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    Seriously Strong makes its TV return

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Seriously Strong is back on TV screens with a new four-week ad campaign.Kicking off this week on mainstream TV channels, the ad features a group of 30-somethings having dinner before enjoying a cheese board featuring Seriously Strong. A...

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    Quality test: Own-label macaroni cheese

    2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Anyone looking for a classic comfort eat as winter draws in knows the value of a good macaroni cheese. Unfortunately, the Asda meal wasn't good.

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    Parmesan and mozzarella shortages push up prices

    2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Italian cheese lovers are to be hit by a double whammy as shortages push up the prices of both Parmesan and mozzarella. When the export market for Italian Parmesan collapsed due to the recession earlier this year, the Italian...

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    Sugar Puffs moves into cereal bars

    2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Honey Monster Foods is taking Sugar Puffs into the cereal bar sector for the first time.Monster Puffs bars, available now in milk and chocolate flavours, are positioned as an alternative to crisps and chocolate. The range comes in single...

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    Frijj pushed as a heated winter drink

    2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest is taking on the hot chocolate market by promoting Frijj's credentials as a winter drink. New packaging for the Frijj chocolate fudge brownie milkshake will feature heating instructions together with the strap 'try me hot'...

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    My Alternative CV: Adam Margolin, head of marketing support, Spar UK

    2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Adam Margolin, head of marketing support at Spar UK, on cheese, Megan Fox and crocodile salad

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    Postlethwaite capture for Cathedral City

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest has hired another iconic British star to front one of its major brands by signing up Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite to promote Cathedral City.

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    M&S lists First Milk’s unpasteurised debut

    2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

    First Milk is flexing its muscles in specialist cheese with the launch of its first unpasteurised milk cheese.Kilmory Cheddar was developed in collaboration with M&S at First Milk's Torrylinn Creamery on the Isle of Arran. It has...

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    Yoghurt sales soaring as shoppers opt for health

    2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The yoghurt category has seen huge growth over the past year as a marketing push coupled with growing demand for healthier snacks brought new consumers to the fixture.Sales value has risen 10.4% to a record £1.2bn over the past year,...

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    Kent RDC is springboard for Morrisons expansion

    2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons says its new regional distribution centre in Kent will be the "anchor point" of its strategy to go nationwide. At the opening of the RDC, Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland said the facility would enable the retailer to...

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    Tesco abandons Fresh’n’Lo for own-label Creamfields

    2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has dropped Robert Wiseman’s Fresh’n’Lo and The One milk lines in favour of a new tertiary brand.

    The supermarket has replaced all its Fresh’n’Lo and The One milk with an alternative 0.75% fat version under the Creamfields banner….

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    Black Farmer makes sweet Cheddar debut

    2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

    The Black Farmer has continued its assault on the fresh food category by launching into cheese.Sourced from Somerset farmhouse cheesemaker Alvis Bros, The Black Farmer Sweet Mature Cheddar is 'a traditionally made cheese with deep...

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    Eccles succeeds Gilliland at the helm of Müller UK

    2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Former Wrigley MD Gharry Eccles is to take over the reins at Müller UK when current CEO Stewart Gilliland steps down at the end of the year.Gilliland is to retire from full-time employment in December and Eccles will take up his post on...

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    Cracking first TV ad for Wensleydale

    2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

    The Wensleydale Creamery is launching its first ever television advert to reinforce its authentic credentials in consumers' minds.

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    Cathedral City sets out to be Heinz Beanz of cheese

    2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest has kicked off a multi-million pound bid to establish Cathedral City as the Heinz Baked Beanz of the dairy category with a £10m relaunch.Starting in November, the three-phase strategy will encompass a packaging and logo...

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    Rowcliffe to supply M&S with cheeses

    2009-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Anthony Rowcliffe & Son has won a contract to supply M&S with a range of 11 artisan British cheeses.It will be the first time Rowcliffe, which distributes speciality British and Continental cheeses, has supplied the retailer. The...

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    Saturday Essay: A fair share for all, please – shoppers included

    2009-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Where are the missing millions in milk? Supply chain price cuts should be passed on to consumers, says Peter Kendall

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    Nom takes on Müller with light pot launch

    2009-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Nom UK has unveiled ambitious plans to take on Müller and become a major branded and own-label yoghurt producer. The new UK arm of the Austrian dairy giant launched Nom Naturally Light into Asda last week. The four-strong yoghurt range...

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    Milk processor profits hit by plastic bottle cost hike

    2009-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Milk processors are warning their profits will be hit by the sharp rise in milk bottle production costs.The cost of the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) used to make milk polybottles has shot up 42% since the start of the year as the...

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    Call for EC action over soaring UK butter cost

    2009-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Soaring UK butter prices have sparked calls for the European Commission to release the massive butter reserves it has built up through intervention buying.UK wholesale butter prices rocketed 30% or £610 a tonne between August and...