All Dairy articles – Page 179
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Arla Foods muscles into cottage cheese with own-label lines
Arla Foods has made its debut in UK cottage cheese and taken half the own-label market in one go. The UK subsidiary of the Scandinavian dairy giant started supplying own-label cottage cheese to Tesco last week and will supply Asda from...
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WI wages into milk price war
The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) has waded into the milk price war by calling for reassurance from supermarkets that they will support British dairy farmers. The move comes after Asda cut the...
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Kershaws launches veggie ready meals
Kershaws Quality Foods is launching its first range of frozen vegetarian ready meals this autumn under a cheeky twist on the 'I can't believe it's not butter!' banner. The chicken-style soya kievs, vegetarian bangers & mash and nut...
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Cravendale kicks off loyalty programme
Cravendale is launching the first-ever customer loyalty programme for milk, with the introduction of an on-pack collector scheme on its bottles next week. Special promotional versions of Cravendale's two-litre milk bottles will go on...
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Commodities: Bitter winter turns up the pressure on milk powder prices
Prices for milk powder stabilised in July but they may start to go up again if a cattle feed grain shortfall hits milk supply says Liliana Gonzalez of Mintec
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Ginsters Balti chicken spices up pasty range
Ginsters is replacing its Ham, Leek & Cheese Cornish pasty with a Chicken Balti variant, and is pledging to keep the nation's love of spicy food in mind for future launches. The Chicken Balti Pasty (rsp: £1.99), which hits shelves...
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Women’s Institutes go back into battle over milk price war
The National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) has waded into the milk price war by calling for reassurance from supermarkets that they will support British dairy farmers.The move comes after Asda cut the price of four pints from...
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Cheesemakers unite in artisan growth bid
Two of the West Country's biggest cheesemakers have linked up in a bid to grow sales of artisan cheeses. Somerset cheesemaker AJ & RG Barber and Dorset-based Ashley Chase Estate agreed a merger in June, The Grocer can reveal.
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My Alternative CV: Sam Dolan, brand manager, Cravendale
Sam Dolan, Cravendale brand manager, on milk apathy, interior decorating and Disneyland.
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NewsEU planning seven-day expiry for ‘fresh’ milk
Half of the UK's milk could be banned from being labelled as "fresh" under an absurd food-labelling proposal forwarded by Green MEPs.
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NewsWhat does the milk price war mean for the future of dairy?
A pint of milk selling for just 12.5p. How is this possible? What must the new milk price war be costing? And who will it impact the most? Richard Ford reports
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Potz offer a pick ‘n’ mix experience in ice cream
Nestlé ice cream maker R&R plans to bring pick'n' mix shopping to the freezer aisle with its new Potz range of ice cream tubs. R&R will introduce the mini tubs of Aero, Smarties, Rolo and Toffee Crisp ice creams (rsp: £1.29 per...
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Sapping the life from British dairy
Sir, Milk buyers play a very dangerous game withholding money due to our dairy farmers. The consequences are obviously not of major concern to large profit-driven businesses whose actions are slowly sapping the life out of the British...
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Mums beware! Charlie and Lola hit dairy aisle
Milk Link is predicting an outbreak of pester power after teaming up with BBC Worldwide to launch a strawberry milk drink featuring characters from hit children's TV show Charlie and Lola. Called Charlie and Lola Pink Milk (rsp: £1.29),...
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: The 12.5p pint of milk will have a major impact on the trade
I suppose it’s not surprising Andrew Thornton’s squirrel-steak-selling Budgens store in Crouch End is receiving so much publicity right now.
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NewsMilk is the new beer as price war erupts
Asda kicked off a milk price war last weekend after pledging not to sell alcohol below cost and "to invest in core grocery essentials like milk instead".
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Export plans hampered by Defra? Call The Grocer
A lucrative export deal to Russia is a step closer for Singleton's Dairy after The Grocer intervened in negotiations with Defra to speed up the process. The dairy, which has won the Queen's Award for Export twice, had lined up £65,000...
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NewsAcid Test: Rachel’s Pouring Natural Yoghurt
The concept is great, the yoghurt pours well from the spout and it's easy to reseal with the peel-back lid.
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NewsGroupe Lactalis swoops for yoghurt maker Rachel’s
Organic yoghurt maker Rachel’s has been snapped up by French dairy producer Groupe Lactalis.
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NewsI Can’t Believe It’s Not Cheddar set for 2011 launch
Competition in the low-fat Cheddar category is set to hot up next year, with Milk Link launching I Can't Believe It's Not Cheddar, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. ICBINC is a 100%-cheese product that contains 30% less fat than standard...