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spanish food in the UK
Spain is not easily identified as a key supplier to the UK's supermarkets but it provides almost a third of non-British fresh produce. Sliced meat and Spanish cheeses are tipped as growth areas, along with Spain's fresh produce...
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Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead
The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...
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Price Basket
The price of our basket of dairy items has risen in price for the fourth time in five surveys, and is now 1.2% more expensive than ten weeks ago. It was led by Cheddar and eggs and is now 10.3% more expensive than this time last year,...
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spanish food in the UK
Spain is not easily identified as a key supplier to the UK's supermarkets but it provides almost a third of non-British fresh produce. Sliced meat and Spanish cheeses are tipped as growth areas, along with Spain's fresh produce...
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Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead
The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...
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Price Basket
The price of our basket of dairy items has risen in price for the fourth time in five surveys, and is now 1.2% more expensive than ten weeks ago. It was led by Cheddar and eggs and is now 10.3% more expensive than this time last year,...
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Yazoo eyes health with yoghurt drink
Milkshake brand Yazoo is venturing into yoghurt drinks with new brand extension Yazoo Yogo.The first flavour, Summer Berry, is made from strawberries and raspberries and will be available next month in single 500g bottles (52p) and packs...
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Book reviews
Cheese and wine parties may be dying out in the UK but our love for them has not diminished.In The Cheesemonger's Tales, Arthur Cunynghame takes a look at the farmers, producers and wine makers that provide this country with such a rich...
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NFU's Bennett back in levy board shake-up
Ousted NFU president Tim Bennett has re-emerged as a new chairman in the reformed levy board system. Bennett, who was voted out of the farmers' union a year ago, will now lead the milk sector company. Five other chairmen have also been...
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The NFU's rallying cry: farmers must tell it like it is
Tensions were running high this week at the NFU conference as farmers pleaded with retailers and the government to help prevent the demise of British agriculture.A milk industry in "meltdown", power abuse by supermarkets and legislation...
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Deans offers farmers flexible egg contracts
Egg supplier Deans Foods is offering farmers 'portable contracts' in an effort to mollify competition watchdogs over its merger with rival Stonegate to form Noble Foods. The company has offered to release suppliers from long-term...
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Trademark battle over moustache
The Milk Development Council is fighting to protect the image of the milk moustache as a trademark. It wants to prevent the image being misused by other industries but has run into difficulty because the UK Trademarks Registry said the...
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Columbus puts its mind to Omega-3
Columbus Eggs is giving away 50 Nintendo DS Lites with the Brain Training game to underline the health credentials of its eggs. The eggs are naturally high in Omega-3, and while the essential fatty acid's role in lowering cholesterol...
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Industry in call for voucher value rise
The government is under pressure to increase the value of vouchers in the Healthy Start scheme, which provides low-income families with free milk, fruit and veg and infant formula.Trade body Dairy UK has complained to the Department of...
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Shoppers 'now ready' for milk eco-pouches
It may be the beginning of the end for plastic bottles, as two major supermarkets prepare to trial an eco-pouch for milk.Tomlinson's Dairy near Wrexham already supplies milk in the new environmentally friendly packs to local schools and...
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Cheese players turn up health and cut fat
A new probiotic Cheddar and lighter Feta are the latest healthier offerings from cheese manufacturers. Pilgrims Choice medium probiotic cheddar from North Downs Dairy is a six-month matured Cheddar containing a robust strain of...
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Retailer visit Paxton & Whitfield
"A gentleman," Winston Churchill once observed, "buys his hats at Locks, his shoes at Lobb, his suits at Huntsman, and his cheese at Paxton & Whitfield." Things may have changed since Churchill's time, but gentlemen still shop at the...
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Research Notes
The retailer own label sector of the better-for-you market is worth £1.5 bn and is up 1.8% on last year.As the largest sector with a 37% share of the market, dairy (excluding yoghurts and desserts) is a key driver of growth,...