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The keyword for Arla’s first half-year 2011 is growth. Revenue rose by 12 per cent, among other things due to the merger with Hansa-Milch and price increases in the market. Arla also delivered a large increase in the milk price to the cooperative members in Sweden, Denmark and Germany.

Arla Foods has announced the launch of its new Indian dairy range, which will give Indian consumers the chance to buy authentic fresh Indian dairy produce in mainstream supermarkets, and will be available from the end of August.

Arla Foods has a commitment to become the world’s most natural dairy company, and is already well on the way to achieving that goal. Through on-farm carbon reduction programmes, lightweighting packaging, and using the latest technology in transport, the company has already begun to seriously reduce its carbon footprint.

Arla’s all encompassing environment strategy, which takes in each part of the supply chain, including on-farm operations, has led the company to victory at the Yorkshire Post’s environment awards.

Arla is taking kids Closer to Nature as it joins forces with members of Arla Foods Milk Partnership to give school children a taste of life on a farm.

Arla Foods has submitted a detailed planning application to Aylesbury Vale District Council for a £150 million investment to deliver the world’s first zero carbon fresh milk dairy, near to Aston Clinton, Aylesbury.

Arla Foods is on track to meet several of the 2015 Dairy Roadmap targets ahead of schedule, having comfortably met the 2010 targets.

Starbucks and Arla Foods have today (May 5) announced the launch of Starbucks Bottled Frappuccino®, giving UK consumers the chance to buy their favourite Starbucks Frappuccino flavour in grocery outlets as well as in Starbucks coffeehouses.

Arla Foods, Lindhurst Engineering and the University of Nottingham have unveiled a pioneering microbial fuel cell (MFC) which they predict will revolutionise energy generation on farms and within the dairy industry by converting both farm effluent and dairy by-products into electricity and bio-gas.

Arla Foods is on the verge of becoming the world’s first dairy company to launch HDPE injection stretched blow moulded bottles for milk.

In 2010 Arla Foods reported an increase in turnover of three billion DKK and a significant boost in earnings to the company’s cooperative owners.

Arla’s flagship dairy at Stourton, Leeds, has added two more product ranges to its added value portfolio, following the commercial start up of custard and flavoured milk at its £70 million state of the art facility.