All Dairy articles – Page 199
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East of England pulls out of milk processing
The East of England Co-op is pulling out of the dairy processing sector, blaming tough market conditions. The co-op this week confirmed it is in discussions with Dairy Crest for a sale of its dairy distribution business in February that...
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Müller is determined to stay top of the pots
The new year health drive usually ensures the chilled yogurts and pot desserts category gets the lion's share of promotional space in chilled cabinets in stores. And so it has proved this year. Müller led the top five brands last weekend...
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ORGANIC: ATANY COST?
There's a storm brewing in the fresh food aisles of Britain's supermarkets. Prices of British organic food must rise significantly and quickly if the sector is to head off a looming domestic supply crisis in milk and meat. New Year's Day...
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Anchor revamp pushes free-range credentials
Arla Foods is ploughing £10m into its £80m Anchor butter brand this year with a complete packaging relaunch and a concerted push on Lighter Spreadable to reverse slowing sales growth. It has redesigned the range with a more modern twist...
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No problem for Wensleydale PDO
No problem for Wensleydale PDO James L Douglass The Creamery at Hawes Sir; In your article 'Feta by another name thrives' (Focus on Cheese, 1 December, p36), inaccurate...
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monitor - dairy product prices
Since the end of the summer, EU and UK dairy product prices have gone into reverse after the dramatic increases seen in the first half of 2007. In the UK the drop has been particularly sharp for bulk butter, where typical prices in the run-up to...
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Milk co-ops welcome OFT merger approval
First Milk and Milk Link have welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's decision not to refer their merger plans to competition authorities - effectively giving it the green light. Having looked at territorial, milk supply, cheese production...
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In Brief: Magnum taken on Thorntons is squaring up to Unilever's; McCain goes posh; Actimel vanilla
Magnum taken on Thorntons is squaring up to Unilever's Magnum brand with two new luxury ice cream sticks, the first time it has entered convenience and supermarket channels with its ice cream. Toffee Temptation and Chocolate Trio will be available...
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Monkhill recalls fondant creams
Monkhill Confectionery has recalled its Jameson's Raspberry Ruffle Plain Chocolate Covered Coconut and Raspberry Fondant Creams due to a labelling error.The product contains milk which is not indicated on the label making it unsuitable for...
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Could dairy farmers be the real losers?
The OFT's decision last week to hand out a £116m fine to some of the UK's leading supermarkets and dairies for colluding to fix the price of milk, cheese and butter had more than a whiff of pyrrhic victory about it. They may have rightly...
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Has the OFT got this milk price probe badly wrong?
Trading rules have been broken but we need to ask how much shorter supply would have been this year if the multiples had not taken action says the MD of Wyke FarmsSurely the OFT's job is to act in the interests of the consumer and a...
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Flora to end marathon link
The race is on to find a new sponsor for the London Marathon after Flora said it was to end its 14-year association with the event.Brand owner Unilever will remain sponsor for two years, then w ill re-focus on communicating the...
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Clearer contracts will secure milk supply
Clearer contracts will secure milk supply Tom Hind NFU chief dairy adviser Sir; Your article, 'Contract proposals a threat to milk supply' (The Grocer, 24 November, p54), wrongly states that the model contract prepared by the NFU and NFU Scotland...
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Ladies who mean business for dairy
Plans to encourage more entrepreneurialism and sustainability within the Scottish dairy industry were stepped up this week with a visit to the Caledonian Cheese Company in Stranraer by a group representing farmers' wives and...
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Jersey aims to boost UK listings with PDO
Jersey Dairy is to apply for Protected Designation of Origin status for its butters in a bid to win listings in UK supermarkets - and stop mainland rivals exploiting the Jersey badge.The butters are currently sold in Harrods and through...
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Price Survey - 8th December 2007
For the first time in more than two months, Somerfield has replaced Waitrose as the UK's most expensive retailer, while Asda reached a 10th week as the cheapest. Somerfield's £49.43 basket reflected a 49p increase in the price of Cadbury Dairy Milk...
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Supermarkets admit milk price fix
Asda, Sainsbury's and several leading dairy suppliers will be fined a total of £116m after admitting to price-fixing charges made by the Office of Fair Trading.As the two supermarkets, The Cheese Company and Robert Wiseman Dairies admitted...
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Race to find new London Marathon sponsor is on
Flora is to end its 14-year sponsorship of the London Marathon in 2009, brand-owner Unilever announced yesterday. The company says it has decided to look for new ways in which to challenge public perceptions about heart health.“This...