All Butters & spreads articles – Page 9
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Prices drop as butter and cheese supply increases
The record butter prices of 2017 have started to reverse following an increase in milk fat supplies
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Wyke Farms profits rise despite butterfat cost hikes
The cheesemaker had to contend with a near £1m loss in turnover from its butter division
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Analysis and Features
Dairy: butter booms in spite of big price spikes
Spreads brands were presented with an open goal this year when a Europe-wide milk fat shortage sent butter prices soaring
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Media Bites 11 December: Flora, Ocado, Iceland, Steinhoff
Flora margarine is on the verge of changing hands as bidders prepare to submit formal offers for Unilever’s £6bn spreads business, according to reports in the weekend’s papers.
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Christmas own label biscuits fall victim to butter crisis
All five of the biggest supermarkets have increased shelf prices on festive lines compared to last year
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Comment and Opinion
Shoppers pushed to melting point over butter costing Two Whole Pounds
Twitter is also going into meltdown over the prospect of buttery toast becoming a luxury in Brexit Britain
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Butter price hikes pile pressure on biscuit and fudge makers
Wholesale butter prices were up 73% year on year last month
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Meridian eyes PE cash to fuel nut butter sales
Spreads business Meridian has hired corporate advisors to explore sale options
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Flora Freedom renamed in brand revamp
The new packaging launched this week with a “simple, premium and contemporary design”
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Category Report
Can BSM avoid meltdown? The Dairymen butters & spreads 2017
A Europe-wide butter shortage and fresh rationalisation by the mults pose serious challenges for butters & spreads
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Analysis and Features
Butter prices continue to rise
Butter prices have continued to rise over the past month thanks to low supplies across the EU and high consumer demand
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KP debuts in popcorn with vow to restore growth to Butterkist
KP Snacks CEO Mark Thorpe is confident of reigniting strong growth at Butterkist
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Analysis and Features
Record high butter prices 'unlikely to ease' for months
Manufacturers are unlikely to see butter wholesale prices ease for ’at least a few months’
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City snapshot: Strong growth for Dairy Crest brands in Q1 but rising butter costs squeeze margins
Dairy Crest has recorded “good” growth for its four main brands in the cheese, spreads and oil categories during the first quarter but soaring butter prices are putting pressure on margins. Plus, Procter & Gamble hit back at the activist investor agitating for a seat on the board of the consumer goods giant; and Eagle Eye grows revenues 70% but can’t shake off losses.
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Flora gets avocado and coconut spreads as 'Sprexit' looms
Avocado and Lime, Coconut and Almond, and Walnut joined the original Flora Freedom variant in Tesco this week
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Unilever unveils two new Flora ProActiv Expert spreads
The launches come at the same time as Unilever bosses are seriously considering ‘Sprexit’
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Zoflora launches odour remover for pet owners
‘Malodour technology’ has been tested against smells including excrement and ‘wet dog’
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Unilever taps plant power with dairy-free Flora Freedom
Flora Freedom is the first-ever dairy-free spread under the Flora brand
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Flora ProActiv plays up science in brand revamp
Unilever has revamped its Flora ProActiv brand with new packaging underlining the science behind its cholesterol-lowering …
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M&S and Interflora trademark battle continues
The 2013 High Court injunction effectively preventing Marks & Spencer from bidding on the Interflora trademark in the Google advertising programme AdWords remains in place, at least temporarily, the Court of Appeal has said.