All Dairy articles – Page 213
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spotlight - "We identified a glimmer of interest in goats milk from the multiples"
?Demand for goats milk is growing so fast, it's hard to find time for NPD, says St Helen's Farm founder Angus Wielkopolski Twenty-one years ago, we started out producing yoghurt from the milk of 300 goats near Selby in Yorkshire. We had wanted to...
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Farmers want the Tesco treatment
Tesco's move to raise milk prices and work directly with dairy farmers looks set to open the floodgates for similar demands from other farming sectors.Livestock farmers are already talking about securing retailers' support by the end of...
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the dangers of HVOs
Hydrogenated vegetable oils are formed as a result of the chemical process of partial hydrogenation, by which liquid oil is turned into solid fat.These cheap alternatives to other fats, such as butter, are used to improve the texture and...
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Yeo Valley has branched out into free trees
Yoghurt producer Yeo Valley Organic will be offering consumers free trees as part of an on-pack promotion across its milk and yoghurt ranges.Running from 16 April, the dairy company's 'plant a tree' promotion offers a tree, complete with...
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Small label - big difference?
It's not often Tesco is beaten at its own game, but its plan to launch a carbon footprint label was trumped last month by a packet of cheese and onion crisps. Walkers crisps will become the first product to carry the new Carbon Trust label,...
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Country Life butter now better for you
Dairy Crest is throwing its Country Life butter brand into the thriving better-for-you spreadable sector. Country Life Lighter Spreadable hits the shelves next week, priced at £1.74 for 550g. "What sets Country Life apart from...
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Tesco says price hike trumps Asda contract
Tesco said it had overtaken Asda with its decision last week to put all liquid milk suppliers on contracts worth 22p per litre.Trading director Richard Brasher said the retailer would pay farmers a premium of up to 5ppl instead of Asda's...
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Company Profile My Goodness
In the competitive world of food and drink it is rare to find a truly unique product, especially in the overcrowded soft drinks sector. But high nutrition, milk-based drink For Goodness Shakes! - a cross between a juice drink, an energy drink...
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The Challenge - Attracting adults to the milk category
The soft drinks category is full of 'me too' brands all competing with slightly different USPs, but For Goodness Shakes! stands alone as being the only milk-based sports drink for men. The company's main rivals - Yop, Frijj, Yazoo and Nesquik - all...
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Farmer exodus set to cut milk output by 7%
Milk production will plummet by 900 million litres in the next two years if the results of a study into farmers' intentions are to be believed.The MDC's annual intentions survey found 16% of dairy farmers intended to quit milk...
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In the can - 7th April 2007
Tomatoes Italian tomato growers will be paid 20% more for their tomatoes than last year after negotiating an increase with the processors. Growers said they needed 25% more to make up for the fall in the EU tomato subsidy, which is down from €34.50...
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Company Profile - My Goodness
Products: Sport milkshakesPositioning: ChilledEstablished: 2003In the competitive world of food and drink it is rare to find a truly unique product, especially in the overcrowded soft drinks sector. But high nutrition, milk-based...
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Healthy milk drink Shock targets kids
Robert Wiseman Dairies is bringing out a range of milk drinks for children. The Shock range has been developed to offer kids an alternative to less healthy drinks, many of which have been banned from schools after updated nutritional...
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Commission likely to order Noble break-up
The merger of egg suppliers Stonegate and Deans Foods looks set to be reversed after competition watchdogs reiterated their commitment to a breakup. The Competition Commission inquiry, chaired by Dame Barbara Mills, has brushed aside a...
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Campaign trail: Bertolli
Olive oil brand Bertolli will appear on the small screen next month as part of a £10m marketing push for the brand's spread offering. The TV campaign comprises three ads featuring a family enjoying time outdoors. One shows the family...
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Lower-fat milk key in reformulation agenda
The Food Standards Agency is to urge Brussels to relax the rules governing the sale of milk to enable the marketing of lower-fat lines. The EU's Drinking Milk Regulations set strict parameters for fat levels in skimmed, semi-skimmed and...
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The Hutton inquiry
Why has the FSA developed a Nutrient Profiling Model that allows chips, chicken nuggets and diet soft drinks to be advertised to children and not honey, cheese, raisins or cereals? Here's what Dame Deirdre Hutton had to say. The Grocer asks:...
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Plans for new plant spark price war fears
Fears of a cheese price war have emerged over plans to build a brand new commodity cheese plant in Cumbria.Partners in Cheese is said to have secured more than 170 million litres of milk from the region's farmers in its long-running...
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Vintage Cheddar links to TT Races
Isle of Man Creameries - a co-operative of 54 dairy farmers - is to cash in on the centenary of the island's annual TT Races motorbike race from 2 to 8 June with a limited-edition cheese.The TT Centenary Vintage Cheddar will be available...
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Breaktime gets healthier
Breaktime flavoured milk drinks from Arla Foods have been reformulated to meet government guidelines for drinks in schools and repackaged to appeal more to kids. The beverages, which come in chocolate, banana and strawberry, now contain...