Cheese and dairy products
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Cheese and dairy productsGrana Padano renews digital communication
The Consortium estimates a 400% growth in digital performance over the next two years
To crown the journey that began in 2022 with the adoption of a new data-driven strategy, the new website of the Protection Consortium www.granapadano.it is online. “The millenary history of Grana Padano –... more
Cheese and dairy productsLactalis UK & Ireland launches grated Leerdammer
With the new entry, the company diversifies a market dominated by cheddar
Lactalis UK & Ireland announces the expansion of its Leedammer range, with the addition of Leerdammer Grated, or grated, in 160-gram resealable pouches. According to what the company says in a statement,... more
Cheese and dairy productsSingapore, victory for Parmigiano Reggiano
The Consortium estimates that the counterfeit turnover outside the EU is 2 billion euros
After the victory in mid-March in Colombia, a country where the sixth attempt by the Alpina group to register the "Parmesano" brand was stopped, the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium, in charge of protecting... more
Cheese and dairy productsLactalis launches light butter in UK and Ireland
50% less fat than standard product
Lactalis is targeting the lighter spreadable butter market. In fact, the dairy giant has expanded its Président brand in both the UK and Ireland with the launch of Président Lighter Slightly Salted spreadable b... more
Cheese and dairy productsGrana Padano, an Italian Emotion: the Formaggi&Consumi Award in the spot
Recognition for the on-air promotional campaign in the main European countries
The vice president of the Protection Consortium Attilio Zanetti: "Abroad, people like the story of the product and its land". more
Cheese and dairy productsAmerican Parmesan? Lie! It dates back to the Emilian Middle Ages...
Consortium: "Impossible to do it with milk produced outside this area or from abroad"
Following the controversial article in the Financial Times, the Consortium of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese felt "it was necessary to make some clarifications". "Parmigiano Reggiano Dop is one of the symbols... more
Cheese and dairy productsParmigiano Reggiano: sales (+2.6%) and exports (+3%) rise in 2022
The turnover for consumption exceeds 2.9 billion euros. Increasingly popular product in the USA (+8.7%)
During the press conference at Palazzo Giureconsulti in Milan, the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium presented the economic data for 2022. In a year in which food consumption in Italy decreased by -4.2% and... more
Cheese and dairy productsGreen light to gruyère made in the USA
For a Virginia court, the name of the cheese no longer belongs only to France and Switzerland
It's not just Italian food that is being attacked by foreigners. Now, for example, it's the turn of the famous Gruyère cheese: in fact, a US appeals court ruled that the name could be used to label cheeses... more
Cheese and dairy productsGranarolo, a key player in important trade fairs 2023
Foreign sales in 2022 accounted for 38% of the Group's sales, up year on year
Granarolo SpA returns as a protagonist to some of the most relevant international trade fairs in the agri-food sector scheduled in 2023 in Europe, Asia and the Americas, to promote its products of excellence... more
Cheese and dairy productsGranarolo star of the most important fairs in the world in 2023
Sales abroad in 2022 represented 38% of Group turnover, growing year on year
Granarolo SpA returns as a protagonist at some of the most important international exhibitions in the agri-food sector scheduled for 2023 in Europe, Asia and the Americas, to promote its excellent products... more
Cheese and dairy productsSaputo closes three plants in the United States
Over 220 million euros for the reorganization of the dairy farm of the family that in Italy owns Bologna Football
Permanent closure of three plants, construction of a new packing site and expansion of stretched cheese manufacturing operations. These are the three drivers of the US reorganization of Saputo Inc, the... more
Cheese and dairy productsGrana Padano is booming in Spain
The Consortium pushes on promotion at the Madrid Fusiòn congress
Sales of Grana Padano (the most consumed PDO in the world) are growing in Spain. In fact, the Iberian market recorded, in the first ten months of 2022, an import from Italy of 111 thousand wheels of Grana... more
