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Cheesy PR stunt has us all baffled
Is there an award for Most Baffling PR Stunt Ever? If there is, it must ?go to the brains behind ?National Cheese On Toast Day (which, for those who would like to know?, was on 19 April).To draw this ?important occasion to our attention,...
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Müller corners market with an increasing lead
The chilled yoghurts & pot desserts category continues to have one clear leader when it comes to promotional activity - Müller. The brand accounted for 37% of activity among the top five brands in the yoghurts & pot desserts category.
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Cheese image threat
The government and its "renegade agencies without portfolio" are a bigger barrier to the future growth of the British cheese market than international competition, and have damaged the image of cheese, according to a Dairy UK survey out next week....
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Noble vows to soldier on with egg merger
Egg supplier Noble Foods is confident it will avoid being broken up, despite a recent ruling by the Competition Commission.Noble's management says there is little prospect of a successful sale of Stonegate - the smaller partner in the...
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In the can - 28th April 2007
Meat Brazilian corned beef producers warn that prices will have to rise to claw back losses from the weakening dollar. As they trade beef in US dollars, the continuing strength of the local currency, the Brazilian real, is undermining their returns....
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Nutrient profiling: FSA hits back at the critics
The FSA has launched a public defence of its controversial Nutrient Profiling Model - while broadcast regulator Ofcom has snubbed a high-profile cheese conference at which it is to be discussed.On its website, the FSA hits back at...
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Suppliers at PLMA
Own-label manufacturers and suppliers will be out in force at this year's PLMA. North Downs Dairy will be showcasing its range of cheeses and packaging facilities.
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Tesco local milk range sparks supplier rows
A row has broken out within Dairy Farmers of Britain over which farmers will get contracts to supply milk for Tesco's new regional range.Some 150 contracts for the Localchoice milk are on offer, each worth 23ppl to farmers paid less than...
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monitor - price increases for dairy look more promising
It has been the standard retort of processors to dairy farmers' complaints about low prices that falling commodity values dictate the price of raw milk. In response, UK dairy farmers have warned that falling milk prices combined with higher...
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Ski revamped to give mums more energy
Struggling yoghurt brand Ski has had a full-scale functional overhaul so it can compete against booming lines with added benefits. The rejuvenated product contains a new ingredient called Activ8, a combination of eight vitamins and...
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First fat-free soya milk targets skim milk fans
A fat-free soya milk is hitting shelves this month to draw in skimmed milk users looking for a skinny soya alternative. So Good Fat Free, which the eponymous producer claims is the first fat-free soya milk in the UK, blends filtered...
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Emmental netted in Mini Baybel bag
Bel UK aims to cultivate kids' taste for stronger cheese with an Emmental version of Mini Babybel.The Swiss variety comes in yellow wax covers rather than red and joins the growing rainbow of mini cheeses which include Cheddar and...
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Green label warerupts
Another labelling war looks a step closer after Tesco signalled it would not be adopting the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labelling scheme as it stands.As the Trust's label appeared on Walkers cheese and onion crisps for the first...
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the dangers of HVOs
Hydrogenated vegetable oils are formed as a result of the chemical process of partial hydrogenation, by which liquid oil is turned into solid fat.These cheap alternatives to other fats, such as butter, are used to improve the texture and...
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Small label - big difference?
It's not often Tesco is beaten at its own game, but its plan to launch a carbon footprint label was trumped last month by a packet of cheese and onion crisps. Walkers crisps will become the first product to carry the new Carbon Trust label,...
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Farmers want the Tesco treatment
Tesco's move to raise milk prices and work directly with dairy farmers looks set to open the floodgates for similar demands from other farming sectors.Livestock farmers are already talking about securing retailers' support by the end of...
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Tesco says price hike trumps Asda contract
Tesco said it had overtaken Asda with its decision last week to put all liquid milk suppliers on contracts worth 22p per litre.Trading director Richard Brasher said the retailer would pay farmers a premium of up to 5ppl instead of Asda's...
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spotlight - "We identified a glimmer of interest in goats milk from the multiples"
?Demand for goats milk is growing so fast, it's hard to find time for NPD, says St Helen's Farm founder Angus Wielkopolski Twenty-one years ago, we started out producing yoghurt from the milk of 300 goats near Selby in Yorkshire. We had wanted to...
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Sheese is ready to woo supermarkets
Family-run business Bute Island Foods is targeting supermarkets with its dairy-free cheeses following successful sales through health food stores. The Sheese brand, which got a huge publicity boost when it was brought into the recent...
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Yeo Valley has branched out into free trees
Yoghurt producer Yeo Valley Organic will be offering consumers free trees as part of an on-pack promotion across its milk and yoghurt ranges.Running from 16 April, the dairy company's 'plant a tree' promotion offers a tree, complete with...