The world’s largest food manufacturer, Swiss-based Nestlé, has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons this week thanks to a link to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Nestle has admitted...

Fonterra this week announced an increase in their payout to farmers of 55 cents to $5.10 per kg of milksolids as dairy markets begin to show signs of life after a horrendous year. It was only around a...

A Senate committee is set to look into the market power of leading dairy players in Australia to determine whether farmers are being short changed. Concerns have been raised about whether Australian dairy...

South Australia’s milk vendors will be able to negotiate in groups with National Foods and Parmalat for another five years under an authorisation granted by the Australian Competition and Consumer...

Western Australia-based manufacturer, Harvey Fresh, has recalled one batch of milk from supermarkets in response to claims of a ‘metallic’ taste. The move was made as a precaution following...

The world’s largest dairy exporter continues to see signs of recovery in the dairy market following a tumultuous year during which prices plummeted. Fonterra’s internet-based sales platform,...

A new study by leading consumer group Choice of more than 100 different brands and types of cows’ milk has suggested the only meaningful differences are between full-cream, low-fat and skim.It contends...

China’s fledgling and buoyant dairy industry was brought to its knees after last year’s melamine scandal but, slowly, there are signs growth is returning to the sector. Beijing has ordered...

The Australian dairy industry could be poised for recovery, the Chief Executive of the South Australian Dairyfarmers’ Association has said.Speaking to just-food, Ken Lyons noted that “most...

Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has begun displaying a carbon footprint label on their full fat, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk ranges as part of the company’s groundbreaking work to include...