Cheese and dairy productsParmigiano Reggiano king of Christmas tables
Between November and December, distribution sales recorded +17.4% compared to 2021
Consumers rewarded Parmigiano Reggiano which proved to be the king of Italian tables during the Christmas holidays. According to Nielsen's Italy data, in the four weeks from 6 November to 4 December total... more
Cheese and dairy productsBritish acquisition for Newlat Food
Acquired Symington's Group for over € 62 million
The Italian food company Newlat Food of Reggio Emilia, controlled by the Mastrolia family, has acquired the food and snack manufacturer Symington's Group, based in the UK, for a total consideration of... more
Cheese and dairy productsLactalis acquires Ambrosi
Big shot for the French giant, number 1 in the world
If it is not a monopoly In Italy, we are close to it. After Invernizzi, Locatelli, Galbani, Parmalat, Nuova Castelli, the French group Lactalis, controlled by the Besnier family, signed an agreement with... more
Cheese and dairy productsGranarolo detects 60% of Latticini G. Cuomo
It is strengthened in the pasta filata and rationalizes production in the center-south of Italy
Granarolo took over 60% of Industria Latticini G.Cuomo S.r.l., a family business in Agro Pontino (Latina, close to Rome) with a great dairy tradition, for over 110 years focused on the production of mozzarella,... more
Cheese and dairy productsCellular technologies in the dairy: Pascual releases Mylkcubator 2.0
Second edition of the start-up program that develops dairy products from lab-grown protein
Pascual, a Spanish company specializing in the production of dairy products and beverages, has launched Mylkcubator 2.0. We are talking about the second edition of the program that features global incubators... more
Cheese and dairy productsSaputo reported strong growth numbers
"We expect a meaningful earnings improvement in fiscal 2023"
Saputo Inc. reported on 9 of June its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended on March 31, 2022. The Canadian cheese giant, owner of Bologna football Club in Italy, reported 4Q revenues... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla invests in the production of powdered milk
The company spent 190 million euros for the expansion of the Pronsfeld dairy (Germany)
Arla has officially inaugurated the new production facility in Pronsfeld, Germany. The expansion appears to be the company's largest investment in the dairy sector to date. In fact, 190 million euros were... more
Cheese and dairy productsConsumption on rise and prices recovering for Grana Padano Dop
The general assembly of the protection consortium has updated the production plan
Consumption growth, prices recovering and production in line with growth objectives: these are the three results achieved in 2021 by the Grana Padano protection consortium and which also positively influenced... more
Cheese and dairy productsDalterFood Group strengthens in Germany
Acquisition of 100% of the German branch Vertrieb Italienischer Food Produkte
DalterFood Group, Emilian producer of hard, aged and semi-aged cheeses, has acquired 100% of the German subsidiary VIP Vertrieb Italienischer Food Produkte GmbH. Headquartered in Beilstein, Stuttgart,... more
Cheese and dairy productsProvolone Valpadana Dop, excellent performance despite the uncertain period
It is confirmed as one of the most purchased Italian food and wine products of excellence in Italy and abroad
Provolone Valpadana Dop is today the 7th branded cheese for certified production and value for production and consumption. more
Cheese and dairy products"Milk? There isn't vegetable one"
Firm position taken by president of Assolatte, Paolo Zanetti
The oxymoron is a rhetorical figure that consists in the juxtaposition of two terms of opposite meaning or in any case in strong antithesis between them. Like the expression "vegetable milk": an exclusively... more
Cheese and dairy productsSimest acquires 49% of Granarolo Usa
Resources for the acquisition of US manufacturing and marketing companies
With an investment of 10 million euros, Simest (Cdp Group) has acquired a 49% stake in Granarolo Usa, the American subsidiary of the Italian company among the leaders in the dairy sector. The operation... more
Cheese and dairy productsPiave PDO cheese enters in German supermarkets
The Consortium has signed a partnership with Edeka Group to sale the specialty in Germany
