All Dairy articles – Page 176

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    Müller swells exec ranks with Rolston and Miller

    2010-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Müller Dairy has moved swiftly to plug gaps in senior roles following a period of uncertainty in its sales and marketing departments.The yoghurt maker was forced to appoint internal interim heads of both functions in March following the...

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    Milk Link gives its cheese packets Velcro-like seals

    2010-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Space-age technology and kids clothing have provided the inspiration for a new cheese packaging opening and closing system being rolled out by Milk Link.Made from polyethylene hook and loop gripping fasteners, Grip Strip looks similar to...

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    Fear of retail hikes as butter hits record price

    2010-06-05T00:00:00Z

    The wholesale price of butter has hit a record high leading to fears of further hikes on-shelf.

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    Primula aims to increase its family appeal

    2010-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Primula has kicked off its Get Squeezy TV campaign with a family-targeted ad.The ad features friends and families incorporating Primula into a range of snacks and meals and will be backed by recipes on the Primula website and social...

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    Focus On Functional Foods: Four to watch

    2010-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Launched last October, Activia Single Pots were a break with the conventional multipack format and a way of extending the functional digestive product market penetration to younger consumers, a demographic traditionally overlooked, says Bryan Martins, customer development controller at Danone.

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    Focus On Functional Foods: Crunch time for health claims

    2010-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Will this year be the year EFSA finally gets to grips with health claims for functional foods? Or will a logjam mean suppliers give up in exasperation, asks Nic Paton

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    Focus On Functional Foods: The case for fortification

    2010-05-29T00:00:00Z

    The debate about whether to make it mandatory to add folic acid to bread illustrates the complexities of legislation on functional food.

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    Second Opinion: And what of baby milk, Nestlé?

    2010-05-29T00:00:00Z

    It’s caved in on palm oil, but its baby formula is also controversial, notes Joanna Blythman

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    Focus On Functional Foods: Athletic antioxidants

    2010-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Antioxidants have been big news of late, with celebrities and dieticians proclaiming the health benefits of a host of berries, including blueberries, goji and acai berries.

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    McCutcheon TV ads send Activia sales soaring 22%

    2010-05-29T00:00:00Z

    It's a debate that divides men the length of the nation, but in yoghurt at least, brunette has triumphed over blonde.Martine McCutcheon's ads for Activia have been credited with driving 22.3% sales growth for the brand to £219.8m [IRI...

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    Critical Eye... on the low-fat food gods

    2010-05-22T00:00:00Z

    First we had the ghastly BNP twinning itself with the nation's favourite Marmite in that Party Political Broadcast. Now we have Family Food Fight with Flora.

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    Cathedral City’s drive to stay the favourite

    2010-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Cathedral City is kicking off the second stage of its £10m relaunch to consolidate its position as category leader with new TV and radio ads, a major on-pack competition and a new website. The 'Britain's Got Favourites' on-pack push...

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    Godminster boosted by Daisy & Co

    2010-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Organic cheese supplier Godminster has bolstered its portfolio with the acquisition of fellow Somerset cheesemaker Daisy & Co.

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    Wiseman and Dairy Crest announce profit growth

    2010-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Improved prices for bulk cream and volume gains on fresh milk have boosted profits at Robert Wiseman Dairies and Dairy Crest.Robert Wiseman this week announced a 59.9% uplift in pre-tax profits to £49.2m for the year to 3 April. It also...

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    Müller goes Greek in latest extension to Corner portfolio

    2010-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Müller is to kick off a £9m overhaul of its Corner portfolio with the launch of a new Greek-style sub-range.

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    New milk brand from Medina

    2010-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Medina Dairy has launched a new milk brand out of its recently acquired former DFB Blaydon Dairy site.Simply Milk was a more premium-looking product, designed to show customers that Medina was now a bigger player, said processing...

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    Laughing Cow leaps ahead on calcium

    2010-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Bel UK is targeting mums by almost doubling the amount of calcium in its Laughing Cow Original cheese triangles. The recipe has been reformulated so it now contains 600mg of calcium per 100g serving, up from 340mg previously. The move...

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    Switch & Save rolls on despite wrath of Sainsbury’s suppliers

    2010-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's is pressing on with its own-label Switch & Save campaign despite ongoing criticism from the big brands. Own-label sales in the soft cheese, tomato ketchup and corn flakes categories were "ticking up significantly" as a...

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    First Milk appoints advisers in run-up to boardroom reshuffle

    2010-05-08T00:00:00Z

    A new advisory group has been set up by dairy supplier First Milk as part of plans to galvanise the company's management board.Seven First Milk members have been appointed to the group and were selected for their range of commercial...

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    Cheddar cheese set to soar 10% in price this year

    2010-05-08T00:00:00Z

    The price of Cheddar will rise by at least 10% over the next six months in reaction to a major tightening of milk supply, manufacturers have warned.Wet weather during the crucial spring flush has resulted in lower-than-expected milk...