All Dairy articles – Page 214
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First Milk delivers on Dairy Crest purchase
First Milk has bought Dairy Crest's own-label cheese business for nearly £62m. Analysts broadly supported the move but farmers fear it will force them to accept a lower milk price and are considering alternatives. Under the terms...
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Dairy Crest to sell cheese operations
Dairy Crest has announced plans to sell the majority of its retailer brand cheese operations to First Milk for £61.9m.The proposed sale, which is subject to approval from First Milk's members, includes the cheddar creameries at Haverfordwest...
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First Milk eyeing up Dairy Crest own label
Dairy Crest has confirmed that it is in negotiations with First Milk regarding "the possible sale of part of its retailer brand cheese operations". The discussions are "ongoing", said the company, and "there can be no certainty that this will...
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Dairy UK 'has clout over the key issues'
On its second anniversary, Dairy UK has been hailed as an increasingly effective and respected organisation by chairman David Curry. The dairy industry body has confronted issues including salt, traffic-light labelling, child obesity and...
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Life, love... and chocolate
The most notable innovation in chocolate may have been a step into darkness?, but manufacturers are all too aware that they need to continue to make waves in milk chocolate - which is still far and away the biggest chocolate sector - if they are...
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Campaign trail: Werthers Original
Werthers Original Budget: £4m Manufacturer: Bendicks It was a case of out with the old and in with the new in the latest advert for butter candy Werthers Original, with the much-loved grandfather figure finally pensioned off. In...
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Let's work together for a vibrant UK dairy industry
Since the demise of the milk marketing boards, dairy supply chains have attempted to form sensible business relationships. Some have been more active and successful than others. Farmhouse cheese manufacturers by the nature of being dairy farmers...
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Milk bottles recycled till cows come home
We could soon be buying milk in bottles that are in their second or third incarnation, if plans to build a state-of-the-art recycling plant get the go-ahead.The factory would be capable of processing up to 13,000 tonnes of used HDPE...
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Availability
Asda The Shires Centre, Trowbridge, Wiltshire1 The Asda store in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, was sold out of the 200g bag of Doritos corn chips when our shopper visited. The store also did not stock cheap own label butter and...
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FSA refuses to give hard sell to organic milk for Omega-3
Organic milk does contain more Omega-3 than conventional milk but is not necessarily healthier because it contains an inferior type of the essential fatty acid, said the Food Standards Agency.The announcement came after a group of...
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FFA threatens direct action on milk prices
Pressure is growing for a rise in farmgate milk prices, with Farmers For Action's David Handley warning of more direct action within the month.After a relatively quiet summer from the pressure group and little sign of its figurehead,...
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Scientists back health claims of organic milk
Organic dairy farmers are hoping to boost the value of their milk on the back of new research into its health benefits. At present, the Food Standards Agency does not recognise any nutritional difference between organic and conventional...
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Supplier cuts 'won't lift the value of milk'
Losing litres would not raise milk value, according to the first objective analysis into the possible consequences of downsizing Britain's milk production. NFU Scotland vice president Jim McLaren said that he welcomed the MDC report,...
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Award win for skinny cheese in fat clothing
Scottish cheese experts have inadvertently given the thumbs up to a half-fat hard cheese. They awarded third prize to the diet cheese at the Royal Highland Show last month, after it was entered anonymously alongside full-fat competitors...
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Markus Products expands sales team due to demand
Markus Products, which manufactures garlic and savoury butters, spreads, stuffing and crumb toppings, has expanded its sales team to meet growing demand for its products. As part of the expansion, Rodger Seaman joins the company as sales...