Thanks to the protection consortium and the Nice To Eat-EU promotion project, Piave Dop cheese is continuing its rapid race to conquer European territories. Broadening the horizons, year after year it... more
Cheese and dairy productsIsrael: Remilk raises $120 million to produce milk in the laboratory
The new funds will be used to extend the use of the protein to cheese and ice cream
Israeli lab-grown milk start-up Remilk raised $ 120 million in a Series B funding round. The company, through a yeast-based fermentation process, produces milk proteins without the use of animals. which,... more
Cheese and dairy productsRecord-breaking exports for the Italian dairy industry
Assolatte draws up the year-end financial statements of the entire sector
The secret of the great success for the export of the made in Italy dairy sector in 2021 are exports. These, for the first time in history, will mark for the sector, which represents the heaviest segment... more
Cheese and dairy productsGrana Padano increasingly focuses on sustainability
The three-year objectives of the consortium at the 2021 Dairy Summit
Waiting for the meeting on Wednesday 10 November between the ministers and producers of the Grana Padano supply chain to be held at the Verona Fair. The objective of the Dairy Summit 2021 will be to indicate... more
Cheese and dairy productsLombardy's food and wine excellence on the BBC website
Partnership between region and Grana Padano for promotional campaign
The Lombardy Region, the BBC and Grana Padano have entered into a partnership to promote Lombardy's excellent food and wine products in Great Britain. Lara Magoni, Regional Councillor for Tourism, Territorial... more
Cheese and dairy productsGranarolo conquers the American Calabro Cheese
A company with 68 years of history and a turnover of 25 million dollars
Granarolo has acquired 100% of Calabro Cheese Corp, a US company located in Connecticut, 130 km north of New York, which has been producing and marketing fresh dairy products for almost 70 years, in particular... more
Cheese and dairy productsGranarolo acquires 100% of Mario Costa
The company enters the PDO gorgonzola market for the first time
Granarolo SpA announces the acquisition of Mario Costa SpA, a historic producer of PDO gorgonzola with more than 100 years of history. The acquisition involves the full purchase of 100% of the shares (now... more
Cheese and dairy productsItalian cheeses protagonists in Germany
The Afidop stand at the Cologne fair
The Association of Italian PDO and PGI Cheeses, born on the impulse of the main Protection Consortia, Assolatte and Confcooperative, which brings together the main Protection Consortia of all Regions and... more
Cheese and dairy productsGranarolo: 22 million investment in Lombardy
The plant near Milan will be expanded with a development agreement
Granarolo announced an investment of 21.4 million euros to upgrade the Lombard plant in the province of Monza-Brianza, near Milan. The Usmate Velate plant will be equipped with a new technology also thanks... more
Cheese and dairy productsProvolone Valpadana: the first half of 2021 is doing well
Exports are also on the rise
The first half of 2021 is confirmed as growing for Provolone Valpadana: the Consortium's commitment to supervision, research and development is confirmed by a 3% increase in production in the first half... more
Cheese and dairy productsExport. Ceta, a great success
Assolatte celebrates the four years of the treaty
Exactly on 21 September 2017, CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada, entered into force. It was the first trade agreement entered into by the EU with... more
Cheese and dairy productsThe exports of Asiago Dop are in double digits
Recorded increase of 16.7% in the first half of the year
Excellent result for cross-border sales in the first six months of 2021. The increase in volumes is 16.7%, with a June 2021 that will certainly be remembered as the record month for exports of the Veneto-Trentino... more
Cheese and dairy productsCheese kicks off with a double online conference
Waiting for the ribbon cutting on Friday, today it starts with two international digital events
The official inauguration of Cheese will be next Friday at 10.30, but an international digital preview is already scheduled for today: two online conferences, one at 16 and one at 19, which are a sort... more
Cheese and dairy productsComellini: a new entry of Cibus 2021
EFA News interviews the CEO of the company Luca Comellini
