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Squeezable and smoked in one tube
Squeezable smoked cheese is the latest launch from Primula.The new variant is set to hit shelves next week as brand owner Kavli looks to tap the growing popularity of smoked cheeses."Smoked cheese has experienced double-digit growth...
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Cheesemaker sues over 'soapy taste' ingredient
An Irish cheese manufacturer that supplies Tesco and Asda among others, has claimed it is facing losses of more than €10m because of an allegedly defective ingredient that gave its product "a soapy aftertaste and an off-flavour".Carbery, of...
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No place for the inefficient in the new world of dairy
As demand slows, consolidation is looming for a British dairy sector struggling to remain competitive against European rivals. Michael Barker reports
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DFB to slash staff and cut price paid for milk
Dairy Farmers of Britain plans to axe more than a quarter of its headcount in a major restructuring programme to return the business to profitability.The troubled dairy co-operative announced this week that its restructuring plan could...
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Dairy industry fears flood of imports will drive prices down
Fears the UK could be flooded with cheap imported dairy products are growing after the EU agreed concessions allowing certain member states to increase production. In the run-up to the abolition of milk quotas in 2015, EU...
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Arla loses key legal fight over milk supply contract
Arla Foods has lost a crucial legal case after it accused a farmer of reneging on his supply contract.Arla had accused dairy farmer David Barnes, of Withgill Farm in Lancashire, of breaking his contract by failing to ensure contractual...
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DFB 1st Grade targets gap in cheese market
Dairy Farmers of Britain has expanded its branded cheese portfolio with a range of four cheeses.The 1st Grade range, launched into 650 Tesco stores last week, features mild, mature and ploughman's vintage Cheddars and Red Leicester....
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Advertising: Cravendale cartoon fun boosts milk
Standard milk still accounts for more than nine in every 10 pints sold, but the market now boasts a host of alternatives including organic, lactose-free, pure-filtered variants and dairy alternatives such as soya 'milk'
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EC private storage scheme expected to slow butter price fall
The dairy industry has welcomed a move by the European Commission to tackle falling European butter prices, but warned it may be too little too late.The EC will allow producers to put their surplus butter into private storage two months...
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Own-label contract wins boost profit at Milk Link
Milk Link has reported solid half-year results on the back of a number of new contract wins this year.Turnover at the farmer-owned co-op was up 18% to £278m, while pre-tax profit rose 24% to £9.3m. Group EBITDA rose 14% to £17.5m.The...
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Watchdog says the number's up for Müller's Little Stars advert
Müller Dairy has been found guilty of wrongly implying its Little Stars range is healthier than Yoplait's Petits Filous. The Advertising Standards Authority upheld four out of seven complaints against the dairy brand this week....
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Weak global market set to hit processor results
Robert Wiseman and Dairy Crest have warned that next year's results are likely to be hit by the weakening global market for dairy.Bulk cream returns had nosedived as international demand had fallen, Wiseman reported, with further falls...
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Potts to lead Nom Dairy plans to make yoghurt in the UK
Dairy Farmers of Britain commercial director David Potts has left to become MD of the newly-formed UK arm of Austrian dairy giant Nom Dairy.
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Dairy prices remain high as producers fight over milk
Food prices are falling for the first time this year. But due to tight supply, the dairy category looks set to buck the trend. James Ball reports