China's leading dairy group Mengniu has published a report, stating that according to the unaudited management accounts as of November 30, 2008 and other relevant documents, the group might see a CNY900 million loss in the year 2008.

According to the latest from Sing Tao News, two of Hong Kong's main retail chains, Mannings and Wellcome, have removed milk powder made by Swiss food giant Nestle from their shelves after a newspaper reported that samples contained the industrial chemical melamine.

Starting May 2008, the Hangzhou Price Bureau will collect price information of major commodity products from 19 influential retailers in the city, make comparisons and publish the results weekly. This is reportedly an innovation in China.

Local media is reporting that Danone China has just acquired the two big production bases of Miaoshi Dairy in Beijing and Shanghai.