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NewsDairy Crest raises stakes in cheese brands market
Dairy Crest has launched Davidstow Cheddar as a standalone brand in a bid to increase its share of the branded Cheddar market.
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Müller gives school kids Star treatment
Müller Dairy is rolling out a new yoghurt brand targeted at school starters who do not want to be seen eating 'babyish' products from their lunchboxes.Müller Stars is aimed at four to eight-year-olds to bridge the gap between Müller's...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda again beats the £50 barrier
Asda offered the highest number of cheapest items this week, including the Canada ginger ale (96p), brie (45p), green beans (96p/kg), Andrex (£1.98), and Oyster Bay sauvignon blanc (£8.62).
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Lower-waste factor boosts filtered milk
Filtered milk is experiencing a surge in popularity as shoppers wise up to its potential for cutting waste.Sales of filtered milk have shot up 16.1% by volume to 327.1 million litres [Kantar/DairyCo 52w/e 19 April 09], an increase of...
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‘Great milk robbery’ claim is attacked by processors
Dairy processors have lambasted farmers for taking a naïve view of market forces after being accused of profiteering from higher dairy commodity returns. Last week, the National Farmers' Union launched a new report, 'The Great Milk...
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The Human Angle: Mervyn McCaughey
With no two days being the same it can be eventful. We never forget we are here to make award-winning cheese for our customers with everyone involved in growing the business year-on-year.
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NewsMüller red-faced as ‘home’ county mix-up moves its dairy to Wiltshire
Dairy giant Müller has been left red-faced after using a picture of Wiltshire to promote its Shropshire dairy roots.
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Fear of retail hikes as butter hits record price
The wholesale price of butter has hit a record high leading to fears of further hikes on-shelf.
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Milk Link gives its cheese packets Velcro-like seals
Space-age technology and kids clothing have provided the inspiration for a new cheese packaging opening and closing system being rolled out by Milk Link.Made from polyethylene hook and loop gripping fasteners, Grip Strip looks similar to...
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Primula aims to increase its family appeal
Primula has kicked off its Get Squeezy TV campaign with a family-targeted ad.The ad features friends and families incorporating Primula into a range of snacks and meals and will be backed by recipes on the Primula website and social...
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Müller swells exec ranks with Rolston and Miller
Müller Dairy has moved swiftly to plug gaps in senior roles following a period of uncertainty in its sales and marketing departments.The yoghurt maker was forced to appoint internal interim heads of both functions in March following the...
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Second Opinion: And what of baby milk, Nestlé?
It’s caved in on palm oil, but its baby formula is also controversial, notes Joanna Blythman
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McCutcheon TV ads send Activia sales soaring 22%
It's a debate that divides men the length of the nation, but in yoghurt at least, brunette has triumphed over blonde.Martine McCutcheon's ads for Activia have been credited with driving 22.3% sales growth for the brand to £219.8m [IRI...
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NewsFocus On Functional Foods: Crunch time for health claims
Will this year be the year EFSA finally gets to grips with health claims for functional foods? Or will a logjam mean suppliers give up in exasperation, asks Nic Paton
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Focus On Functional Foods: Athletic antioxidants
Antioxidants have been big news of late, with celebrities and dieticians proclaiming the health benefits of a host of berries, including blueberries, goji and acai berries.
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Focus On Functional Foods: The case for fortification
The debate about whether to make it mandatory to add folic acid to bread illustrates the complexities of legislation on functional food.
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Focus On Functional Foods: Four to watch
Launched last October, Activia Single Pots were a break with the conventional multipack format and a way of extending the functional digestive product market penetration to younger consumers, a demographic traditionally overlooked, says Bryan Martins, customer development controller at Danone.
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NewsCritical Eye... on the low-fat food gods
First we had the ghastly BNP twinning itself with the nation's favourite Marmite in that Party Political Broadcast. Now we have Family Food Fight with Flora.
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Wiseman and Dairy Crest announce profit growth
Improved prices for bulk cream and volume gains on fresh milk have boosted profits at Robert Wiseman Dairies and Dairy Crest.Robert Wiseman this week announced a 59.9% uplift in pre-tax profits to £49.2m for the year to 3 April. It also...
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Godminster boosted by Daisy & Co
Organic cheese supplier Godminster has bolstered its portfolio with the acquisition of fellow Somerset cheesemaker Daisy & Co.