Volac in £8M lactose launch.

The article reports on Volac, a dairy ingredients firm that has released 8 million pounds for its expansion project in Felinfach, Wales. The project will produce edible lactose for the first time which is a carbohydrate crystallized from whey that is less sweet from a normal sugar and widely used by food manufacturers. According to Mark Neville, marketing manager for dairy and lifestyle ingredients, the plant will be capable of producing 15,000 tons of lactose a year under the Volactose brand.