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The news this week that Dean Foods has sold its customer-brand yoghurt busines in the US comes as little surprise, given the turbulent year the country's largest dairy processor has just experienced - and its decision to re-shape its business.

Coca-Cola Co. has made another foray into the Indian market for dairy drinks with the launch of flavoured milk brand Vio.

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US dairy group HP Hood is to close its Heluva Good cheese packaging plant and country store in the state of New York.

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Schreiber Foods is expanding its European presence with the acquisition of three production plants from French dairy firm Senoble International.

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US ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries this week expanded its product recall as it reacts to a listeria outbreak linked to three deaths. In Europe, Dutch horsemeat trader Willy Selten was sentenced to a jail term. And China has filed a dispute at the WTO over the EU's tariffs on poultry products.

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US dairy processor Schreiber Foods has started talks with Senoble International over the acquisition of the French group's subsidiaries in Spain and central Europe.

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The Bulgarian unit of French dairy giant Danone has transferred the ownership of its production to its US "partner" Schreiber Foods.

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The two major pieces of consolidation in Europe's dairy sector over the last 12 months have driven the main moves in Rabobank's annual survey of the world's largest 20 companies in the sector.

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Rising commodity prices: should we be concerned? That is a key question facing the food industry. Again this week there was much comment on the issue and the possible impact on the sector. Sainsbury's boss Justin King, for instance, warned suppliers they would have to work hard to justify price increases. Meanwhile, the UK retailer, widely seen to have outperformed its rivals over Christmas, issued its festive numbers this week, alongside the likes of Tesco, M&S and Morrisons.

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US dairy Schreiber Foods has entered into an agreement to buy the customer-brand yoghurt business of Dean Foods, the country's largest dairy processor.

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Appaloosa, founded by the billionaire investor David Tepper, has purchased a 7.35% stake in US dairy processor Dean Foods.