All Cheese articles – Page 38

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    French overtake Irish in UK cheese imports

    2008-04-14T00:00:00Z

    French cheese has overtaken Irish as the most imported cheese into the UK, and French producers are now launching a wide-reaching promotional campaign to consolidate their success.Cheese from France now accounts for 112,085 tonnes - or...

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    Best cheese is Spoilt Cow

    2008-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Spoilt Cow, the mature Freedom Food Cheddar from Fayrefield Foods was Best New Cheese at this year's Dairy Innovation Awards.Appetite-suppressing drink Naturally Gorgeous was Best New Dairy Drink, while Little Dish Custard Desserts won...

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    Ewes cheese for Waitrose

    2008-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Shepherds Purse has won a national contract to supply two of its ewes milk cheeses to Waitrose following trials in 14 Yorkshire stores. It will be supplying Olde York to 60 Waitrose stores. The profile of the company had been lifted by...

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    Cheddar cheese faces major supply squeeze

    2008-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Producers are warning of possible shortages of Cheddar cheese following a significant tightening of supplies. Falling levels of Cheddar production combined with lower imports in the past year have led to supplies only just meeting...

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    Price Basket - Price of cheese is rising steadily

    2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Dairy prices have reached a three-year high, and the cost of cheese is climbing steadily. Pre-packed Blue Stilton is now 41.2% more expensive than a year ago, and is at its highest price since March 2005. The basket is now 18.7% more expensive than...

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    Cheese is 'the next big Fairtrade opportunity'

    2008-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Manufacturers are tapping soaring demand for ethically traded products with the development of new Fairtrade lines, including the launch of the UK's first Fairtrade cheese and a move by Divine Chocolate into supermarket bakery.Fairtrade...

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    Blackhurst is tipped for Cheesewright job

    2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Darren Blackhurst is emerging as the most obvious internal candidate to replace David Cheesewright as Asda's chief operations officer.Blackhurst joined Asda's executive board as food trading director in January 2006 from Tesco, where he...

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    Wal-Mart Canada gets Cheesewright as boss

    2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

    The departure of Asda's chief operating officer David Cheesewright on 4 January will come as a huge blow to the retailer, say analysts. Cheesewright is taking over as president and CEO of Wal-Mart Canada from Mario Pilozzi, who is...

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    Dairylea determined to stay the big cheese

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Kraft's Dairylea accounted for 36% of featured space activity among the top five brands last weekend, 15 points ahead of second-placed Boursin. Asda and Somerfield allocated featured space chilled ends to the Dairylea range using save, x-for-y...

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    Staffordshire cheese gets PDO

    2007-10-05T08:16:00Z

    Staffordshire Cheese has become the latest UK product to be awarded Protected Designation of Origin status by the European Union.The Staffordshire Cheese name will now be protected under European law through its link to a specific...

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    Canaries target UK with cheese drive

    2007-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Cheese from the Canary Islands could appear on cheese boards up and down the country after producers launched a promotion to boost trade with the UK.Spanish importer Brindisa is already supplying some of the more mature Manchego-style...

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    acid test - Hot Nachos Cheese Sauce

    2007-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict: 7/10 ?Discovery is already an established brand in this area of the market so consumers will recognise the packaging and have high expectations. There is no other pourover, nachos-style sauce on the market so it is an unusual...

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    Cheese in a flutter

    2007-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Cheesemaker Shepherds Purse has gone to the dogs - literally. It's won a contract to supply its Ryedale branded cheese to restaurants at greyhound stadiums run by the Greyhound Racing Association. Maggotcha! Three men in the Dutch...

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    acid test - babybell emmental cheese & Indigo

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict: 7/10 ?The TV advertising for Babybel is strong so I think this will be enough to draw people into trying the different variants, such as the Emmental variety. Saying this, though, Continental cheese doesn't appeal to everybody and...

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    Bob brought in to build cheese sales

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Bob the Builder has been enlisted to help encourage young children to eat Cheddar. The Good Food Village has developed Secret Shapes, a 100% natural Somerset farm-made Cheddar - sliced for convenience - with an imprint of Bob the...

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    spotlight - Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Cheese production at Butlers follows the traditional methods and recipes handed down by our founders, Richard and Annie Butler, who started making cheese for the family on their Lancashire farm in 1932. We hold true to their principles, although the...

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    Milk Link to make organic cheese for Yeo

    2007-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Yeo Valley Organic and Milk Link have joined forces in a production and marketing venture for organic cheese.Milk Link will be licensed to produce Yeo Valley cheese at its Taw Valley creamery and...

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    First Milk wins Asda regional cheese deal

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda has signed First Milk on an 18-month contract to supply regional cheese, despite speculation that it was looking to switch manufacturers.The deal covers more than 20,000 tonnes of cheese from the dairy co-op's three creameries at...

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    Cheese image threat

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The government and its "renegade agencies without portfolio" are a bigger barrier to the future growth of the British cheese market than international competition, and have damaged the image of cheese, according to a Dairy UK survey out next week....

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    Cheese players turn up health and cut fat

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    A new probiotic Cheddar and lighter Feta are the latest healthier offerings from cheese manufacturers. Pilgrims Choice medium probiotic cheddar from North Downs Dairy is a six-month matured Cheddar containing a robust strain of...