The British Cheese Board in conjunction with the British Dental Health Foundation is working to make the connection between cheese consumption and dental health.

Many of the top competitors in July's American Cheese Society competiton are in Bra, Italy this month for the Slow Food International Cheese Fair.

The mainland's biggest milk producer, China Mengniu Dairy, will maintain its policy of withholding interim dividends, despite a 34% jump in first-half profits.

PepsiCo Inc. , has introduced a line of flavored milk beverages called Quaker Milk Chillers. Pepsi's move follows news that Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., the largest distributor association with the Coca-Cola

American Dairy, Inc., one of the leading producers and distributors of milk powder and soybean products in China, continued its fast-pace growth in the second quarter. Company announced highlights for the period ended June 30

Cold Shoulder? At the risk of perpetuating more rumors about major moves in the world dairy industry, there has been some speculation that Unilever is reviewing its frozen foods divisions

The Round, launched in September 2001 with a mandate to liberalize agriculture trade, is a complex undertaking: getting 148 countries to agree on how much to their subsidies and tariffs, how fast, has been a shuffling, challenging process. Back in Doha, the group agreed to eliminate export subsidies and harmonize market access barriers and domestic support levels. Left for dead several times (remember Seattle? Or Cancun?), the Round remains alive by hitting small, incremental deadlines just often enough to claim progress.

Fonterra has agreed to purchase $526 million worth of assets from New Zealand Dairy Foods, and to transfer to it the Anchor and Fresh 'n' Fruity brands in New Zealand. In exchange, NZDF will acquire $291 million of Fonterra's businesses, gaining the dairy giant's Meadow Fresh drinks and yogurt arm and its Kiwi Meats division.

Chinese dairy giant Yili Group says it will invest $132 million mainly to expand its production capacity and market presence in northeastern and eastern China.

G.C. Hahn & Co. USA Inc., will hold its 3rd Annual Technology Symposium on Dairy & Non-Dairy; Dips, Sauces, Dressings and Spreads, on Oct. 25 at The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Dairy Research.