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Flooding halts orders at Swaledale factory
The Swaledale Cheese Company has been hit by flood damage leaving it unable to fulfil orders with premium retailers such as Harrods and Waitrose.Operations at the specialist cheese supplier's Richmond factory in Surrey have been stopped,...
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Cheese is 'the next big Fairtrade opportunity'
Manufacturers are tapping soaring demand for ethically traded products with the development of new Fairtrade lines, including the launch of the UK's first Fairtrade cheese and a move by Divine Chocolate into supermarket bakery.Fairtrade...
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Tesco to phase out imported veal
Tesco has pledged to phase out sales of imported veal and instead stock British meat from calves bred to higher welfare standards.Some 930 farmers who supply Tesco with milk have agreed not to export their dairy calves, and the chain's beef...
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Soya suppliers fight for the right to call products 'milk'
Manufacturers of soya-based liquids face a battle with the dairy industry over a fresh bid to persuade the European Commission they should be allowed to use the word 'milk' to describe their products. At present, EU rules prohibit them...
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'Green' farmers set for milk price boost
Dairy producers could be paid more for their milk if they sign up to a scheme demonstrating they farm in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. The new accreditation scheme, announced this week, will give farmers a score based on...
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Flora drives Pro-activ sales with £15m push
Flora is putting £15m behind its Pro-activ brand in an attempt to reverse a 12% sales slump and overtake rival Benecol in the mini cholesterol-lowering drinks market. On 1 February, it is launching its biggest health-focused campaign to...
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Müller is determined to stay top of the pots
The new year health drive usually ensures the chilled yogurts and pot desserts category gets the lion's share of promotional space in chilled cabinets in stores. And so it has proved this year. Müller led the top five brands last weekend...
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ORGANIC: ATANY COST?
There's a storm brewing in the fresh food aisles of Britain's supermarkets. Prices of British organic food must rise significantly and quickly if the sector is to head off a looming domestic supply crisis in milk and meat. New Year's Day...
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East of England pulls out of milk processing
The East of England Co-op is pulling out of the dairy processing sector, blaming tough market conditions. The co-op this week confirmed it is in discussions with Dairy Crest for a sale of its dairy distribution business in February that...
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Anchor revamp pushes free-range credentials
Arla Foods is ploughing £10m into its £80m Anchor butter brand this year with a complete packaging relaunch and a concerted push on Lighter Spreadable to reverse slowing sales growth. It has redesigned the range with a more modern twist...
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Milk co-ops welcome OFT merger approval
First Milk and Milk Link have welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's decision not to refer their merger plans to competition authorities - effectively giving it the green light. Having looked at territorial, milk supply, cheese production...
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monitor - dairy product prices
Since the end of the summer, EU and UK dairy product prices have gone into reverse after the dramatic increases seen in the first half of 2007. In the UK the drop has been particularly sharp for bulk butter, where typical prices in the run-up to...
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In Brief: Magnum taken on Thorntons is squaring up to Unilever's; McCain goes posh; Actimel vanilla
Magnum taken on Thorntons is squaring up to Unilever's Magnum brand with two new luxury ice cream sticks, the first time it has entered convenience and supermarket channels with its ice cream. Toffee Temptation and Chocolate Trio will be available...
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No problem for Wensleydale PDO
No problem for Wensleydale PDO James L Douglass The Creamery at Hawes Sir; In your article 'Feta by another name thrives' (Focus on Cheese, 1 December, p36), inaccurate...
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Monkhill recalls fondant creams
Monkhill Confectionery has recalled its Jameson's Raspberry Ruffle Plain Chocolate Covered Coconut and Raspberry Fondant Creams due to a labelling error.The product contains milk which is not indicated on the label making it unsuitable for...
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Has the OFT got this milk price probe badly wrong?
Trading rules have been broken but we need to ask how much shorter supply would have been this year if the multiples had not taken action says the MD of Wyke FarmsSurely the OFT's job is to act in the interests of the consumer and a...
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Could dairy farmers be the real losers?
The OFT's decision last week to hand out a £116m fine to some of the UK's leading supermarkets and dairies for colluding to fix the price of milk, cheese and butter had more than a whiff of pyrrhic victory about it. They may have rightly...
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Flora to end marathon link
The race is on to find a new sponsor for the London Marathon after Flora said it was to end its 14-year association with the event.Brand owner Unilever will remain sponsor for two years, then w ill re-focus on communicating the...