Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein present in various secretions, including milk, saliva, and tears. It plays a crucial role in the regulation of iron metabolism, modulation of the immune system, and defense against microbial infections. Camel milk, in particular, is rich in lactoferrin, contributing to its potent antimicrobial activity.
Rabobank’s global consumer foods team highlights 2025's key themes: trade headwinds, private label growth, cost-cutting, health trends, and budget-friendly innovation.
As e-commerce enters a phase of moderated growth, we expect a reshuffling of China’s retail landscape, led by offline retailers’ transitioning business model and...
Since before joining Dairy Australia, in my role as Research Scientist with Agriculture Victoria and through my current role as National Feedbase and Nutrition Lead, I have been involved in a project to uncover better ways of feeding dairy cows during the first 100 days of lactation through dietary supplementation for optimal cow nutrition, health and production.
After 10 amazing years, the curtain has fallen on my time living and working in China. My journey began in 2014, thanks to Nuffield Australia, when I was awarded a Dairy Australia-supported scholarship to investigate the management of large-scale dairy farms around the world.
When we analyse the total milk consumption in hashtag#India and divide it by the number of inhabitants, it becomes clear that hashtag#India is THE country set to experience the most significant increase in consumption. Here are some details about these figures:
As global inflation and GDP growth rates decline, the dairy products and alternatives industry expects low value growth in 2024, although the forecast period looks more promising.
Over the past two decades, building a self-sustaining GLOBAL NETWORK ORGANISATION like IFCN has been a monumental achievement. Reflecting on this journey, I realize the crucial role that various individuals have played in shaping our success.
Infinite Roots and the Hamburg University of Technology have received a €2.6M grant from the German government to develop tech that transforms whey into a feedstock to grow mycelium.
I have been thinking to make this post yes/ no. I decided for yes and like to ask everyone to not "shoot the messenger". The chart shows an analysis of IFCN Dairy Research Network from the 2024 supporter conference in Poland.
The recent Silk and Great Value plant-based dairy recall, linked to Danone’s Pickering plant, has sparked concerns over the lack of transparency and delayed response, particularly in comparison to the highly publicized 2008 Maple Leaf Foods listeria crisis. Canadians deserve answers about why it took nearly a year after the first death to issue a recall and how such incidents can be prevented in the future.
The traditional top three European supply nations are holding steady on production. High pricing and exotic supply origins may be causing multinationals to adjust their AMF supply strategies. Fonterra’s WMP-focused pricing model could give it an edge over competitors who are investing in non-WMP assets.
Over the past 12 months I have noticed a growing emphasis on the dairy industry’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets and how these impact farmers.
In recent years, the market has faced many triggers causing some uncertainty and nervousness among ice cream and other food producers: just as the pandemic ends, regulators introduce "Data Matrix"; market players get used to labeling, geopolitical unrest begins; everyone adapts to the latest, and then climate collapses come into play.
Until last year, the ice cream market in the three most developed EAEU countries by cold treat consumption was as follows: Kazakhstan - 2.4 kg per capita annually, Russia - 3.4 kg, and Belarus - 3.5 kg.
We’re already seeing the enormous potential of the foodservice business as it continues to grow in China and other parts of Asia. As China’s economy continues to grow, demand for dairy will not only increase but also change.
Many have drawn parallels between alternative proteins and electric vehicles, but their disruption of conventional industries is far from the same. So how can the former learn from the latter?
Let's work together to provide nutrition that supports global health and wellness, maximizing dairy's impact on children's early development for a healthy first 1,000 days and beyond.
French dairy giant Danone is part of a consortium that aims to scale up precision fermentation via a new open platform – in an interview, the company explains its thinking behind the move.
New Zealand’s largest company, Fonterra, has announced its intention to abandon consumer marketing and focus on business-to-business (B2B) trading. This decision will mark the end of Fonterra’s consumer brands, such as Anchor, Mainland and Kāpiti.
This States pushed back plans to build a new dairy amid financial pressures, but that cannot continue, States Trading Supervisory Board President Peter Roffey warned.
European politics are notoriously intricate, and the recent EU elections have highlighted a growing fatigue in the West towards socialist and urban-centric policies that impact agriculture and the agri-food sectors.
In New Zealand Fonterra is a big dog. In a good way. In fact, even in the global context it’s big, coming in as the sixth largest dairy company in the world.
I recently wrote about a conference where the results of the joint project of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council (VAR) with the USAID AGRO Program were summarized. Today, as a result of this event, the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, on behalf of the agrarians affected by the war, appealed to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with a request to support the agricultural sector in the occupied and frontline regions.
Private-label products, sometimes known as private brands or store brands, have enjoyed steady growth since even before the COVID-19 pandemic. And dollar sales continue to grow. In 2023, total dollar sales rose 6%, while units sold grew 0.9% compared to the prior year. Often presented as the lower-cost option, high inflation has helped the private-label market, which is valued at more than $217 billion, according to a report from Chicago-based market research firm Circana.
In recent years, the level of A2 beta-casein in New Zealand milk has been increasing rapidly and the level of A1 beta-casein has been correspondingly decreasing.
I'm finally catching up on the latest GDT auction analysis since I only got to my computer today to read the feedback from analysts and traders. However, it seems that globally nothing crucial was missed—there's a mass vacation season in the EU, and analysts from Oceania are also sparse in comments.
The crossover of this H5N1 virus from birds to dairy cattle has presented some extraordinary challenges to animal and human health regulators in Washington.
Central New York was chosen to host the North American Manure Expo in July 2024. What does that have to do with the Finger Lakes? Everything. Our farmers were identified as industry leaders in sustainability. It is a testament to the environmental stewardship efforts implemented on farms across our region and state.
Last week, at the invitation of Alexander Anton and the European Dairy Association, I took part in the annual hashtag#EDA Dairy Policy Conference hashtag#NextGenEUDairy.
From 1932 until 1940, the milk wars stretched across the Great Plains and beyond, claiming lives and leaving a path of destruction as dairy workers and farmers struggled to survive.
The US Department of Agriculture has just updated its supplemental food as medicine programme for women and children, providing access to more produce and plant-based dairy products to nearly seven million low-income Americans.
