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NewsFormer Gü directors to launch posh yoghurts
Two former directors of Gü Chocolate Puds are preparing to launch gourmet New Zealand yoghurt brand The Collective in the UK. Mike Hodgson and Amelia Macleod ex-Gü MD and sales director respectively have formed a joint venture company,...
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News‘Low-fat Cheddar’ label gets green light from EU
Cheddar makers will soon be able to call their low-fat cheeses 'low-fat Cheddar' as a result of new cheese-labelling rules coming in. Current UK laws on compositional standards for cheese mean cheese makers are not allowed to use the...
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NewsKerrygold launches Lighter block butter
Kerrygold has launched a lighter block butter in a bid to stem the flow of health-conscious consumers out of the category. Kerrygold Lighter Unsalted packet butter which contains 25% less fat than standard packet butter was a category...
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Focus On Soft Drinks: Flavoured milk not just the flavour of the week
Sales of flavoured milk drinks inched upwards last year, with value sales growing 0.2% and volume sales 4.4% [Kantar 52w/e 23 January 2011], leaving plenty of room for growth in a sub-category attractive to health-conscious consumers and, in particular, mothers.
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Higgidy open top savoury slices hit Boots
Premium pie maker Higgidy has unveiled its first savoury slices. The open-top puff-pastry slices, which can be eaten cold or heated, are available in pancetta, red onion & mature cheddar and spinach, pesto & goats cheese (rsp:…
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Focus On Own Label & PLMA Show Preview: Innovations
This limited-edition tart is one of 50 products being added to The Co-operative's premium Truly Irresistible range. Baked in puff pastry, the tart has a creamy cheese sauce, with pea shoot and mint pesto and a pancetta garnish.
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NewsHas the outlook soured for long-term dairy contracts?
Has the “innovative” Milk&More contract failed to stand the test of time thanks to high levels of cost inflation? Richard Ford and Julia Glotz report
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NewsCritical Eye... on smoking beagles and punching donkeys
Smuggling has an oddly cosy ring to it, like something you'd do during a Sunday lie-in. It evokes images of ruddy-faced pasty-munchers shifting cheese in a row-boat rather than terrified mules downing condoms of heroin.
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Arla in UK brand debut with squeezy yoghurt
Arla Foods is making its long-awaited UK debut as a consumer brand in its own right with the launch of an innovative new yoghurt product targeted specifically at teenagers.
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Team Milk ready to sign up retailers and farmers
The organisers behind the Make Mine Milk campaign are gearing up to extend their activities beyond dairy processors for the first time, with plans to involve retailers and farmers. The three-year generic campaign, which this month...
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Belfield deal to give Bally Bleat a boost
Goats milk ice cream could get a UK boost, after distributor Belfield signed a deal to distribute Bally Bleat goats milk ice cream in mainland UK.
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Brits show off quiff upper lip
First it was milk, putting a creamy smear on the top lip of stars like Pixie Lott, Gordon Ramsay and Usher.Now the awesome marketing power of the moustache has been deployed twice in a week. Absurdist nut lover Captain Tiptoes, a…
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NewsMars and Cadbury unveil latest NPD in fight for bite-size
Mars and Cadbury have both unveiled products targeted at the growing demand for bite-size chocolate treats. In a first for the Cadbury Dairy Milk brand in the UK, Chocos will offer consumers 11 round pieces of chocolate in a roll-pack…
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Dairy Crest: price dispute behind Co-operative Group contract loss
The recent loss of Dairy Crest's milk contract with The Co-operative Group was down to its inability to agree the right price, the company has revealed.
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Dairy Crest website pushes up milk price
Dairy Crest has increased the price of a pint of milk sold through its Milk & More doorstop delivery service by 3p.The move, announced last weekend, means one pint of semi-skimmed Countrylife milk in a glass bottle bought through...
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Collier’s cheese delisting sparks fear of wider cull
Collier’s Powerful Welsh Cheddar has become the first victim of a branded Cheddar category range review by Sainsbury’s.
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Alpro Soya in Coffee Week sponsorship
Alpro Soya will boost its presence across the coffee and foodservice sectors by becoming the sponsor of the UK's first-ever Coffee Week, kicking off on 4 April.The event revolves around Project Waterfall, a scheme in support of...
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NewsFocus On Yoghurts & Pot Desserts: Is the pot half full or half empty?
After growing strongly, the yoghurts & pot desserts category has slowed as commodity hikes have hit home. Could big pots and big brands hold the answer, asks Simon Creasey
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Focus On Yoghurts & Pot Desserts: Cheesecakes lead way for chilled desserts
Chilled desserts has seen the best growth over the past two years, up nearly 10% in 2009 and 3.5% in 2010. This is due primarily to price increases.
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Focus On Yoghurts & Pot Desserts: Artisanal pot flavours find favour
With larger manufacturers increasingly offering 'farmhouse style' variants, it's never been more difficult for genuine artisan producers to gain a foothold in the market - especially in the face of the heavy promotional activity of some of the industry behemoths.