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Cravendale revamp postponed by Arla
Cravendale has postponed the launch of new look packaging due to go into stores this month.The milk brand leader had unveiled new packaging at IFE, but later withdrew the prototypes. Group brand manager for milk Jessica Hardcastle would not...
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NewsTesco milk price cut brings relief to the dairy industry
Tesco is in dairy farmers' good books after dropping the price it pays for milk by just 1ppl. But what are the wider implications, asks Michael Barker
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Innocent pulls plug on 750ml 'thickie' drinks
Innocent has ditched its 750ml 'thickies' less than a year after launch as it shifts its focus from the dairy aisle back to chilled smoothie & juices.It is scrapping the three-strong 750ml range of yoghurt drinks, which hit shelves last...
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Retailers grow profit margins on Cheddar
Supermarkets have been accused of significantly increasing profit margins on Cheddar in the past year - but failing to pass on the benefits to processors or consumers.The retail gross margin on mild Cheddar has increased from 37% of the...
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Dairy Crest sells Yoplait stake as import costs hit
Dairy Crest chief executive Mark Allen has blamed its decision to sell its stake in Yoplait prematurely on soaring import costs in the yoghurt market.Britain's biggest dairy business sold its 49% stake in Yoplait Dairy Crest to the Yoplait...
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Cheese brands push up their ad spends
Cheese manufacturers are defying the recession and increasing their ad spend.Total category spend on TV and press campaigns jumped 20% year-on-year to £3.2m in the four weeks ending 15 March according to Billetts. The uplift was driven by...
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NewsEditor's Comment: So now we can advertise condoms to kids, but not cheese, honey or bran-rich cereals
Over the past half decade, Dame Deirdre Hutton has been a key figure at two identically titled regulatory bodies: the FSA and the FSA. The Food Standards Agency, which she has chaired since 2005, Dame Deirdre has regulated with a fearsome...
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Yeo Valley axes 103 jobs in West Country
Yeo Valley is cutting 103 jobs across its production and distribution facilities in the West Country.The job losses follow the completion of a 90-day consultation period initiated in December when the company announced plans to restructure....
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Falling farmer numbers threaten organic milk supply
Organic milk supplies are coming under threat as farmers switch back to conventional milk production – on the grounds it is more commercially viable. Securing organic milk supply was “the greatest challenge faced by the industry”, warned...
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NewsDairy Crest tightens focus with Yoplait sell-off as Lydon boosts Country Life
Dairy Crest has completed the sale of its stake in yoghurt brand Yoplait as the dairy giant tightens its focus on its stable of core products.
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Ad of the Week: All Rhodes lead to London for Flora's flawed fauna
There's a danger for any company touting its socially responsible cuddliness that more or less anything it does will come off as a cynical PR stunt rather than altruistic act of ethical enterprise. After all, companies exist to make cash -...
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Tims Dairy makes retail yoghurt move
Foodservice yoghurt supplier Tims Dairy is celebrating 60 years in business with a move into retail.Its new posh, health-orientated yoghurts range, which rolls out to selected Budgens stores next month, includes a selection of Greek-style...
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Delamere Top Life Cat Milk gets Tractor
The UK's first cat milk to carry the Red Tractor logo has been launched by Delamere Dairy.Pet milk supplier Delamere has developed the milk for cats over eight weeks old. Top Life Cat Milk is lactose-reduced cows' milk with added taurine to...
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Unpasteurised milk hit by fears over bovine TB
There are growing concerns over the long-term availability of unpasteurised milk as the bovine TB crisis worsens.Several of the UK's biggest unpasteurised cheese producers were forced to use pasteurised milk in their products for the first...
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Milk Link completes Oswestry upgrade
Milk Link has claimed the upgrade of its Oswestry packing plant will offer its customers the most flexible automated technology in the UK cheese market. The last piece of equipment to go into the upgraded production facility will be...
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After Berio, RH Amar gets rights to Bertolli
Fine food specialist RH Amar has won the import and distribution rights for Bertolli - just seven months after it parted company with rival olive oil brand Filippo Berio.The deal was cemented between RH Amar and the world's largest...
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Mini Moo milk targeted at vending and c-stores
Milk Link plans to capitalise on the growing popularity of flavoured milk by launching into the convenience and vending markets.The dairy co-op has signed a licensing agreement with convenience specialist The Clever Little Drinks Company...
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Wensleydale in cheese deal for Waitrose
Wensleydale Creamery has begun supplying own-label cheeses to Waitrose.Under the deal, which adds £1m to Wensleydale's turnover, the company is supplying pre-packed cheese to Waitrose nationwide. The range includes two Yorkshire Wensleydale...
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Boursin: du pain, du vin and a combine harvester
Leading French soft cheese Boursin is launching its first fully fledged TV and press ad campaign for a decade as part of a drive to modernise the brand.Following its sponsorship of several ITV3 drama and crime series last year, it will run a...
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Northwest to boost milk production
An ambitious £6m strategy to increase productivity and milk consumption in the north west of England has been launched.The Northwest Dairy Group unveiled its strategy and action plan last week, in which it outlines plans to increase...