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Reshaping of an industry
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
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
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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Difficult Early Years
The Soil Association says many of its members are being driven out of business because the price paid to producers for organic milk has dropped from 29.5p a litre last year to 18p, a third less than the production cost. So it is encouraging farmers...
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n JS builds links
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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Wensleydale is the supreme champion
Wensleydale Creamery's traditional Cheshire cheese won the NatWest Cup for the supreme champion cheese at the Nantwich International Cheese Show this week. Wensleydale Creamery md David Hartley said: "The company produces other regional cheeses...
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Nisa makes milk/sandwiches central
Nisa is bringing in fresh milk and sandwiches into central distribution to generate the critical mass to provide a six- day delivery service to all members. Available from September 30, the new ranges will substantially boost turnover at Nisa...
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For stores not giving things away, Waitrose is cheapest
Waitrose in Brighton, Asda in Hartlepool and Somerfield in Ilkeston checked in full baskets this week. Technically, Asda had the cheapest basket but it failed to charge for the mushrooms and the cheese was cheaper than the price on the label....
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BLOCKADE TO GO TO SCOTLAND
Militant farmers group Farmers For Action has vowed to extend its blockades of milk processors to Scotland. The group is targeting Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman depots after the companies drove farmgate milk prices down earlier this month....