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Glenrath ramps up free-range capacity
A Scottish egg producer has picked up the gauntlet thrown down by Somerfield and Morrisons' move to import free-range eggs. Peeblesshire-based Glenrath Farms has submitted plans to invest £8m in enough free-range birds and sheds to...
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Price Basket
The price of our basket of dairy items recorded its first fall since March, down 0.6% compared to ten weeks ago, following three consecutive rises. It is now 2.1% more expensive than at this time last year, though it is 5.5% cheaper than when...
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Health lines that really milk it
Sales of dairy drinks have finally started to slow down after years of soaring growth. In the past year, the total category rose 6.5% to £328.2m, with growth driven predominantly by NPD in the kids' probiotic sector and strong...
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Star Product
Cow's milk is not the usual drink of choice for those consumers suffering from lactose intolerance, but thanks to innovation from Arla Foods in the form of Lactofree, now it can be. The product, hailed as the UK's first lactose-free dairy drink...
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Buyer's View
Health drinks with added benefits are driving the market and the sector is in massive growth. We list a comprehensive range but the star performers are Benecol, Flora Omega-3 and Müller Vitality. Although Yakult was one of the original...
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The diminished fat of the land
The yellow fats market is up just 1.6% to £895.7m. It's a slower rate than last year and several factors played a part. These include traditional butter's shelf space being grabbed by other dairy lines such as functional drinks, the hot summer...
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It's better for you - by half
Cheese continues to be a popular nibble for UK consumers. The category has shown strong growth, up 3.6% to nearly £2bn. However, there is still plenty of room for improvement because, as a nation, we still don't get through as much cheese...
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Yoghurt: from sweet to sporty
In the £2bn yoghurt and pot desserts market the so-called functional yoghurts have once again driven category growth. Big brand names Bio Activia, Müller Vitality and Flora helped the category climb 4%. It was a particularly good year...
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Star Product
Kraft Foods took the format for its Dairylea Dunkers brand of cheese spread and biscuits and transferred it to the yoghurt category to boost the brand's appeal among a younger age group. Dairylea Dunkers fromage frais comes in strawberry and...
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Partners fail to woo Aspatria's farmers
Plans to build the UK's first new commodity cheese plant for more than 40 years look to be crumbling. Partners in Cheese had set its sights on the £50m venture at Workington in Cumbria, but has again failed to raise the support of dairy farming...
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Partners fail to woo Aspatria's farmers
Plans to build the UK's first new commodity cheese plant for more than 40 years look to be crumbling. Partners in Cheese had set its sights on the £50m venture at Workington in Cumbria, but has again failed to raise the support of dairy farming...
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M&S withdraws cereal
Marks & Spencer has voluntarily withdrawn batches of its own brand Strawberry & Almond Crunch breakfast cereal due to a packing error.The product has been withdrawn because the word 'milk' has been omitted from the allergy advice box on the...
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Sipahh straws finally sucking it to the UK
A small Australian company is finally bringing its brand of flavoured drinking straws to the UK after settling a dispute with Nestlé over the launch of the similar product, Nesquik Magic Straws. Strawtech is also boasting that the...
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Low egg prices spark free-range shortages
Somerfield's move to source nearly half its free-range eggs from France is a sure sign of a UK supply crisis, producers say. The retailer is not the only one looking at sourcing abroad, but producers here say they warned customers of the...
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Taylor new chief at Long Clawson
Stilton producer Long Clawson Dairy has appointed Martin Taylor as chief executive. Taylor, who takes up his new role in the New Year, has held a number of senior management positions in the dairy sector, including general manager of...
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Healthy Start for new food voucher scheme
Greengrocers are set to grab a share of a £129m a year windfall, thanks to a government initiative. Healthy Start is a Department of Health scheme that gives families vouchers to spend on milk and, for the first time, fruit and...
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Headline writers fail to dent sales of eggs
Egg sales have cruised through a double whammy of bad news. Major retailers said it was business as usual, in spite of last week's negative headlines alleging fraudulent free-range labelling and high salmonella levels in Spanish...
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Campaign trail: Lurpak's new print and poster campaign aims to stake the brand's claims to seasonality
Lurpak's new print and poster campaign aims to stake the brand's claims to seasonality, by showing it used in a traditional Christmas lunch. Breaking at the start of next month and running for two weeks, the advertisements will...
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Ski chiefs say brand is not on a slippery slope
Lactalis-Nestlé is investing £5m in Ski to allay fears that the future of the brand is in doubt following the axing of breakfast drinking yoghurt Ski Up & Go.The product, one of the least overtly health-oriented in the sector, has been...
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In Brief: Benylin set for winter; Yazoo for tag rugby; Ready-to-eat porridge; Superfood cereal
Benylin set for winter Benylin Cold & Flu Max Strength range is getting support from an £8m marketing spend this winter. TV ads showing how the active ingredients work will be backed by outdoor advertising. Yazoo for tag...