All Dairy articles – Page 214

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    acid test

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict:7/10?The cheese had a lovely creamy texture as you would expect from a very mature cheddar. The pack looks traditional and gives the impression of being wrapped straight from the farm. The price is about right...

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    Sainsbury's withdraws coleslaw

    2007-03-23T09:22:00Z

    Sainsbury's has withdrawn some batches of its own-brand coleslaw because of incorrect labelling.The coleslaw contains milk, which is not declared on the label.The affected batches are Sainsbury's Coleslaw 150g and 300g tubs with use by...

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    Organic milk 'returns to underlying growth'

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Boom and bust in the organic milk market is a thing of the past, according to major raw milk supplier Omsco. Demand growth has halved from recent highs of nearly 50% in the year to March 2006, but retail sales are not losing steam,...

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    Shepherds Purse in Fine Fettle for future

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Fine Fettle Yorkshire Cheese is the new name for Yorkshire Feta cheese, The Grocer can reveal. Manufacturer Shepherds Purse Cheeses has been forced into the change by a contentious Brussels decision to award Protected Designation of...

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    Burton's takes bite at savoury with Bertolli

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Burton's Foods is expanding its biscuits portfolio into savoury snacks by teaming up with Unilever's Bertolli brand. Bertolli Savoury Nibbles plays on the strengths of both partners by promoting the natural qualities of Bertolli extra...

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    Butter Mints lead Werthers activity

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Bendicks of Mayfair has launched a major programme to reinvigorate its Werthers brand in a bid to reverse sliding sales for sugar confectionery.It is introducing Werther's Original Butter Mints as a new permanent line this month - two...

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    spanish food in the UK

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Spain is not easily identified as a key ­supplier to the UK's supermarkets but it provides almost a third of non-British fresh produce. Sliced meat and Spanish cheeses are tipped as growth areas, along with Spain's fresh ­produce...

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    spanish food in the UK

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Spain is not easily identified as a key ­supplier to the UK's supermarkets but it provides almost a third of non-British fresh produce. Sliced meat and Spanish cheeses are tipped as growth areas, along with Spain's fresh ­produce...

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    Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...

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    Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...

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    Yazoo eyes health with yoghurt drink

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Milkshake brand Yazoo is venturing into yoghurt drinks with new brand extension Yazoo Yogo.The first flavour, Summer Berry, is made from strawberries and raspberries and will be available next month in single 500g bottles (52p) and packs...

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    Price Basket

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The price of our basket of dairy items has risen in price for the fourth time in five surveys, and is now 1.2% more expensive than ten weeks ago. It was led by Cheddar and eggs and is now 10.3% more expensive than this time last year,...

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    Price Basket

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The price of our basket of dairy items has risen in price for the fourth time in five surveys, and is now 1.2% more expensive than ten weeks ago. It was led by Cheddar and eggs and is now 10.3% more expensive than this time last year,...

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    Eureka

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Product: Probiotic yoghurt smoothies Company: Kid Me Not Launch date: January 2007Goats' milk is making breakfast-time more fun for youngsters who have an intolerance to cows' milk.A range of probiotic yoghurt smoothies...

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    DAiry

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    The dairy section of IFE07 is a show in its own right, and will again host the World Cheese Awards. Exhibitors, from large bulk cheese-makers to small-scale master craftsmen, will be competing for top prizes and international reknown....

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    The NFU's rallying cry: farmers must tell it like it is

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    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...