Fonterra puts dairy foods on the breakfast table in China; Gay Lea Foods celebrated a banner year in 2016. The Australian dairy a2 Milk Co. expands U.S. distribution. 

Glanbia plc is a 50% JV partner with Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Milk Producers Association and Foremost Farms USA in a proposed cheese and whey production facility to be built in Michigan.

IFCN’s dairy conference in India finds that farmers need access to market and a value-creating dairy-farming model.

A round-up of international dairy processing news, including Mataura Valley Milk, Fonterra and Cooperoeste.

Nestle reported sales increased to CHF 65.5 billion for the first nine months of the year. Danone also reported that sales increased through three quarters of 2016.

Grupo Lala, a dairy company headquartered in Mexico, today announced a new division named Lala U.S., headquartered in Dallas. The move is expected to strengthen ties with retailers and consumers.

Danone is buying WhiteWave, a manufacturer of organic foods, plant-based milks and related products for $10.4 billion. The deal doubles the size of Danone’s U.S. business.

At today’s Annual Dairy Outlook Conference, analyst Robert Chesler said China has the “luxury” of using its domestic milk supply or dumping it and buying imports if that is more advantageous.

DFA is the top milk processor, Graham’s The Family Dairy to sell ice cream in Scottish retailer Lidl, Nestle will build factory in Vietnam and other international dairy news.

Revenues for the European dairy cooperative Arla declined 3.3% to 10.3 billion euro in 2015.