A round-up of the week’s key events in the dairy sector in Ukraine and around the world 👇
🥛 Why milk is emerging as a top hydration beverage for summer and exercise
As summer activity climbs — walking, gardening, running, cycling, swimming — so does the body’s demand for fluids.
✅ “Bilo” and “Bilotserkivskyi” confirm their naturalness under the “Zelenyi Zhuravlyk” ecolabel
More than 25% of dairy products on the market are adulterated, yet seven sweet-cream butter and cottage-cheese items under TM “Bilo” and TM “Bilotserkivskyi”, produced by PE Bilotserkivska Agro-Industrial Group, have once again confirmed their natural status under the “Zelenyi Zhuravlyk” (Green Crane) ecolabel.
🐐 Changing society through cheese-making. Behind the scenes at Ukraine’s largest goat farm
They bought goats when almost no one believed a large goat farm could work.
🇵🇱 Natural and drinking yogurts drive market growth in Poland
In H1 2026, Poland’s fresh dairy market expanded by 4.1% in volume and 7.0% in value, with natural yogurts and drinking yogurts recording the sharpest gains, while bottled water posted a decline.
🤖 AI: Nestlé develops products for GLP-1 weight-loss drug users
Nestlé is seeking to turn the rise of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist) weight-loss drugs from a threat into an opportunity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and nutritional science to develop products for the millions of consumers taking medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy.
💷 Saputo sells UK dairy division to Lactalis for £988m
Canadian dairy giant Saputo has agreed to sell its UK dairy operations to French rival Lactalis for approximately £988 million in a landmark deal.
🚚 “War is no reason to pass losses on to the producer”, — Arsen Didur
Russian missile strikes on retail distribution centres (DCs) have disrupted Ukraine’s established food supply chain.
🇲🇩 Moldovan farmers threaten protests over preferential transit for Ukrainian goods
Moldova’s farmer association ‘Syla Fermeriv’ (‘Farmers’ Force’) is threatening large-scale protests if the government takes no action by 21 August over its concerns about a 50% discount on railway transit fees for Ukrainian cargo through Moldovan territory.
🏅 Dairy Foods 2026 Top 100: Lactalis USA surges to No. 3
Dairy Farmers of America holds the No. 1 spot for the fourth consecutive year, while Lactalis USA vaults from No. 7 to No. 3 on the back of its General Mills yogurt acquisition, according to the annual Dairy Foods Top 100 ranking of the largest US dairy processors.
🏦 russian firm asks kremlin to place five Nestlé subsidiaries in temporary state management
russian logistics company KM Logistics has reportedly asked the kremlin to put five Nestlé subsidiaries under temporary state administration.
🌾 Drought in Germany: dairy farmers face a feed shortage
Farms still hope that sufficient rainfall will allow a good late-summer cut.
🇨🇦 Canadian dairy groups urge government to protect food sovereignty in US trade talks
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) and the Dairy Processors Association of Canada (DPAC) have called on the government to defend the country’s food sovereignty during trade negotiations with the United States.
📈 Glanbia raises full-year forecasts after strong H1 as protein demand drives growth
Irish nutrition group Glanbia has raised its full-year revenue and profit forecasts following a strong first half across all divisions, including Performance Nutrition.
♻️ EU’s PPWR is now enforceable: 6 things manufacturers need to know
The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) has been enforceable from 12 August.
🌱 Louis Dreyfus launches clean-taste pea protein isolate
Demand for plant-based dairy, protein sodas and ready-to-drink sports beverages is surging — but CPG companies are still held back by the characteristic off-notes of pea proteins.
🍃 ESG: Arla Foods Ingredients invests €8.3m in Denmark plant to cut CO₂ emissions
Arla Foods Ingredients is advancing its sustainability strategy with an €8.3m investment in its Danmark Protein facility in Videbæk, Denmark.
