Fonterra, the heavyweight dairy giant headquartered in New Zealand, is starting out on a new chapter without a consumer business. It is now setting out it's stall as a high tech protein business driven by an ingredients powerhouse. Will it work? Is there merit to this new strategy? In this episode we ask Leonie Guiney, ex director of Fonterra and now shareholder and farmer in the South Island of New Zealand her thoughts on the new vision and strategy.

On this weeks show we talk to Dr Maha Tahiri about first understanding what is meant by 'Ultra-processed', and secondly, what challenges are presented to the dairy industry by this process. She has some very clear advice for companies and also some great insights into how to address the issue. We also have a 'Insight special' on Chobani - the American company that has revolutionised the yoghurt category in the US and is now setting its sights on the coffee market.

On this episode of The Milk Business Jack Kennedy talks to Dr Maha Tahiri, a global nutrition consultant on how companies should react to the 'GLP1 Tsunami' that is engulfing consumers the world over. We also hear from farmers around the world to get a handle on global milk supply. Dairy Farmers of America have just launched a new product called MULU - we preview it and talk about increasing costs of milk processing.

In the first two parts of the Protein Rush we talked about the dairy protein revolution that is sweeping across the world at the moment. In this episode, part three, and the final episode in this Protein Rush series, we dig into how the demand for protein is changing the commercial reality for dairy businesses with Aoife Murphy, Chief Commercial Ingredients executive with Tirlan in Ireland. Aoife has worked with Glanbia and Tirlan and both are huge global players in the protein game.

In part two of the Protein Rush Jack Kennedy chats to Professor Paddy Wall about the Food First Strategy in China, how the Chinese infant formula market fundamentally changed, and we ask can you overload on protein consumption?

Jack Kennedy talks with Professor Patrick Wall about the global protein rush and how weight loss drugs are part of the driver for increased dairy protein consumption globally. We hear from dairy farmers around the world. We profile a new product produced by Lactalis onsale in the United States and we discuss the latest milk market moves.