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Climbing the ladder - Bill McCarrick
What was your first-ever job? A delivery boy for my father's Philadelphia butcher's shop. Give us a quick rundown on your career to date After completing my training I worked as executive pastry chef in Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines...
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Duchy goes for yoghurts
Duchy Originals, the organic specialist with royal connections, has added yoghurt to its portfolio. The three varieties: Blackcurrant, Lemon Curd and Rhubarb & Ginger, are rolling out now in Waitrose outlets.They combine organic...
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Farmers angry as they fail to benefit from chain price hikes
Small and independent retailers could run short of milk as farmers threaten to tear up supply contracts and sell their milk themselves.First in the firing line are the lowest-paying contracts for farmers - usually those to supply milk...
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Müller offers an easier way to 5-a-day
Müller has introduced yoghurts to its new One a Day range and has added a '3 in 1' logo to its Vitality brand.The One a Day initiative, unveiled last week, offers an alternative way to eat one of the recommended five daily portions of...
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Mosimann cooks puds for the Duchy
Duchy Originals, the organic brand with royal brand equity, has joined forces with celebrated chef Anton Mosimann to produce two classic desserts.A bread and butter and a rice pudding, made to Mosimann's unique recipes, are set to join...
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Cheestrings provides low-fat line for teens
Pre-teens and mothers looking for low-fat choices are being targeted by dairy snack brand Cheestrings with the launch of Cheestrings Light.The product is made with skimmed milk and contains a third less fat than other Cheestrings...
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acid test - babybell emmental cheese & Indigo
Expert's verdict: 7/10 ?The TV advertising for Babybel is strong so I think this will be enough to draw people into trying the different variants, such as the Emmental variety. Saying this, though, Continental cheese doesn't appeal to everybody and...
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Milk output could rise 8% with new system
A new cattle-feeding system could improve milk output by 8%, according to a group of farming leaders and animal nutritionists.The Forum for Food Production has called on retail buyers from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Waitrose to...
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Müller yoghurt drinks link with 5-a-day drive
Müller begins a major "route to fruit" rejuvenation of its brands this month with the launch of a One a Day yoghurt drinkThe new product promises consumers an easy way to achieve one of the government's recommended 5-a-day of...
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Emmi offers healthy treat with Swiss milk
Switzerland's largest dairy company Emmi is setting its sights on UK expansion and hopes to tempt health-conscious consumers with a new chilled yoghurt range.Capitalising on demand for healthy products made from quality ingredients, the...
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Dairy leaders unite in call for innovation
Dairy industry leaders have issued farmers and processors with a stark warning not to let high commodity prices water down investment in innovation.The Milk Development Council, NFU, NFU Scotland and Dairy UK buried their differences to...
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In Brief: Scotland's vice chair; Granini's new recruit; Gatt elected for SFF; JML sales boost; Fairtrade's CEO; Sands now chairman
Scotland's vice chair First Milk's membership director Alan Taylor has been appointed vice chairman of Dairy UK Scotland. He will hold the post for two years. Granini's new recruit
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Flora and Anchor spread offers across multiples
Featured space promotions for the butters and spreads sub-category last weekend were totally dominated by two main brands. Flora accounted for a whopping 67% of offers with its Flora pro-activ spread range available in Tesco, using the...
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FOUR-STAR PERFORMERS
Lactofree Milk Launched: January 2006 Sales: £1.24m Star rating: ? ? ? ?Lactofree may not have generated as impressive sales as some of the other launches over the past year, but its performance in a category that is notoriously...
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Pilgrims' way with half fat
Pilgrims Choice is launching a Lighter Mature Farmhouse Cheddar with half the fat of the company's standard mature Cheddar cheese.The flavour-level four product is launched as the Pilgrims Choice portfolio undergoes a packaging revamp....
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DFB to threaten milk moustache campaign
Dairy Farmers of Britain could scupper a deal to promote liquid milk in England and Wales.The co-op has been slow to back a marketing campaign using the milk moustache device, despite the huge success of generic ads north of the border....
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Bob brought in to build cheese sales
Bob the Builder has been enlisted to help encourage young children to eat Cheddar. The Good Food Village has developed Secret Shapes, a 100% natural Somerset farm-made Cheddar - sliced for convenience - with an imprint of Bob the...
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Arla milk contract forces farm to sell
The UK and Arla's biggest dairy farmer has sold up because he was not offered a high-value contract to supply Tesco, it has emerged.The sale of David Barnes' farm near Carlisle, which produces 18 million litres of milk a year, raises...