All Dairy articles – Page 209
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The NFU's rallying cry: farmers must tell it like it is
Tensions were running high this week at the NFU conference as farmers pleaded with retailers and the government to help prevent the demise of British agriculture.A milk industry in "meltdown", power abuse by supermarkets and legislation...
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Deans offers farmers flexible egg contracts
Egg supplier Deans Foods is offering farmers 'portable contracts' in an effort to mollify competition watchdogs over its merger with rival Stonegate to form Noble Foods. The company has offered to release suppliers from long-term...
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Book reviews
Cheese and wine parties may be dying out in the UK but our love for them has not diminished.In The Cheesemonger's Tales, Arthur Cunynghame takes a look at the farmers, producers and wine makers that provide this country with such a rich...
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Trademark battle over moustache
The Milk Development Council is fighting to protect the image of the milk moustache as a trademark. It wants to prevent the image being misused by other industries but has run into difficulty because the UK Trademarks Registry said the...
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NFU's Bennett back in levy board shake-up
Ousted NFU president Tim Bennett has re-emerged as a new chairman in the reformed levy board system. Bennett, who was voted out of the farmers' union a year ago, will now lead the milk sector company. Five other chairmen have also been...
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Columbus puts its mind to Omega-3
Columbus Eggs is giving away 50 Nintendo DS Lites with the Brain Training game to underline the health credentials of its eggs. The eggs are naturally high in Omega-3, and while the essential fatty acid's role in lowering cholesterol...
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Shoppers 'now ready' for milk eco-pouches
It may be the beginning of the end for plastic bottles, as two major supermarkets prepare to trial an eco-pouch for milk.Tomlinson's Dairy near Wrexham already supplies milk in the new environmentally friendly packs to local schools and...
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Cheese players turn up health and cut fat
A new probiotic Cheddar and lighter Feta are the latest healthier offerings from cheese manufacturers. Pilgrims Choice medium probiotic cheddar from North Downs Dairy is a six-month matured Cheddar containing a robust strain of...
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Industry in call for voucher value rise
The government is under pressure to increase the value of vouchers in the Healthy Start scheme, which provides low-income families with free milk, fruit and veg and infant formula.Trade body Dairy UK has complained to the Department of...
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Retailer visit Paxton & Whitfield
"A gentleman," Winston Churchill once observed, "buys his hats at Locks, his shoes at Lobb, his suits at Huntsman, and his cheese at Paxton & Whitfield." Things may have changed since Churchill's time, but gentlemen still shop at the...
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Research Notes
The retailer own label sector of the better-for-you market is worth £1.5 bn and is up 1.8% on last year.As the largest sector with a 37% share of the market, dairy (excluding yoghurts and desserts) is a key driver of growth,...
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Aspatria rival close to Cumbria cheese deal
Building work on a 60,000 tonne cheese plant in Cumbria could begin in April after a breakthrough on milk supplies last week.The company behind the £60m plant, Partners in Cheese, has already secured support from Asda, which buys cheese...
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Retailer visit - Paxton & Whitfield
“A gentleman,” Winston Churchill once observed, “buys his hats at Locks, his shoes at Lobbs, his suits at Huntsman, and his cheese at Paxton & Whitfield.” Things may have changed since Churchill's time, but gentlemen still shop at the...
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Lunchables given revamp for health
Kraft Foods has slashed the fat content of its Dairylea Lunchables brand, further reduced salt levels and has also added wholegrain and vitamin D. The relaunch forms part of a long-term quest to make the range more appealing to mums and...
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Retailers to back drive to lift farm milk price
Dairy farmers are becoming increasingly confident the multiples will support a rise in milk prices to reflect the cost of production increases. Tesco was waiting for accurate cost increase figures to come through from Robert Wiseman...
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Cathedral City slashes fat to appeal to families
Dairy Crest is launching a reduced-fat version of its market-leading Cathedral City Cheddar to help cheese meet the challenges of Nutrient Profiling and healthier eating. Rolling out this week, Lighter Cathedral City, which is 25% fat -...