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Dairy Crest lifted by middle ground hikes
Dairy Crest cheered analysts last week with news of a 30% rise in second-half sales to £761m and claims it had turned around its business in the difficult middle ground.Chief executive Mark Allen said the acquisition of French spreads...
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Asda farm scheme to cut emissions by 10%
Asda is asking its dairy farmers to sign up to a major carbon reduction programme in an effort to make its milk more environmentally friendly. In what is thought to be the first such scheme for farmers, the multiple has drawn up targets...
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Unilever sells Boursin
Unilever has sold its soft cheese brand Boursin to Le Groupe Bel, owner of Laughing Cow cheese, for E400m (£278m). Around 150 Boursin staff from Unilever's factory in Pacy, France, will transfer to Le Groupe Bel as part of the deal, which is...
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Out of japan
History Alex Hannon had previously worked for Ernst & Young and with probiotics drink company Yakult when it launched into the UK in 1996 before deciding to establish her own company. She had studied in Japan for two years, where...
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Up to 20% of milk cost is poured down drain
The dairy industry is effectively pouring a fifth of the cost of every pint of milk down the drain - as a result of serious supply chain inefficiencies. Up to 20% of the cost incurred between the farm and the final consumer added "no...
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ASA upholds claim Flora ad misleading
Unilever has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority over a misleading health-related claim in an ad for Flora Pro-Activ. The ASA said the claim that 'three out of four doctors would recommend Flora Pro-Activ mini drink'...
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Freshers goes crackers with leading brands
A new cracker range that unites a selection of established brands with soft cheese Laughing Cow is being launched this month through predominantly own label supplier Freshers Foods. The first lines in the ambient Spreadies range contain...
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ASA rejects complaints about Localchoice ads
Tesco's new regional milk line got an unexpected fillip this week when the Advertising Standards Authority rejected complaints the milk wasn't actually local. Tesco said it was pleased the watchdog had ruled TV and press ads promoting...
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insight - yoghurt consumers
Three billion meals featured yoghurt last year Yoghurt sales hit £1bn after 4% growth year-on-year 30% of yoghurt is consumed by women aged 45+ 80% of yoghurt is eaten during the week A healthy boost for yoghurt consumption The drive to clean up...
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young, fit and boxing clever
Depending on which way you look at it, it's either been a good year for Cadbury's brands - or a disastrous one. Rocked by the salmonella incident and the demonisation of HFSS foods by the obesity police, Dairy Milk has seen its brand...
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Cheesy Fusion tubs trialled in Waitrose
The producer of Primula spreadable cheese is targeting new customers with a range of upmarket soft cheeses being trialled in Waitrose from this month. The Cheesy Fusion range sells in tubs priced at £1.69, and producer Kavli is pitching...
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Processors warn of 20% milk price hike
Consumers could be facing another big rise in the supermarket price of dairy products, after processors gave the strongest indication yet that a 20% rise in farm gate milk prices is on the cards. Arla Foods Milk Partnership chairman...
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Milk industry pins hopes on merger
The proposed merger between First Milk and Milk Link has been billed by the NFU as "the best news the dairy industry has had for many years". But while it has been welcomed by milk processors and dairy farmers, is it really the great white hope...
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OFT called on to give merger green light
Dairy industry sources have called on the OFT to give the go-ahead to the proposed merger of First Milk and Milk Link.Opponents of the merger have argued that although the combined co-op would control less than 25% of Britain's raw milk...
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monitor - Dairy product prices
Spiralling dairy product prices could be about to plateau. There are signs that prices have reached the top of the cycle and even, for some products, begun to ease. Skimmed milk powder, for example, has fallen back 4.5% in value from its peak last...
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Festive snacks are unveiled
Snack supplier Nature's Table is launching a range of limited-edition fruit and nut snacks with a festive twist.The three new variants comprise a yoghurt cranberry option, a macadamia & cranberry mix and white chocolate strawberries. The...
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Feta supplier taking advantage of PDO
A Greek dairy supplier has unveiled plans to shake up the Feta cheese category and capitalise on its new Protected Designation of Origin status.FAGE, the Greek dairy giant behind the Total Greek Yoghurt brand, has introduced a new...
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Food marketing claims slammed
A group of young scientists have slammed the health claims made by food companies to sell products.Their report, There Goes the Science Bit, published by the charity Sense About Science, singled out Nestlé's Ski Activ8 yoghurt, which claims...
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Price Basket - milk products
Milk price increases have fed through to the supermarket shelf, pushing the cost of our dairy basket to its highest total for more than two years, despite a special offer on Stilton at one major retailer. Butter prices are up more than 30% and milk...
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Green threat bigger than soaring prices
Green issues should be at the top of the agenda for the world's dairy processors, not commodity prices or nutrition, according to president of the International Dairy Federation Jim Begg. Ignoring record milk powder prices and the raging...