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NewsCritical Eye... on hunger hormones and the cheese diet
It’s the time of year when men break into a cold sweat over the prospect of a footie-less summer and women break into one over the prospect of having to squeeze into their bikinis (especially as, this year, they’ll be freezing their nips off in...
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Food worriers turning to UHT milk, Tetra Pak says
Anxious shoppers concerned about food safety are turning increasingly to long life milk, new research reveals.Global UHT milk consumption has increased 7.9% a year on average in the past four years, claimed Tetra Pak, which publishes the...
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NewsDanone fuels growth of functional market
Strong sales of Danone's Activia and Actimel brands have prevented the struggling functional food and drink category from slipping into the red, according to new figures. Sales of Activia yoghurt increased 38.3% to £182.9m, while probiotic...
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Dairy Crest ramps up focus on brand stable
Dairy Crest plans to increase its focus on brands after their impressive performance over the past year, chief executive Mark Allen has revealed.Sales of Clover and Country Life spreads had both risen 29% by volume in the year to 31 March,...
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Booker adds chilled lines to Euro Shopper
Booker has launched its first Euro Shopper chilled range - five products all price marked at £1.The range, which includes two cheeses, bacon, honey roast ham and turkey, would offer retailers 30% profit on return, said director of retail...
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The eyes have it as Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons revamped
Cadbury has drafted in a farmyard full of cute cartoon animals for a major revamp of its Dairy Milk Buttons.The new standard size packets, which roll out next week, feature images of a cat, pig, panda, owl and monkey, with chocolate Buttons...
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Nom brand yoghurt set to launch in UK
Nom UK, the recently established arm of the Austrian dairy giant, is to launch its first brand, Nom Naturally, in the UK.It comes in two formats: Naturally Creamy, a split pot in granola and fruit varieties; and Naturally Good, a multipack...
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Celebrating 140 years with butter
Sainsbury's has launched a traditional farmhouse butter in celebration of its 140th anniversary.Supplied by Somerset-based Barber's Farmhouse Cheesemakers, which has supplied Sainsbury's with farmhouse Cheddar for more than 50 years, the...
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Milk price guarantees spark hopes of stability
Dairy analysts are predicting a period of stability for liquid milk suppliers despite another round of milk price cuts. Over the past week, a number of processors have announced cuts to the milk price they pay farmer suppliers. Robert...
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Founders buy back The Cheese Cellar Co
The Cheese Cellar Company has been bought out by its founders after parent Novel Group went into administration.
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Glanbia issues bleaks profits warning
Irish cheese manufacturer Glanbia has been forced to issue a profits warning as dairy prices slump to “historic lows”.
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Picture This... Cookie doh! Frijj hires Homer
Homer Simpson will appear on bottles of Frijj chilled milkshakes for a new limited edition Cookie Dough flavour. Homer follows in the footsteps of fellow Springfield resident Chief Clancy Wiggum, who has been used to promote Frijj's chocolate fudge...
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Doritos puts cheese and spice together
Doritos is launching a new crisp variant that it claims brings together two of the most popular flavours on the market.The new Flamin' Cheeseball crisp (rsp: 38p for 40g, £1.77 for 225g), a mixture of cheese and spices, is to be added to the...
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Call for investment in dairy manufacturing
The British dairy industry could be reduced to producing little more than raw milk and some high-value cheese if manufacturers do not invest further, an industry analyst has warned. While Britain had become adept at producing premium...
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Price cuts 'trample the green shoots of recovery underfoot'
Milk processors have come under renewed fire from farmers' unions following another round of price cuts.Dairy Farmers of Britain last week announced it was dropping its standard milk price by 2.2ppl to 20.16ppl from April 1, its third...
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NewsRachel's drops 'Organic' as packs get fresh look
Yoghurt specialist Rachel's Organic is dropping the word 'Organic' from its name to simplify its brand identity.
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Anchor links with Sawday to offer hols
Anchor has teamed up with Alastair Sawday's Special Escapes to launch a £3.5m on-pack promotion to win a British holiday. Promotional packs of the butter will go into stores from 4 May, with shoppers able to enter a prize draw to win a...
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NewsTV campaign pushes Président Emmental
Lactalis McLelland has kicked off a £1.5m TV ad campaign to push its Président Emmental. The three-week campaign, launched this week, features a 20-second commercial running between primetime shows such as Coronation Street, Grand Designs...
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NewsIt's Go for an Edam with brand power
A bold attempt to revitalise Dutch Edam sales by dispensing with the iconic red rinded wedge and launching a new branded - and rindless - block product kicks off this month.
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NewsActivia and Actimel keep up the pace in downturn
Sales of Activia and Actimel have continued where they left off in 2008 in the first quarter of 2009, with 50% of Activia's double-digit growth coming from its new Intensely Creamy posh desserts range. In a static market, volume sales in...