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    Emmi offers healthy treat with Swiss milk

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Switzerland's largest dairy company Emmi is setting its sights on UK expansion and hopes to tempt health-conscious consumers with a new chilled yoghurt range.Capitalising on demand for healthy products made from quality ingredients, the...

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    FOUR-STAR PERFORMERS

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Lactofree Milk Launched: January 2006 Sales: £1.24m Star rating: ? ? ? ?Lactofree may not have generated as impressive sales as some of the other launches over the past year, but its performance in a category that is notoriously...

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    DFB to threaten milk moustache campaign

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Farmers of Britain could scupper a deal to promote liquid milk in England and Wales.The co-op has been slow to back a marketing campaign using the milk moustache device, despite the huge success of generic ads north of the border....

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    Arla milk contract forces farm to sell

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The UK and Arla's biggest dairy farmer has sold up because he was not offered a high-value contract to supply Tesco, it has emerged.The sale of David Barnes' farm near Carlisle, which produces 18 million litres of milk a year, raises...

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    monitor

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Dairy prices are getting out of controlCheese supplies will soon start to run short unless prices rise. Manufacturers will switch their milk into better-paying products, such as butter and milk powder, and farmers won't keep...

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    Raisin producers offer alternatives to sweets

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Suppliers of dried fruit and nuts are developing healthy confectionery alternatives in an attempt to grab a bigger share of the school lunchbox market.Sun-Maid has launched vanilla yoghurt raisins and milk chocolate raisins. The lines,...

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    Bob brought in to build cheese sales

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Bob the Builder has been enlisted to help encourage young children to eat Cheddar. The Good Food Village has developed Secret Shapes, a 100% natural Somerset farm-made Cheddar - sliced for convenience - with an imprint of Bob the...

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    acid test

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict: 7/10?The packaging looks OK, though it's very male-oriented. There is a lot of fat in some of these, especially the Creamy Cheese one, which tasted disgusting. The other flavours were OK, but I think the Chunky...

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    Pilgrims' way with half fat

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Pilgrims Choice is launching a Lighter Mature Farmhouse Cheddar with half the fat of the company's standard mature Cheddar cheese.The flavour-level four product is launched as the Pilgrims Choice portfolio undergoes a packaging revamp....

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    Why school food policies don't make the grade

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Should kids be allowed to drink milk shakes at school? Or eat cereal bars? These are the sorts of question that the four bodies charged with improving school food in the UK have been tussling with as they continue Jamie Oliver's crusade to rid...

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    NFU blasts Morrisons for farmer treatment

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The NFU has lashed out at Morrisons, accusing it of having a "provincial" attitude to its dairy farmers.The retailer had done nothing to engage with the industry in the three years since it bought Safeway and the NFU had run out of...

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    In Brief: Fags are cheesy; Carbon roadmap; Morrisons milk

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Fags are cheesy  Eating dairy products can help people stop smoking, according to research published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Scientists found foods such as cheese or yoghurt made cigarette smoke taste much worse.  Carbon roadmap

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    spotlight - Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Cheese production at Butlers follows the traditional methods and recipes handed down by our founders, Richard and Annie Butler, who started making cheese for the family on their Lancashire farm in 1932. We hold true to their principles, although the...

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    Benecol adds dairy-free soya drink to its line-up

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Benecol is the latest player to venture into the growing soya and fruit drink sector, marking the healthy heart brand's first move away from dairy. Benecol Tropical Fruit & Soya Drink is described as a "deliciously smooth-tasting exotic...

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    Hot Topic - Asda may have cut its milk prices, but the message is a new one

    2007-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Asda has taken flak this week after launching a two-for-£2 promotion on milk. But just days after we crowned Asda the decade's cheapest retailer, it's no surprise to see the price cuts coming out again. Asda knows the promotion will drive milk...

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    Best own-label supplier Arla

    2007-06-18T00:00:00Z

    With four of the top 10 best-selling SKUs in supermarkets involving milk, Arla knows its service levels need to be top-notch - and over the past year they have been. The company has continued to build strong business relationships with its...

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    NFU condemns Asda for discounting milk

    2007-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Dairy farmers have reacted furiously to Asda's move to offer multibuy discounts on four-pint polybottles of milk.The retailer's decision last week to offer two bottles for £2 - a 30p markdown on the normal price of £1.15 per bottle -...

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    Primula joins Wyke to target mature market

    2007-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Primula squeezy tubes are aiming for a more sophisticated market with the latest incarnation of the brand.It has teamed up with specialist cheese maker Wyke Farms, using its extra mature Cheddar, to give the new spread an authentic...

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    Guidance sparks furore over schools serving milk shakes

    2007-06-18T00:00:00Z

    A row has erupted over whether flavoured milk shakes can be served in schools - with dairy bosses accusing the School Food Trust of misrepresenting the law.The dispute centres on guidance issued to schools by the Trust explaining the...

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    My Alternative CV - Richard Clothier, MD of Wyke Farms

    2007-06-09T00:00:00Z

    What's your nickname? Richy Rich  Who was your first teenage crush? 'Wonder Woman' Linda Carter.  When did you first get drunk and what did you drink? A bottle of cider with some friends behind...