A round-up of the week’s key events in the dairy sector in Ukraine and worldwide 👇
🍯 A sweet record at Atlas Festival: Ukrainians eat condensed milk en masse
At the Atlas Festival in Kyiv on 19 July, PrJSC Ichnia Milk Canning Plant set a national record of Ukraine for the largest simultaneous eating of condensed milk, officially certified by representatives of the Book of Records of Ukraine.
🧀 Will dairy’s big 7 sink the cheese market?
As the world’s biggest dairy players pivot to cheese, the market is growing more polarised — mozzarella prices are climbing while cheddar falls.
🇳🇱 Embassy of the Netherlands in Kyiv seeks a Senior Officer EU Integration
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Kyiv is looking for a Senior Officer EU Integration to work on issues relating to Ukraine’s European integration and the implementation of reforms.
🥛 Whey shortage: what are the alternatives?
Global demand for whey is insatiable and US capacity has essentially been soaked up by the domestic market, so the food industry is hunting for ways to replace the “rockstar protein”.
🏆 Danone among Ukraine’s best employers of 2026
Danone has taken 23rd place in the TOP-100 employers of Ukraine ranking, while its HR director Iryna Sitnikova entered the country’s TOP-50 HR directors at 18th place.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan’s milk production rises to 1.9 million tonnes
Kazakhstan produced 1.9 million tonnes of milk in the first half of 2026, up 2.4% year on year, with the growth driven by new dairy-commodity farms coming on stream.
🤖 Unpacking how AI reshapes nutrition innovation from discovery to commercialization
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made its mark on the nutrition industry, from consumers using it for personalised advice to businesses leveraging it in product development and marketing.
🇯🇵 The latest beverage releases from Japan: from fermented milk to pet-friendly drinks
Yoshihiko Hani, publisher of Beverage Japan, and Steve Galloway of Galloway & Associates highlight stand-out beverage innovations recently launched in Japan — from fermented milk designed to support weight management to jelly drinks suitable for both humans and their pets.
🐄 Epicentr Agro reports its livestock results for the first half of 2026
Over 23 million kilograms of milk, nearly 600,000 kilograms of meat and production plans exceeded — these are the first-half 2026 results of the livestock segment of Epicentr Agro, which became the basis for discussion at a production meeting that mapped out the sector’s next steps.
🥤 How Danone is pushing Silk Protein beyond the plant-based niche to compete with dairy
Danone’s Silk is extending its high-protein platform across dairy-adjacent and functional beverage categories, betting that complete plant protein, fibre and familiar formats can attract mainstream consumers.
🇪🇺 European Commission presents a toolkit for EU-Ukraine business cooperation
The European Commission has presented a set of tools for cooperation between Ukrainian and European businesses.
♻️ A dairy found a way through the crisis: it will earn from what used to be waste
Poland’s OSM Rawicz dairy cooperative, seeking a way to use acid whey, has partnered with the cosmetics industry — and its chairman says the cooperation can be far more profitable than standard dairy production.
🇮🇪 Irish milk production falls again
Irish milk production has fallen for two consecutive months, with the impact now expected to be felt across Europe.
📊 EU agri-food trade surplus expands in the first five months of 2026
The EU’s agri-food sector posted a larger trade surplus in the first five months of 2026—despite lower export and import volumes compared with the same period last year.
