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Falling milk production to level off within three years
UK milk production will stop declining by 2012, a new report has predicted.Milk production has fallen for five consecutive years and currently stands at a 40-year low, and there are fears the UK will have to resort to importing milk in...
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NewsWhat’s behind Asda’s return to stocking multiple brands?
Asda delisted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in a drive to remove duplicate brands. Its return raises questions about sole-brand strategies, reports Chloe Smith
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Hungry tots get option of bigger pots
Plum is adding bigger pots to its organic fromage frais range to cater for hungrier babies and toddlers.Packs of 4x90g pots are being rolled into Waitrose now at an rsp of £1.99, the same price as its standard 6x60g range. They will be...
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Milk invoice theft plot exposed in High Court
Johal Dairies orchestrated the theft of a rival's confidential invoicing data and used it to poach customers with the offer of free milk, a court judge has ruled.In a High Court case last week that sheds light on the fiercely competitive...
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Tesco to keep Localchoice despite downfall of DFB
Tesco has re-affirmed its commitment to stocking locally sourced milk, despite the closure of three key dairies last week.Dairy Farmers of Britain's Bridgend, Lincoln and Blaydon dairies, which supplied Localchoice milk to the retailer, were...
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Lactalis launches into mini and spreadable
Lactalis McLelland has accelerated its drive into snacking with four spreadable and mini portion variants across its Société and Président brands. The French dairy giant is targeting busy consumers with its new Société mini Roquefort cubes,...
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Milk Link puts Lockerbie in blue packs
Milk Link's Lockerbie Cheddar has been given a brand revamp to emphasise its Scottish origins.The cheese, which relaunches in Scotland this month, has been given blue packaging. The range includes sliced, grated and various new block...
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Vegemite adds secret ingredient for more spreadable variant
Marmite’s Australian counterpart Vegemite has rolled out a new variant that includes cream cheese and a “secret” ingredient after a poll of 3,000 consumers said they wanted it to spread more easily, according to The Times.
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NewsDean Foods swoops for £275m Alpro acquisition
Alpro has been bought by US dairy giant Dean Foods for £275m to boost its presence in the global soy market.
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All M&S's milk sold in UK recycled plastic
M&S is to become the first retailer to sell its entire range of milk in bottles made from UK-sourced recycled plastic.The new bottles contain 10%-recycled High Density Polyethelyne (HDPE) plastic material, manufactured from old UK milk...
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Milk assets curdle as carve-up of DFB slows
Dairy Farmers of Britain's cheese assets and many of its farmers have been snapped up within days of the company going out of business - but receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers has found it much harder to offload its milk facilities.Milk Link...
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More deals on way after Milk Link Llandyrnog buy
Milk Link chief executive Neil Kennedy has targeted further acquisitions following the purchase of the Llandyrnog Creamery last week.
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PWC pledges to keep DFB's supply flowing
PricewaterhouseCoopers has pledged to do all it can to ensure milk and cheese supplies continue after Dairy Farmers of Britain went into receivership this week.PwC, which was announced as receiver and manager for the £562m turnover company...
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Napolina's pulses help home cooks
Italian canned tomato supplier Napolina is launching a range of pulses to capitalise on growing consumer interest in scratch cooking.Making its debut into retail canned pulses, Napolina is launching chickpeas, butter beans, red kidney beans...
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Yeo Valley launches Little Yeo's
Yeo Valley Organic is to relaunch its children's yoghurt range under the new name of Little Yeo's.The company's previous children's products will be replaced with two new lines, rsp £1.69: a six-pack of 55g strawberry, raspberry and peach...
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Müller puts low fat at heart of revamp of Healthy Balance
Müller has given its Healthy Balance brand a £2m revamp and asked retailers to stock it next to other low-fat products, rather than with the rest of the Corner range.The revamp, which includes a new recipe and pack design as well as an extra...
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Halliwell named as new Bernard Matthews MD
Bernard Matthews Farms has named Jeff Halliwell as the company's new UK managing director. He joins from dairy co-operative First Milk, where he was managing director of First Milk Cheese Company, the UK's largest cheese manufacturing...
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NewsEnd of the road for DFB as receivers called in
Dairy Farmers of Britain has gone into receivership, ending months of speculation over the future of the troubled milk co-operative.
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Skimmed milk to fight high blood pressure
A glass of skimmed milk a day can reduce blood pressure by up to a third, according to new research.