All Dairy articles – Page 168
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NewsMilk bottles go green as plastic is slashed by 15%
The UK's single most popular grocery item the plastic milk bottle is in for a major overhaul with the launch of a 'greener' design in retailers this summer. The new Infini bottle, made by packaging company Nampak, is designed to use on...
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NewsSuppliers fear stigma of frozen butter label
A new EU proposal to label all previously frozen butter 'defrosted' could confuse consumers and lead to more than 50% of butter having to be sold at a cheaper price, dairy industry experts have warned. The move would mislead...
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NewsNow Kerrygold joins branded Cheddar rush
Butter brand Kerrygold is branching into branded Cheddar in a bid to boost the quality credentials and sales of named Irish cheeses in the UK. Kerrygold Cheddar, which is already available in other parts of the world, hits UK shelves...
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NewsCravendale’s Thumb Cats on board for new TV push
Arla's Cravendale brand is ditching its longstanding cow-pirate-cyclist TV ads for a new £12m campaign featuring cats with opposable thumbs in a bid to boost household penetration of its filtered milk. To return to penetration growth...
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NewsDairy UK: ‘Reject Nocton and UK dairy will suffer’
The dairy industry has rallied to the aid of the beleaguered Nocton Dairies megadairy, warning the council handling the planning application that if it rejects the scheme the future of the whole UK dairy sector could be in jeopardy.
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NewsTesco ‘Creamfields’ dispute is resolved
Tesco and festival organisers Cream Holidings have resolved a long-running trademark dispute over the use of the Creamfields brand, it has emerged.
The supermarket, which uses Creamfields as a tertiary brand on own-label dairy products,… -
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Divine offers foil coins for Red Nose Day
Divine Chocolate is launching bags of milk chocolate coins wrapped in shiny red foil in support of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Available exclusively from Sainsbury's from next month, Divine will donate 5p from each bag sold to the...
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NewsPicture This... Robert Wiseman Gnomes best
Robert Wiseman is launching limited-edition packs to mark the launch of Gnomeo & Juliet, the new Touchstone Pictures film, which is in cinemas from 11 February. Four million of the special packs will be available throughout February. There will...
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NewsKit Kat joins sharing bags with Pop Chocs
Nestlé’s biggest confectionery brand is entering the burgeoning sharing bag category with the launch of Kit Kat Pop Choc.
The bags of bite-sized pieces of wafer coated in milk chocolate roll out next month and mark Kit Kat’s long-awaited… -
NewsIs Anchor set to cut NZ ties and move to UK?
Speculation is mounting that Arla is planning to move production of Anchor butter from New Zealand to the UK.
Butter imports into the European Union the vast majority of which come from New Zealand slumped 47% to 29,000 tonnes between… -
NewsFage adds fruit variants to Total 0%
Fage UK is ramping up its presence in the split-pot yoghurt category with a new fruity range it hopes will generate £3.5m a year. The blueberry, strawberry, tropical fruit and sweet honey variants, which will be part of its Total 0%...
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NewsEntrepreneur unveils Nutella-type spread - without the nuts
An entrepreneur is coming to the rescue of frustrated nut allergy sufferers with a new "Nutella-type" chocolate spread and peanut butter - made without nuts. Food innovation specialist Moving Food is launching nut-free No Nut Nutty Choc...
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NewsMilk dispensers may see bottles binned for good
The plastic milk bottle could soon be consigned to the bin as the UK looks set to enter a refill revolution. The Grocer has learnt that Eziserv, the company that supplied refill technology to Asda for a recent Wrap-funded dispensing trial...
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Farmers must get increased returns
Sir, I am a dairy farmer producing milk for Wyke Farms. We have just experienced the first of a number of what I think will be huge increases in our cost of production, currently running at 27p per litre, excluding return on capital. Due...
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NewsCampaign Trail: stilton chocolate, darling?
The wait is over for lovers craving chocolate-covered cheese treats. High-end Stilton maker Long Clawson Dairy's limited-edition run for Valentine's Day comprises blue Stilton in dark chocolate, aged Leicestershire Red in milk chocolate, white...
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NewsWelsh milk on shortlist for protected status bids
Welsh milk and butter could join Champagne, Parma ham and Melton Mowbray pies as protected food names, with the Welsh Assembly looking to submit the principality's finest products to the EU protected food names scheme. Nine Welsh foods...
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NewsFSA in allergy alert over Co-op Cheddars
The Co-operative Group has had to withdraw two own-label Cheddars after they were found to contain high levels of histamine, which can trigger symptoms of an allergic reaction. The retailer withdrew a total of 172 cases amounting to...
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NewsBrits gorge on low-fat Cheddar
Low-fat alternatives to Cheddar have become the UK’s fastest growing cheeses, according to new data from AC Nielsen.
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Farmer milk prices raised by processors
Major milk processors have heeded farmer calls for milk price increases to cope with soaring feed costs. Dairy Crest wrote to its farmers this week informing them of a 1ppl increase in the price it will pay to its non-aligned farmers ...
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NewsMilk prices expected to rise as feed costs rocket
The price of a pint of milk is set to rise sharply as soaring feed costs force farmers to switch to cheaper but less efficient feed reducing milk yields and supply. In a bid to reduce their overheads, some dairy farmers have started...