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    In love with milk...and vindicated at Droitwich

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    New business continues to flow in. In 12 months, the company has pulled off a coup by striking a supply deal with Sainsbury, the only multiple not on its books, and picked up a clutch of new contracts to supply the middle ground milk market through...

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    Sluggishness In The Organic Sector - For Some

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    One arena in which category giant Muller has failed to shine is organic yogurts, as its first foray into the burgeoning sector - Muller Organic - was pulled from shelves in June this year.The company points out that the brand captured average...

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    Challenging Number One

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Action has been hotting up in the £1.3bn chilled yogurt and desserts market in the last few months, and not just in product innovation. Some well-established brands have been changing hands, with Nestle acquiring Ski and Munch Bunch from Northern...

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    The French connections

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    The latest UK cheese import statistics for May show that shipments of speciality cheeses into the UK are facing mixed fortunes. Overall, imports are down 6% in the first five months of this year. The main area of cutback this year is with...

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    Butter flies high again

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    After years of slow decline, it looks as though butter is biting back. The joint venture between the manufacturers of the two leading brands, Lurpack and Anchor, and the popularity of spreadable butters among consumers, have increased hope that...

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    A case of the blues...which means NPD, and hands on fun

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    But retailer behaviour is also crucial. Glanbia supplies to most of the major multiples in the UK, including Asda, Safeway, Somerfield, Kwik Save, Iceland, Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer. Development work at its groundbreaking Malpas Centre of Cheese...

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    Reshaping of an industry

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    So what has driven all the activity in the last 12 months? The drivers behind the sale of Northern Foods' Ski and Munch Bunch brands, and Uniq's branded yogurts and spreads are pretty simple, say analysts. "Uniq's position in yogurts was not...

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    Driving big brand value...and keeping up with the pace inNPD

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    In the last year it recorded double digit growth for its hugely popular Cathedral City and Davidstow cheeses, top-selling dairy spread Clover and its Frijj and Yoplait drinks. Cathedral City, in particular, has seen sales double in the last five...

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    Tesco to double Scottish cheese levels

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is preparing to increase its Scottish cheese orders by more than double the existing level. The retailer said it would be taking nearly 8,000 tonnes a year from McLelland of Glasgow, which will push the supplier's share of Tesco's UK...

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    n JS builds links

    2002-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is forging stronger links with the dairy industry. The retailer has founded the Sainsbury's Dairy Communications Forum involving Express Dairies, Express Milk Partnership and other farmers' and consultative groups. As part of the...

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    Anchor pulls a cheddar that failed to function

    2002-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Mary Carmichael Arla has pulled the plug on Anchor Inner Balance bio cheddar, admitting that its attempt to bring functional properties to the UK cheese market has bombed. Launched a year ago by New Zealand Milk before a joint venture with...

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    Amelca calls in receivers

    2002-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Farmer owned dairy processor Amelca has called in the receivers three months after it opened for business at a state-of-the-art dairy in Dove Valley, Derbyshire. The 200m litre milk and cheese processing plant was opened by DEFRA secretary of...

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    Unlocking Nesquik's potential

    2002-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Rod Addy Nestlé ©s restructuring its impulse drinks division in preparation for an assault on the children's market through its Nesquik brand. Carl Davies has become customer and channel strategy lead, impulse drinks retail sales. Davies...

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    TV cereal boost to Soya Chilled's profile

    2002-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Alpro is stepping up activity in the dairy-free sector by putting its Soya Chilled product on TV for the first time. The four-week small screen campaign, which accounts for the bulk of a £2m spending spree, aims to heighten the brand's profile...

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    Katherine Lilley has been running her Dedham Gourmet shop fo

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    She bought the shop, in Colchester, Essex, from a friend as soon as she left university. The oak-beamed store is in a prosperous high street. Bestsellers are cheese, teas, olives and farmers' honey. "We have been local sourcing for years and...

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    UK MILK PRICES FALL BUT OUTPUT STABLE

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Provisional estimates of UK milk deliveries in June by the Rural Payments Agency indicate that output has stabilised in June and July after rising by over 6% on average in April and May. June deliveries fell compared with May by over 10% and...

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    Express tipped for Scots exit

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Analysts say it's only a matter of time before Express Dairies pulls out of Scotland completely following the OFT's decision to close its inquiry into Robert Wiseman's dominant position in the Scottish middle ground milk market. The decision was...

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    Milk crisis on way as price fallsAverage milk prices for

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    And farmers' milk prices have continued to drop in July and August. The June returns to dairy farmers were below the level of two years ago. At that time low prices caused widespread protests from farmers and a severe cut in winter milk...

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    Lunchables get chicken burger variation

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Kraft Foods is adding a Chicken Burger variant to its Dairylea Lunchables range and backing it with £2m of marketing support. The new arrival, which hits shelves next week, consists of two mini bread rolls, two chicken burgers, Dairylea slices and...

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    Mimolette taking off

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    It's a new cheese on the UK scene but is rapidly carving a reputation for itself among lovers of sophisticated fare. Isigny-Sainte-Mère is the principal importer of mature Mimolette, launched in the UK a year ago and available in Sainsbury. It...