Comellini, the historic dairy of Castel San Pietro Terme, is also present at Cibus 2021. A new entry in this edition of the international fair, which began on August 31 and active in Parma until September... more
Cheese and dairy productsLactalis: EU ok to the acquisition of Leerdammer
There are no competition problems for the Commission
Green light from the European antitrust to the acquisition of the Dutch Leerdammer by the French cheese and dairy giant Lactalis. The transaction was announced last March (see EFA News article of 22/3/2021).... more
Cheese and dairy productsNewlat acquires the English Symington's for 62.1 million euros
The group, which specializes in ready meals, sauces and condiments, has a turnover of GBP 105M
The Reggio Emilia group Newlat Food, listed on the Milan stock exchange, has signed a contract with Speedboat Acquisitionco for the purchase of 100% of the ordinary shares and voting rights of the British... more
Cheese and dairy productsGalbani debuts in the buffalo market
The first Santa Lucia mozzarella with 100% Italian buffalo milk
Galbani Santa Lucia enters a valuable market that has grown strongly in recent years: that of buffalo mozzarella. The goal is to make an ever wider audience appreciate the taste of this product of Italian... more
Cheese and dairy productsCompral Latte closes 2020 with a turnover of 68 million
The cooperative will invest 5 million in the new Inalpi plants
The assembly of the Compral Latte cooperative of Cuneo, representing the 250 member companies, approved the 2020 financial statements with a turnover of approximately 68 million euros, and with an operating... more
Cheese and dairy productsDalterfood closes 2020 growing
Turnover at 111 million (+ 2.8%), foreign share at 76%
DalterFood, one of the main producers and exporters of Parmigiano Reggiano, in 2020 recorded a 2.8% increase in consolidated turnover, which exceeded 111 million euros."We are satisfied with the results... more
Cheese and dairy productsAsiago Dop: the 2020 budget rewards sustainable choices
The new production disciplinary pushes the growth of the product
The Asiago cheese protection consortium closes the 2020 budget with a positive trend for the Veneto-Trentino specialty. "In a year of profound changes, the shareholders have testified to their ability... more
Cheese and dairy productsDanone sells Vega to the WM funds
The strategy of rationalizing the asser of the French group continues
Danone has announced the sale of the Vega brand, which markets veg products in Canada and the United States, to funds managed by WM Partners, a US investment company specializing in the health and wellness... more
Cheese and dairy productsItalian cheese exports: encouraging data in the first quarter of 2021
According to Alleanza Coop, + 2.8% in the EU, a record in China, the United Kingdom badly with -15.4%
There are encouraging signs from the export data for Italian cheeses in the first quarter of 2021, which show a breakeven in foreign turnover compared to 2020 (+ 0.1%) and even an increase in volumes sold... more
Cheese and dairy productsMozzarella Campana Dop, the protection consortium turns 40
June 12 also marks the 25th anniversary of the recognition of the protected designation of origin
The consortium for the protection of buffalo mozzarella from Campania PDO turns 40 years after its foundation and celebrates the anniversary with a full program of initiatives. It was July 13, 1981 when... more
Cheese and dairy productsEU: Estonia registers Sõir Igp
With this recognition, all EU countries have certified GI products
First recognition of an agri-food Geographical Indication for Estonia: the certification of GIs as an instrument for the enhancement and protection of the territory continues in Europe; on 31 may the registration of the first African DOP more
Cheese and dairy productsNewlat Food, less revenues but more profits in the quarter
Improve margins thanks to economies of scale in procurement
Newlat Food, a company listed on the Star segment and active in the agro-food sector, closed the first quarter of 2021, a period that closed with revenues of 121.46 million euros, down by 4.6% compared... more
Cheese and dairy productsExport: India blocks Italian cheeses
Hindu fundamentalists do not want animal rennet to be used
Italian dairy exports to India fell by 60% in volume and 62% in value in less than a year. This was announced by Assolatte, highlighting that sales of Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano have even dropped... more