Dairy In-Depth Focus 2018

• The future growth of liquid dairy in China
  China’s Economy in 2017 saw accelerated growth for the first time in seven years, in which consumer expenditure contributed the most to the GDP (ie, 58.8 per cent). The Fast Moving Consumer Goods market showed recovery, which suggest that Chinese consumers’ needs are still not being fully met. Kantar Worldpanel’s continuous tracking of 40,000 household panelists in China shows that healthy, convenient meal replacement and imported categories lead the growth, while categories with high sugar or high calorie levels saw continuous decline. 
• Getting to the bottom of phthalates in U.S. Dairy
  With health advocates urging industry to finish the phase-out of phthalates in plastic and rubber for the sake of consumers, Patrick MacRoy examines the implications of a study suggesting that some phthalates found in dairy products may have their source in dairy-farm equipment.
• The upward march of the dairy processing market
  In recent times, the dairy processing equipment market has innovated, introduced new product lines and worked fervently to meet the ever-incrementing demand for all dairy products. The dairy processing equipment market is faced with challenges that arise from increased competition, infusion of high technology and the need to keep up with consumers’ ever-changing preferences. Dairy processing equipment manufacturers are forced always to be on their feet – predicting the next shift in the market before
  it happens. Venkata Krishnan Seshadri explains…