 2017.