I have come to the realisation that there is probably no wider scope for innovation and for people to use their talents, than in the dairy industry. The overall supply chain covers the entire spectrum of human endeavours, from animal husbandry to packaging and labelling, and everything in between. Dairy and food production is such an integral part of what we do as people. We eat every day, and dairy provides ample nutrition at a lower cost. In this issue, we pay a visit to Anuga FoodTec, in advance of the exhibition and conference being held in April in Cologne, Germany. Sometimes it's hard to tell people outside the industry how large some of these exhibitions are, as they contain halls of everything from conveyors to labellers and mixers. The energy required to process food and to do it safely is enormous and the product of many years of experimentation. Often, people outside the industry don't have an idea of how much effort goes into every yogurt pot that sits on the shelf, awaiting purchase. See our report on page 16.
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