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Aspatria rival close to Cumbria cheese deal
Building work on a 60,000 tonne cheese plant in Cumbria could begin in April after a breakthrough on milk supplies last week.The company behind the £60m plant, Partners in Cheese, has already secured support from Asda, which buys cheese...
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Retailer visit - Paxton & Whitfield
“A gentleman,” Winston Churchill once observed, “buys his hats at Locks, his shoes at Lobbs, 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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Retailers to back drive to lift farm milk price
Dairy farmers are becoming increasingly confident the multiples will support a rise in milk prices to reflect the cost of production increases. Tesco was waiting for accurate cost increase figures to come through from Robert Wiseman...
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Cathedral City slashes fat to appeal to families
Dairy Crest is launching a reduced-fat version of its market-leading Cathedral City Cheddar to help cheese meet the challenges of Nutrient Profiling and healthier eating. Rolling out this week, Lighter Cathedral City, which is 25% fat -...
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Lunchables given revamp for health
Kraft Foods has slashed the fat content of its Dairylea Lunchables brand, further reduced salt levels and has also added wholegrain and vitamin D. The relaunch forms part of a long-term quest to make the range more appealing to mums and...
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Are supermarkets milking the farmers?
The Competition Commission has so far stopped short of openly supporting the claims of many farmers that supermarkets are at the root of all their woes. But it is concerned about the huge fall in farmer numbers and plummeting...
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Six of the Best: Yoghurt and pot desserts
After university, Emma Dunlop secured a work placement with Corus UK, which helped her get on Tesco's graduate scheme. Her first role with Tesco was as a frozen food buyer. She joined Sainsbury's eight months ago and has taken to the role with...
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Great triumphs in challenging times
With health high on the agenda, especially when it comes to products aimed at children, the yoghurt and pot desserts category is an important one in terms of buying the most suitable products. Suppliers are under pressure to make...
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Women on warpath over milk price levels
Retailers have stood up to Farmers For Action picketing the depots; tolerated farmers standing outside their stores with anti-corporation leaflets; and have even been forced into checking produce for name and shame stickers. Now they may...
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Six of the Best - Yoghurt and Pot Desserts
With health high on the agenda, particularly when it comes to products aimed at children, the yoghurt and pot desserts category is an important one in terms of the buying the most suitable products Suppliers are under pressure to make...
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Maltesers and Milky Way get in with the cool
Maltesers and Milky Way are the latest confectionery lines to hit ice cream cabinets. Tubs of Maltesers Ice Cream Bites - available exclusively in Tesco for £2.99 - consist of 15 bites of ice cream dipped in milk or white and dark...
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Bromide ban sparks cheese price worries
Specialist cheese producers who use cloth wrapping techniques to store cheeses during maturation have warned retailers to expect a price hike. The cheese makers have been hit by an EU ban on using the gas methyl bromide to control cheese...
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Arla buy-out set to tidy up loose ends
Arla's branded dairy portfolio is expected to get a cash injection if the recommended 71p-a-share take-over bid from its biggest shareholder goes through. Danish-Swedish dairy co-op Arla amba already owns 51% of Arla Foods UK and has been...
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Sunrise takes on Adez with soya drinks trio
Soya Health Foods, the producer of soya milk brand Sunrise, is heating up the competition in the soya beverages market with the launch of a range of juice and milk drinks aimed at the breakfast table. The Sunrise Healthy Start range will...
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Wheat shortfall to hit organic supplies hard
There is likely to be a shortage of organic eggs, milk and poultry in a few months, producers have warned. Organic wheat - a vital mainstay of the organic farm animal's diet - is in chronically short supply this year, with prices already...
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Nestlé's second stab at premium with Heaven
Nestlé Rowntree is making another play for the premium chocolate consumer with the introduction of a connoisseur brand made in Switzerland. The launch comes just over a year after the company scrapped its luxury Double Cream brand due to poor...
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Yeo Valley sticks meet kids health challenge
Yeo Valley is on a mission to get kids taking the tube to school by launching the yoghurt market's first organic, hand-held, stick product. The producer will challenge rival Petit Filous' popular fromage frais brand Frubes with its Yeo's...