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The Omega-3 factor nourishes St Ivel Advance with MDC award
Dairy Crest's St Ivel Advance Omega-3 enriched milk was named best dairy beverage at the Milk Development Council's Awards for Dairy Innovation. The company beat off competition from OMSCo, whose Altogether Better organic fresh...
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Lighter, softer Kerrygold
Dieters are getting a soft sell from Kerrygold, with a low-fat version of its spreadable butter. It is backing the launch with a £2m campaign including TV ads in August, and a summer sampling roadshow. The dairy brand's new Lighter...
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In Brief: F1 racing packs; Active athletes; Enamel hardener; Rum ice cream; Football sweets; Movie snacks
Philip Morris is reintroducing its limited edition racing pack for its Marlboro brand to appeal to adult smokers who follow the F1 racing season. The Marlboro Racing Edition pack for Reds King Size 20s features racing imagery and...
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Zesty addition to Seasons' snack bites
Zesty lime & coriander is the latest addition to Quaker's Seasons range. The mini crispbread snacks, which contain less than 10% fat, join the other variants in the range - Caribbean chicken; cheese, onion & chive; and sun...
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Accrington? It's history
There are no plans to revive generic milk advertising featuring Accrington Stanley - in spite of the football club's new lease of life. The resurgent Lancashire side has hit the headlines this season by winning promotion to the...
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Double standard over indoor eggs 'will surely confuse the consumer'
Organic egg producers will retain their organic status indefinitely if they are forced to bring their flocks indoors as a measure to prevent the spread of avian flu.The Brussels ruling has shocked conventional free-range egg...
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Commodities Update: strawberries, corned beef, salmon
Shortage of canned strawberries...bureaucratic chaos disrupts corned beef...icicle seafoods acquires kodiak salmon packers...With only three Spanish canners packing strawberries this season, there is growing concern over...
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Would less really mean more?
Farmers' leaders have rejected a suggestion by the boss of the UK's biggest dairy processor that the industry could be better off if it lost a billion litres worth of raw milk production. Arla Foods UK chief executive Tim Smith...
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Big players spoon out on NPD
Yoghurts and pot desserts have been boosted by dairy's unique positioning to tap into the health trend, with big name brands splashing out on advertising and NPD, says Lisa Riley. Competition in the yoghurts and pot desserts market has...
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Rise and rise of organic
The organic yoghurts sector continues to grow well ahead of total yoghurts and pot desserts. A decade after it began its climb into the public consciousness, organic remains an impressive trend in the yoghurt and pot desserts...
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Trends and Developments
Noddy organic fromage frais... Big push for biopot... inner balance sub-brand... New goats' milk flavours... Rachel's organic for kids... Noddy, the popular children's cartoon character, features on his own organic fromage...
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Functional and healthy
Manufacturers have been working hard to promote the natural benefits of functional products to health-conscious consumers. In line with the nation's continued hunger for better-for-you products, the yoghurts and pot desserts market has...
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Communication is key to avoiding confusion
There has been an explosion of functional and probiotic products in the booming drinking yoghurts category. The drinking yoghurts category has experienced dramatic change over the past decade. Where years ago there was one clear player...
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Chilled desserts in meltdown
For the first time in years, the chilled desserts sector failed to achieve growth last year - but some companies are bucking the trend with indulgent treats and occasion products. Chilled desserts account for 29% of the total yoghurts...
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Telling it like it is to Mr Bloggs
A group of four disenchanted agricultural businessmen has invested tens of thousands of pounds in a national press advertising drive highlighting the plight of dairy farmers. They have set up a company, Food Security, to manage the...
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Dairy Farmers of Britain awarded third of Aldi's liquid milk business
Milk co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain has been awarded a 12-month contract to supply liquid milk to Aldi stores across the country. The contract, which begins next month, equates to volumes of 12.5 million litres of milk a...
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Market Monitor: The value of dairy imports has soared 40% in three years
The import bill for dairy products hit a new record last year at just over £1.5bn, 7% up on 2004. Over the past three years the value of dairy imports has soared by...
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In Brief: Maximising on milk; Flavour adventure; Dessert debut; Feel-Good fantasy; Splashing out
Twinings is milking its marketing coffers for a £1.2m TV ad campaign for its Ovaltine Max for Milk brand. Set to break in June, executions feature animated characters and deal with parents’ eternal dilemma of how to get kids to eat…
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In Brief: Inflation checked; Restriction lifted; OFT decision delay; Fever shoppers; Role in probe
Inflation was kept in check last month by plummeting food prices, official figures show. Price cutting on milk, eggs and meat, and bumper supplies of fresh produce, helped limit the consumer price index annual rate of inflation to...