All Dairy articles – Page 182
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Yoghurt sales soaring as shoppers opt for health
The yoghurt category has seen huge growth over the past year as a marketing push coupled with growing demand for healthier snacks brought new consumers to the fixture.Sales value has risen 10.4% to a record £1.2bn over the past year,...
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M&S lists First Milk’s unpasteurised debut
First Milk is flexing its muscles in specialist cheese with the launch of its first unpasteurised milk cheese.Kilmory Cheddar was developed in collaboration with M&S at First Milk's Torrylinn Creamery on the Isle of Arran. It has...
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Kent RDC is springboard for Morrisons expansion
Morrisons says its new regional distribution centre in Kent will be the "anchor point" of its strategy to go nationwide. At the opening of the RDC, Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland said the facility would enable the retailer to...
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Eccles succeeds Gilliland at the helm of Müller UK
Former Wrigley MD Gharry Eccles is to take over the reins at Müller UK when current CEO Stewart Gilliland steps down at the end of the year.Gilliland is to retire from full-time employment in December and Eccles will take up his post on...
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Black Farmer makes sweet Cheddar debut
The Black Farmer has continued its assault on the fresh food category by launching into cheese.Sourced from Somerset farmhouse cheesemaker Alvis Bros, The Black Farmer Sweet Mature Cheddar is 'a traditionally made cheese with deep...
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Tesco abandons Fresh’n’Lo for own-label Creamfields
Tesco has dropped Robert Wiseman’s Fresh’n’Lo and The One milk lines in favour of a new tertiary brand.
The supermarket has replaced all its Fresh’n’Lo and The One milk with an alternative 0.75% fat version under the Creamfields banner…. -
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Cracking first TV ad for Wensleydale
The Wensleydale Creamery is launching its first ever television advert to reinforce its authentic credentials in consumers' minds.
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Cathedral City sets out to be Heinz Beanz of cheese
Dairy Crest has kicked off a multi-million pound bid to establish Cathedral City as the Heinz Baked Beanz of the dairy category with a £10m relaunch.Starting in November, the three-phase strategy will encompass a packaging and logo...
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Nom takes on Müller with light pot launch
Nom UK has unveiled ambitious plans to take on Müller and become a major branded and own-label yoghurt producer. The new UK arm of the Austrian dairy giant launched Nom Naturally Light into Asda last week. The four-strong yoghurt range...
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Rowcliffe to supply M&S with cheeses
Anthony Rowcliffe & Son has won a contract to supply M&S with a range of 11 artisan British cheeses.It will be the first time Rowcliffe, which distributes speciality British and Continental cheeses, has supplied the retailer. The...
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Milk processor profits hit by plastic bottle cost hike
Milk processors are warning their profits will be hit by the sharp rise in milk bottle production costs.The cost of the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) used to make milk polybottles has shot up 42% since the start of the year as the...
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Saturday Essay: A fair share for all, please – shoppers included
Where are the missing millions in milk? Supply chain price cuts should be passed on to consumers, says Peter Kendall
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Time for a great milk shake-up
Jodie Farran and Andrew Howie's premium Shaken Udder milkshakes, launched last year, are rapidly gaining listings. Could they be the next Innocent, asks Richard Ford
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Sainsbury’s group for UK cheese
Sainsbury's has become the first major multiple to establish a dedicated group of farmers to supply its British cheese.
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Dairy Crest benefits from new milk deals
New milk contract wins and branded growth continue to boost Dairy Crest's fortunes.Milk sales to major retail customers have risen 10% in the past six months compared with the same period last year, the company revealed this week.
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Call for EC action over soaring UK butter cost
Soaring UK butter prices have sparked calls for the European Commission to release the massive butter reserves it has built up through intervention buying.UK wholesale butter prices rocketed 30% or £610 a tonne between August and...
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Tesco hailed for keeping milk price above rivals’
Tesco has been praised for its support of farmers after it shaved just 0.06ppl off its milk price for the coming six months.The supermarket confirmed this week it was paying farmers 27.37ppl from October 1, marginally down on April's...
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Saturday Essay: Stop whingeing, imports are good for us!
Demand for foreign cheese creates competitive pressures that make British dairy more efficient, says Carl Ravenhall
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Irish launch logo to see off dairy imports threat
Dairy products produced and processed in the Irish Republic are to carry a new identity logo to support the industry against cheaper imports. The new logo had been developed to encourage shoppers to buy locally produced products rather...
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There’s a clue in the name
'Pope is Catholic' story of the week goes to the Stilton Cheese Makers' Association, which issued a shock press release saying Stilton was, contrary to popular belief, first made in the village of Stilton. You don't say.Read Blogof next...