Just dairy desserts

Among them:

• 58% of German food products have retail prices below one euro.
• Dairy products account for 25% of small shop sales in Poland, with soft drinks taking another 25%.
• The Greek economy is the same size as the turnover of Walmart.
• Probiotics were not introduced to Europe until 1990, the first being launched in Finland.
• Iran has the highest yogurt consumption per person in the world.
• Fonterra generates 23% of all New Zealand exports.
• Scientific research doesn’t link high levels of saturated fat to heart disease.
• The dairy sector is responsible for 2.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, 4.0% if you include beef from the dairy herd.
• 85% of dairy greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand come from farms, 10% from processing and 5% from distribution.

For more about the presentations, contact Linda Leonard at Zenith International.

Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International. You can also read his blog at BevBlog.

About the author

Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International.

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