All Dairy articles – Page 162
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NewsButter packer Castle hit by soaring costs
Profits at Castle Dairies have crashed 80% as a result of the soaring wholesale price of butter and cream. Castle, which lays claim to being the biggest independent butter packer in the UK, saw pre-tax profits fall 79.9% to £67,366 in the…
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NewsAll four, one: M&S farmers get collective
Four M&S dairy farmers from Dorset have clubbed together to create a collective buying and accounting system in a bid to cut costs and improve efficiency. The farmers, all of whom supply M&S through Dairy Crest, will share…
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Analysis and FeaturesAcid Test: Cathedral City Chedds Nibbles
Chedds will stand out from other Cheddar-based kids’ cheeses because of the strength of the Cathedral City brand
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NewsCritical Eye... goes off its trolley for an unfunny sitcom
Trollied? I wish I had been when I watched the first couple of episodes of the much-hyped new supermarket sitcom (9pm, Sky 1, 4 August). It was so... unfunny. I can't believe it was the pick of the day in some TV schedules!
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NewsMedina buys R&A to up Welsh coverage
Medina Dairies has bought R&A Dairies in a move that will give Medina a second distribution depot to grow sales of its Cymru milk brand from. Medina bought R&A which supplies milk to cafés, hotels, restaurants and indies in Wales...
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NewsArla heralds an Indian summer with Savera
Five months after it first tested the market for a new Indian dairy offering, Arla Foods is launching Savera with a view to creating the UK's number one Indian dairy brand. The five-strong range, which is going into convenience stores in...
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NewsMüller aims to shake up UK flavoured milk
Müller is looking to take the UK flavoured milk category by storm with the launch of Müller Milk, the market-leading flavoured milk in its German home market. The new range, which hits shelves in August, marks Müller’s first foray into…
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NewsKerry Foods ditches its Cheestrings Shots
Kerry Foods has withdrawn its Cheestrings Shots kids cheese to focus on its newer Spaghetti format following disappointing sales, it has emerged. Cheestrings Shots sachets of small cheese pieces were launched in August 2009 but were...
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NewsNew JN Dairies strategy turns around its fortunes
JN Dairies is back in the black thanks to a new strategy that saw it bounce back from a loss of more than £500,000. The company, a major dairy wholesaler supplying the middle-ground market in the Midlands, reported a loss of £584,569...
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NewsNew Lurpak variant gets olive oil infusion
Arla is extending Lurpak – it's biggest UK brand – into the spreadable olive oil market.
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NewsRodda’s gets its first Tesco milk listing
Cornish dairy Rodda's has won Tesco listings in Devon and Cornwall for its range of branded milk. Rodda's semi-skimmed, sold under the 'Rodda's the locals' milk' brand, went on sale in 10 Cornish and two Devon Tescos last week. The milk...
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NewsYob culture is fermented by yoghurt lobby
Yoghurt has always been political on the Continent. Just witness the fuss any time a giant French dairy conglomerate threatens to buy out a giant Italian dairy conglomerate, or vice versa. Only now, however, has the whey-laden goop been...
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Comment and Opinion
Third Party: The cautionary tale of Lurpak’s free seeds
The brand didn’t make it clear they were not edible, but the promotion was a good way to add value
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NewsMüller revamps to stand out as a ‘master brand’
Müller is giving its UK yoghurt portfolio a new look to highlight the Müller brand more prominently on packs and make Müller products stand out more in the yoghurt aisle. At the same time, the company is reformulating its Müller Light...
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NewsArla bags Lidl’s milk contract for Scotland
Arla has picked up the contract to supply liquid milk to Lidl's Scottish stores after Graham's The Family Dairy failed to match it on price. The Arla contract which will see it supplying milk to more than 90 Lidl stores commenced...
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NewsThe new snack cheese aimed purely at adults
Regional cheese supplier Bridgehead Food Partners is to take on the likes of Cathedral City and Babybel with the launch of a new range of on-the-go adult snacking cheeses. The Chunky Cheese Co. snacks come in four variants: Tangy Mature…
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NewsAnchor hits 125 with big giveaway
Anchor is offering shoppers the chance to win up to 125 prizes every day for 125 days, to celebrate the brand's 125th anniversary. The on-pack promotion which kicked off on Monday will give shoppers the opportunity to win a selection of...
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Top gong for Northumberland cheesemaker Margaret-Ann Maxwell
A small local cheesemaker from Northumberland has unexpectedly won one of the cheese industry’s highest accolades, the James Aldridge Memorial Trophy.
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NewsCadbury Cakes refreshed with new varieties and pack revamp
Premier Foods is revamping its Cadbury Cakes range with a packaging facelift and new variants. This month the company is rolling out Double Choc Mini Mini Rolls (rsp: £1.99) alongside a reformulated Cadbury Milk Chocolate cake bar...
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NewsAsda filtered milk follows Tesco’s lead
Asda has followed in Tesco's footsteps and launched own-label filtered milk, it has emerged. Asda Fresher for Longer is produced by Cravendale owner Arla Foods, and started going onto shelves at the end of May. It is available in...