All Dairy articles – Page 161
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New Müller Rice lets consumers ‘indulge’
Müller Dairy is launching a new 'indulgent' sub-brand for its Müller Rice range. Müller Rice Indulge (rsp: 69p for a 125g pot) is made with whipping cream and comes in three variants raspberry with a hint of white chocolate, smooth...
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Weak sterling to hit Swiss cheese prices
Swiss cheese suppliers have warned that the price of cheeses such as Gruyère and Emmental will have to go up because of an increasingly unfavourable exchange rate with sterling.The Swiss franc has been exceptionally strong recently, with...
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Fonterra and First Milk to put EU whey ahead
Fonterra has hailed its new partnership with First Milk as the "first step" towards changing its European business model from importing New Zealand dairy products to supplying European-produced dairy ingredients. The New Zealand co-op...
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Rachel’s makes its TV ad debut
Organic yoghurt brand Rachel's is making its TV debut with a national campaign urging consumers to take time out and find their 'Rachel's moment'. The company, which was acquired by Lactalis last year, screened its first ad on ITV1 on 5...
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Danone goes Greek with new Activia line
Danone is extending its bestselling Activia brand into Greek-style yoghurt, with the launch of three new variants this week.Activia Greek Style (rsp: £2.19 for a pack of four) is a thick and creamy yoghurt, positioned by Danone as a...
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NewsFarmers urged to pay for milk moustaches
The Milk Marketing Forum is calling on dairy farmers to financially support the Make Mine Milk ‘milk moustache’ campaign for the first time when EU funding for the campaign runs out next year. The campaign launched in April last year …
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NewsThe Dairymen Cottage Cheese Makeover: the exclusive Springetts designs in full
Unbranded, uninspiring and unloved... we felt cottage cheese was in need of a makeover. So we set leading brand consultancy Springetts the challenge of coming up with a new cottage cheese brand.
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NewsMilk Link considers its new Cheddar options
Milk Link is eyeing a new mature or vintage branded Cheddar to complement its Tickler extra-mature brand, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. The co-operative has registered two trademarks with the Intellectual Property Office a mature...
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NewsMüller brings back retro Corner flavours
Müller has launched its own retro revival, bringing back Müller Corner flavours from its back catalogue. The limited-edition six-pack which features two each of the Mississippi Mud Pie, Strawberry Crumble and Lemon Cheesecake variants …
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Comment and Opinion
Batten down the hatches
In our current issue, we reveal how Tesco is ratcheting up the pressure in the supermarket milk wars by switching its Creamfields discount brand to semi-skimmed and whole milk for the first time.
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NewsTesco chops milk prices to counter discounters
Tesco has responded to the resurgence of the discounters by switching its Creamfields discount brand to semi-skimmed milk and whole milk for the first time. Following the move, four pints of semi-skimmed and whole milk will be available...
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NewsBranded Cheddar hit by own label upsurge
Sales of branded Cheddar have taken a serious hit as cash-strapped shoppers increasingly look to own-label products to manage price inflation. Over the past year, volume sales of branded Cheddar have declined 3.2%, to 100,425 tonnes,...
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Blurred vision incurs fury of cheese police
Cheese that tastes of curry? Alex James might think he has invented something new, but he obviously never tried the stuff Blogof scraped from the back of its student-era fridge.Still, that lack of ingenuity hardly seems to justify the...
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NewsAdams: ‘Kerrygold Softer still available’
Adams Foods has shrugged off claims made last week by Sainsbury's that its Kerrygold Softer Butter line has been discontinued. Last week, a shopper asked Sainsbury's via its Facebook page whether it intended to sell the "excellent...
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Comment and Opinion
It's cheese, James, but not as we know it
Few product launches whip up the media storm swirling around Alex James and his new line of cheeses, with surely only some of the attention due to his former life as bassist for Blur.
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Joseph Heler targets the Muslim market
Cheesemaker Joseph Heler is set to boost its sales to Muslim consumers as a result of its new halal certification. Heler was assessed by the European Halal Development Agency, with all aspects of its cheese production evaluated. Heler...
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Production starts at Co-op’s milk group
The Co-operative's long-awaited milk group has finally launched. The Co-op's new dairy group is being operated by Robert Wiseman Dairies and comprises 230 British dairy farms, which supply liquid milk into the Co-op's stores. Each...
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NewsJames offers mainstream cheese range
In a departure from his artisan cheese credentials, Blur bassist Alex James has launched a mainstream range of cheeses exclusively into Asda stores. The Alex James Presents... range comprises four flavoured Cheddar wedges including one...
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NewsMilk Link splits into two and bids adieu to Ward and Renton
Milk Link has announced that it is to split the business into separate cheese and milk units and that its current commercial director, Terry Ward, and marketing director, Hamish Renton are stepping down. The new units, which will come...
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NewsCalon Wen turns to QR codes to tell its ‘story’
Calon Wen, the Welsh organic milk co-operative, is looking to tap into consumers’ growing interest in provenance and local produce by bringing its own story to life on its packs through QR codes. The co-op is gearing up to re-label its…