All Dairy articles – Page 204
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Yoplait targets parents with £6m calcium push
Yoplait Dairy Crest has unveiled ambitious plans to grow the overall kids' chilled yoghurts and desserts sector by £50m over the next three years.Next month it kicks off a £6m multimedia advertising campaign - Calcium Every Day, The Easy...
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Milk merger collapse sparks dismay at 'lost opportunity'
The proposed merger between dairy co-ops Milk Link and First Milk collapsed this week after the two parties failed to agree on a valuation for the businesses.The merger would have created a business with a turnover in excess of £1bn that...
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acid test - Welsh Rarebit
Expert's verdict... 4/10 ?The product looks like it was made on a local farm, which would be fine if it was to be sold in a village shop, but not in a supermarket. It was hard to understand the content and how to eat the cheese as there was so...
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Milk merger collapses
The £1bn merger between Milk Link and First Milk has collapsed because the parties failed to agree on a valuation for the businesses.But following a due diligence process that has been carried out since last October, the two companies...
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Consumers pick local produce over organic
Regionally produced dairy products are now more popular than organic among shoppers, new research by farmer co-operative First Milk has indicated. Many consumers are unsure of the true meaning of organic, while the 'local' message was one...
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Dairy Crest restarts Clover promotions
Dairy Crest will launch a TV ad campaign to promote Clover butter as the brand aims to recover from a contamination crisis last year. Two million Clover tubs were recalled last May when mould was found in the products. The company blamed...
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Flooding halts orders at Swaledale factory
The Swaledale Cheese Company has been hit by flood damage leaving it unable to fulfil orders with premium retailers such as Harrods and Waitrose.Operations at the specialist cheese supplier's Richmond factory in Surrey have been stopped,...
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Cheese is 'the next big Fairtrade opportunity'
Manufacturers are tapping soaring demand for ethically traded products with the development of new Fairtrade lines, including the launch of the UK's first Fairtrade cheese and a move by Divine Chocolate into supermarket bakery.Fairtrade...
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Tesco to phase out imported veal
Tesco has pledged to phase out sales of imported veal and instead stock British meat from calves bred to higher welfare standards.Some 930 farmers who supply Tesco with milk have agreed not to export their dairy calves, and the chain's beef...
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Soya suppliers fight for the right to call products 'milk'
Manufacturers of soya-based liquids face a battle with the dairy industry over a fresh bid to persuade the European Commission they should be allowed to use the word 'milk' to describe their products. At present, EU rules prohibit them...
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'Green' farmers set for milk price boost
Dairy producers could be paid more for their milk if they sign up to a scheme demonstrating they farm in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. The new accreditation scheme, announced this week, will give farmers a score based on...
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Flora drives Pro-activ sales with £15m push
Flora is putting £15m behind its Pro-activ brand in an attempt to reverse a 12% sales slump and overtake rival Benecol in the mini cholesterol-lowering drinks market. On 1 February, it is launching its biggest health-focused campaign to...
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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...