All Dairy articles – Page 210

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    Cheestrings provides low-fat line for teens

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    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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    monitor

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Dairy prices are getting out of controlCheese supplies will soon start to run short unless prices rise. Manufacturers will switch their milk into better-paying products, such as butter and milk powder, and farmers won't keep...

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    FOUR-STAR PERFORMERS

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    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...

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    Raisin producers offer alternatives to sweets

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Suppliers of dried fruit and nuts are developing healthy confectionery alternatives in an attempt to grab a bigger share of the school lunchbox market.Sun-Maid has launched vanilla yoghurt raisins and milk chocolate raisins. The lines,...

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    acid test

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict: 7/10?The packaging looks OK, though it's very male-oriented. There is a lot of fat in some of these, especially the Creamy Cheese one, which tasted disgusting. The other flavours were OK, but I think the Chunky...

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    Why school food policies don't make the grade

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Should kids be allowed to drink milk shakes at school? Or eat cereal bars? These are the sorts of question that the four bodies charged with improving school food in the UK have been tussling with as they continue Jamie Oliver's crusade to rid...

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    spotlight - Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Cheese production at Butlers follows the traditional methods and recipes handed down by our founders, Richard and Annie Butler, who started making cheese for the family on their Lancashire farm in 1932. We hold true to their principles, although the...

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    In Brief: Fags are cheesy; Carbon roadmap; Morrisons milk

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Fags are cheesy  Eating dairy products can help people stop smoking, according to research published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Scientists found foods such as cheese or yoghurt made cigarette smoke taste much worse.  Carbon roadmap

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    NFU blasts Morrisons for farmer treatment

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The NFU has lashed out at Morrisons, accusing it of having a "provincial" attitude to its dairy farmers.The retailer had done nothing to engage with the industry in the three years since it bought Safeway and the NFU had run out of...