is the world's leading dairy exporter. Fonterra has been steadily increasing its influence in Europe. It recently opened its first wholly owned and operated dairy ingredients plant in Europe, as part of a strategic partnership with Dutch cheese manufacturer Royal A-ware. The new site at Heerenveen in the Netherlands consists of two plants working in tandem - A-ware’s facility produces cheese for its customers in Europe, while Fonterra’s processes the whey and lactose generated by A-ware. Another recent joint venture of this type is an alliance between DMK Group and Arla Foods to create ArNoCo. Based at DMK's Nordhackstedt site in Germany, ArNoCo processes the whey produced by the cheese making operation – around 700,000 tonnes every year – to make whey protein concentrate and lactose, which is marketed by Arla Foods.
ents but use them extensively in their infant nutrition and other food products. Both are currently investing in expanding their infant products capacity in Europe. Danone is spending Eur240 million on building a state-of-theart plant at Cuijk in the Netherlands for its Early Life Nutrition business. Intended to capitalise on strong and growing demand for Danone’s international brands, including Aptamil and Based at DMK's Nordhackstedt site in Germany, ArNoCo Nutrilon, for both standard and processes the whey produced by the cheese making operation – specialized products, the new fac- around 700,000 tonnes every year – to make whey protein tory is due to start production in concentrate and lactose, which is marketed by Arla Foods. late 2017. It represents Danone’s largest investment in its European produc- successful in segmenting the market by tion capabilities and will double its capacity investing in new technology to produce in the Netherlands with output being increasingly sophisticated products. Many exported to more than 80 countries global- producers have developed and are now ly. marketing added value whey protein ingreInvestment in Infant Nutrition In Switzerland, Nestlé recently complet- dients for use in infant nutrition, sports Nestle and Danone, the two largest dairy ed a SFr82 million (Eur75million) invest- formulae and to enhance the nutritional companies in the world, are not involved in ment to expand its infant products factory content of a wide range of mainstream the production of whey and lactose ingredi- at Konolfingen. The new state-of-the-art foods. The rising consumption of perforfacility will produce infant for- mance/sports nutrition products in mature mula to meet increasing markets and the continued demand for demand from consumer in 90 infant nutrition products in emerging countries. The investment has regions, particularly Asia, are fuelling the reinforced the Konolfingen growth in whey protein-based nutritional site’s position as Nestlé’s world ingredients. centre for children’s milks, cereals, probiotics and spe- Outlook cialised food for infants and The long- and short-term market prognosis children. Nestlé’s Produce is healthy. Rising consumer concern about Technology Centre focusing health and well being will continue to drive on the development of infant demand for whey-based products. Indeed, formula, dairy products and whey is expected to become key in tackling medical nutrition is also based modern lifestyle-related health issues such at the Konolfingen site. as obesity and sarcopenia. Whey will also play a central role in helping to meet the Glanbia Ireland (formerly Glanbia Ingredients Ireland), the number protein requirements of an expanding globone dairy ingredients company in Ireland, is expanding its cheese Increasing Added Value Whey processors have been al population. J plant in Wexford entailing investment of Eur35 million.
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