Healthy little dishes
Sir: I wholeheartedly agree with Joanna Blythman’s view that the food industry is often guilty of marketing nutritionally poor (or even damaging) food inappropriately to children. However, criticism of Little Dish is undeserved. I have worked with Little Dish over the past few years, helping them to design the strictest nutritional guidelines of any children’s food company. Little Dish is one of a small number of brands committed to making a positive contribution to children’s health by developing nutritionally tailored products for the very youngest. Many busy families need truly healthy alternatives to home cooking at times. Pizza is well-loved and frequently eaten in Britain and ideas that help make this a healthier choice should be welcomed.
Lucy Jones, consultant dietitian for Little Dish
Dairy export potential
Sir: I wanted to say what a good job the team have done with The Dairymen supplement this year - especially with the exports feature. The UK can’t fully escape the volatile global commodity supply and demand cycles that dominate prices. But as your feature showed in practical terms, exporting offers a unique way to mitigate the commodity markets, and also to turn our gaze away from competing for domestic retailer contracts and look overseas for new markets and trading partners.
Hamish Renton, MD, HRA
Arla driving growth
Sir: The Dairymen supplement shines an important spotlight on the sector’s commitment to a sustainable and long-term future.
As Europe’s largest dairy cooperative with circa 12,500 farmer owners, 3,000 of whom are British, Arla is focused on minimising the impact of the current environment through investment in innovation, strong leadership and business initiatives, which add value back into the category and, most importantly, drive benefits back to our farmer owners. This includes the launch of our farmer-owned marque, already on pack. Arla firmly believes that driving the competitiveness of the UK dairy industry, in addition to championing dairy products, will help ensure we are in a strong position for when markets start to recover.
Lisa Attenborough, communications director, Arla Foods
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