Accelerating Innovation Through Ingredient Co Development in Dairy & Dairy Alternatives

  • Fortification trends in dairy and plant-based: key market drivers and consumer insights
  • Co developing calcium solutions: case studies from dairy and dairy-alternative applications
  • Optimizing powder handling: how functionalized minerals improve flowability and reduce caking
  • Smarter screening methods: developing lab scale tools to reduce costly pilot trials

 

Nutrition by Design at Al Ain Farms – Practical Framework to Upgrade Dairy Nutrition with Consumer-Led Innovation

  • Nutrition is no longer optional – consumers now expect lower sugar, higher protein, and transparent ingredients as a baseline, not a premium feature.
  • Improving nutrition changes product physics – every recipe change creates new technological challenges for stability, texture, and product perception.
  • Consumer acceptance must remain the anchor – nutritional upgrades succeed only when taste, texture, and repeat purchase remain uncompromised.
  • MENA markets require engineering solutions – hot climate, long supply chains, and shelf-life pressure demand robust formulation and processing strategies.
  • Nutrition-by-Design integrates science and execution – combining formulation, processing, and packaging to deliver healthier products that scale commercially.
  • The future of dairy is engineered health – lower sugar, higher protein, smarter fortification, and responsible portion design will define the next generation of dairy.

 

Keynote: Innovation – From an Organic Perspective

  • How to innovate when you do not want to change the product
  • Innovative actions from farm level to end product
  • How to compete with the conventional dairy industry from an organic platform
  • How long-term partnerships has laid the foundation for innovation

 

Panel discussion: Key market trends and developments

  • Dairy economics – decoupling of whey proteins from traditional commodities
  • Technical challenges in new product development – delivering affordable nutrition
  • Ingredient formulations: hybrid/plant-based