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    Country Life butter now better for you

    2007-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest is throwing its Country Life butter brand into the thriving better-for-you spreadable sector. Country Life Lighter Spreadable hits the shelves next week, priced at £1.74 for 550g. "What sets Country Life apart from...

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    The Challenge - Attracting adults to the milk category

    2007-04-09T00:00:00Z

    The soft drinks category is full of 'me too' brands all competing with slightly different USPs, but For Goodness Shakes! stands alone as being the only milk-based sports drink for men. The company's main rivals - Yop, Frijj, Yazoo and Nesquik - all...

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    Company Profile My Goodness

    2007-04-09T00:00:00Z

    In the competitive world of food and drink it is rare to find a truly unique product, especially in the overcrowded soft drinks sector. But high nutrition, milk-based drink For Goodness Shakes! - a cross between a juice drink, an energy drink...

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    Farmer exodus set to cut milk output by 7%

    2007-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Milk production will plummet by 900 million litres in the next two years if the results of a study into farmers' intentions are to be believed.The MDC's annual intentions survey found 16% of dairy farmers intended to quit milk...

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    In the can - 7th April 2007

    2007-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Tomatoes Italian tomato growers will be paid 20% more for their tomatoes than last year after negotiating an increase with the processors. Growers said they needed 25% more to make up for the fall in the EU tomato subsidy, which is down from €34.50...

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    Company Profile - My Goodness

    2007-04-07T10:55:00Z

    Products: Sport milkshakesPositioning: ChilledEstablished: 2003In the competitive world of food and drink it is rare to find a truly unique product, especially in the overcrowded soft drinks sector. But high nutrition, milk-based...

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    Lower-fat milk key in reformulation agenda

    2007-03-31T00:00:00Z

    The Food Standards Agency is to urge Brussels to relax the rules governing the sale of milk to enable the marketing of lower-fat lines. The EU's Drinking Milk Regulations set strict parameters for fat levels in skimmed, semi-skimmed and...

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    Commission likely to order Noble break-up

    2007-03-31T00:00:00Z

    The merger of egg suppliers Stonegate and Deans Foods looks set to be reversed after competition watchdogs reiterated their commitment to a breakup. The Competition Commission inquiry, chaired by Dame Barbara Mills, has brushed aside a...

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    Healthy milk drink Shock targets kids

    2007-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Robert Wiseman Dairies is bringing out a range of milk drinks for children. The Shock range has been developed to offer kids an alternative to less healthy drinks, many of which have been banned from schools after updated nutritional...

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    Campaign trail: Bertolli

    2007-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Olive oil brand Bertolli will appear on the small screen next month as part of a £10m marketing push for the brand's spread offering. The TV campaign comprises three ads featuring a family enjoying time outdoors. One shows the family...

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    Plans for new plant spark price war fears

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Fears of a cheese price war have emerged over plans to build a brand new commodity cheese plant in Cumbria.Partners in Cheese is said to have secured more than 170 million litres of milk from the region's farmers in its long-running...

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    Breaktime gets healthier

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Breaktime flavoured milk drinks from Arla Foods have been reformulated to meet government guidelines for drinks in schools and repackaged to appeal more to kids. The beverages, which come in chocolate, banana and strawberry, now contain...

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    Vintage Cheddar links to TT Races

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Isle of Man Creameries - a co-operative of 54 dairy farmers - is to cash in on the centenary of the island's annual TT Races motorbike race from 2 to 8 June with a limited-edition cheese.The TT Centenary Vintage Cheddar will be available...

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    acid test

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict:7/10?The cheese had a lovely creamy texture as you would expect from a very mature cheddar. The pack looks traditional and gives the impression of being wrapped straight from the farm. The price is about right...

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    The Hutton inquiry

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Why has the FSA developed a Nutrient Profiling Model that allows chips, chicken nuggets and diet soft drinks to be advertised to children and not honey, cheese, raisins or cereals? Here's what Dame Deirdre Hutton had to say. The Grocer asks:...

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    Sainsbury's withdraws coleslaw

    2007-03-23T09:22:00Z

    Sainsbury's has withdrawn some batches of its own-brand coleslaw because of incorrect labelling.The coleslaw contains milk, which is not declared on the label.The affected batches are Sainsbury's Coleslaw 150g and 300g tubs with use by...

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    Organic milk 'returns to underlying growth'

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Boom and bust in the organic milk market is a thing of the past, according to major raw milk supplier Omsco. Demand growth has halved from recent highs of nearly 50% in the year to March 2006, but retail sales are not losing steam,...

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    Burton's takes bite at savoury with Bertolli

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Burton's Foods is expanding its biscuits portfolio into savoury snacks by teaming up with Unilever's Bertolli brand. Bertolli Savoury Nibbles plays on the strengths of both partners by promoting the natural qualities of Bertolli extra...

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    Shepherds Purse in Fine Fettle for future

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Fine Fettle Yorkshire Cheese is the new name for Yorkshire Feta cheese, The Grocer can reveal. Manufacturer Shepherds Purse Cheeses has been forced into the change by a contentious Brussels decision to award Protected Designation of...

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    Butter Mints lead Werthers activity

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Bendicks of Mayfair has launched a major programme to reinvigorate its Werthers brand in a bid to reverse sliding sales for sugar confectionery.It is introducing Werther's Original Butter Mints as a new permanent line this month - two...