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Ausnutria Dairy Corp. has announced plans to acquire the remaining 50% share of Amalthea, a Netherlands-based organic goat's cheese cooperative. Ausnutria Dairy previously purchased the initial 50% share of Amalthea in 2022. The agreement for the remaining share has been made with Dairy Goat Holding (DGH) and is subject to competition approvals and clearance by China's commerce ministry. Ausnutria Dairy, which primarily serves the Chinese market, owns the Kabrita goat's milk infant-nutrition brand and operates five production plants in the Netherlands. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Dairy & Soy Food; Company News; Homepage; News; Saputo EN Dairy & Soy Food Company News Homepage News Saputo N.PAG N.PAG 1 08/10/22 20220805 NES 220805 Canadian dairy major Saputo is to close a cheese plant in the US, impacting 200 employees. Dairy & Soy Food, Company News, Homepage, News, Saputo. [Extracted from the article]

Dairy, News, Emerging markets, Food M&A Keywords: Dairy; News; Emerging markets; Food M&A EN Dairy News Emerging markets Food M&A N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/02/21 20211029 NES 211029 South African manufacturer The Fairview Cheese Company has accepted investment from private-equity firm Exeo Capital. [Extracted from the article]

Fromacoeur, based in the western town of Charente, 50 miles from Terra Lacta's headquarters in Surgères, supplies products including goat's milk cheese balls and mini raclettes. Keywords: Dairy; Refrigerated; News; Food M&A EN Dairy Refrigerated News Food M&A N.PAG N.PAG 1 09/13/21 20210907 NES 210907 Terra Lacta, the France-based dairy co-operative, has snapped up Fromacoeur, a supplier of dairy-based aperitif products. [Extracted from the article]

Emmi sells majority stake in Spanish cheese business Lácteos Caprinos Keywords: Emmi EN Emmi N.PAG N.PAG 1 01/07/21 20201217 NES 201217 Swiss dairy company Emmi is selling its majority stake in Spanish goat's cheese producer Lácteos Caprinos. Emmi said the sale of Lácteos Caprinos will result in a one-off charge on EBIT of around CHF15m (S$16.9m) in its current financial year. [Extracted from the article]

Americans for Free Trade, a group of more than 160 business associations, urged President Trump to consider relief from duties as one of the emergency measures his administration is rolling out, but Trump has so far declined to roll back the tariffs. A federal farm bill grant of $2.5 million will boost by one-third the amount of private land open to hunters in Minnesota. South Dakota Farmers Union president Doug Sombke is asking for an investigation into the possibility of price fixing by the nation's meat packers. [Extracted from the article]

The article informs that Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft notice to cancel a request by Meredith Dairy that would prevent retailers from selling its goat's cheese products below a minimum price. It mentions that Meredith Dairy submitted resale price maintenance notification to ACCC claiming that smaller retailers are advertising special deals and discounts to compete with larger retailers and major supermarket chains.

The article discusses plan of Agropur to farm out goat cheese production to a third party or stop producing it. Topics include plan to integrate soft cheese manufacturing into the operations of the Saint-Hyacinthe plant, inability of company to reach a long-term agreement with the plant's employees, and firm's decision to reorganise its investments.

The article reports launch of goat milk yogurt by Spanish olive grower and agrifood cooperative Dcoop Group, and talks of product development by value addition of goat milk by producing cheese and yogurt.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Abergavenny to boost production, expand on investment," by Hannah Abdulla, which appeared in the November 10, 2014 issue of "just-food.com." It reports that England based Abergavenny Fine Food Co. is eyeing a 120% increase in goat's cheese production to meet growing demand. The firm has secured a 1.2 million pounds in funding from and is now looking at increasing the size of its dairy facilities to cater for a rise in demand.

The article offers information on the letter of intent signed by French dairy co-operative (co-op) Valcrest to consolidate its commercial and production activities with large peer Eurial. Topics discussed include the general assemblies of the two co-ops, strong presence of Valcrest in goat's cheese and other specialty cheeses, and the merger benefits to Valcrest.

The article reports on the top flavors of cheese products that were launched between July 2008 and June 2009 worldwide. According to the data of Product Launch Analytics, blend, garlic and cheddar were the top flavors. It states the growing popularity of blue cheese as well as the inclusion of goat cheese and feta in the list of top 10 flavors.