All Dairy articles – Page 217
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Noble claims first with boiled eggs
Noble Foods is claiming an industry first with the launch of a range of chilled hard-boiled eggs aimed at time-conscious consumers. The British Lion-approved free-range eggs, which have a 12-day shelf life, are being sold under the Fresh & Tasty...
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Cow flags up calcium
Kids’ yoghurt brand Munch Bunch has introduced a new on-pack character called Munch the Cow in an attempt to remind parents and children that yoghurt is a key source of calcium. The image of Munch will feature alongside nutrition information, which...
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Cheese imports to rise as milk shortages hit
A shortage of milk this autumn could lead to the UK having to import more Cheddar next year as manufacturers struggle to meet demand. Present production rates indicate there could be a shortage of 500,000 litres of milk per day during the low...
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Youngs brings scampi and Kiev together
Seafood company Young’s is combining two 70s favourites in its latest launch. Scampi Kievs are made from Scottish scampi stuffed with garlic butter and covered in breadcrumbs and retail at rsp £3.99 for a 250g bag. They join Young’s other scampi...
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Tesco’s low-cost milk sparks price war fears
Tesco has risked the wrath of dairy farmers by launching a new range of low-priced semi-skimmed milk. Fresh’n’Lo, which was the UK’s first branded semi-skimmed milk and has been a fixture in Scottish supermarkets for 30 years, was rolled out into...
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EU import plans cheese off UK dairy producers
EU import plans cheese off UK dairy producers: Fears are growing in the dairy industry that a proposed EU trade deal could lead to an influx of cheaper Cheddar to the UK market. EU representatives at the Doha round of global trade talks, led by commissioner Peter Mandelson, have proposed ...
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Morrisons, Waitrose get regional nod
Morrisons, Waitrose get regional nod: Morrisons, Waitrose and Booths have all been named regional winners at this year’s Retail Cheese Awards. Booths in Lytham, Morrisons in Stamford and Waitrose in Burgess Hill won in the multiple retailer section for the north, central and south...
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Long-life sales grow as credit crunch bites
Long-life milk has long been a poor relation of fresh, but suddenly its popularity is growing. Richard Ford reports
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Tri-Bites to be revamped as Dairylea Bites
Dairylea Tri-bites is to be relaunched as Dairylea Bites this month. Brand owner Kraft is also increasing the Cheddar content of the triangle-shaped lunchbox cheeses in the revamp. Each £1.99 pack will contain 8 x 18g wrapped cheeses. The move is...
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DFB business plan ‘on target’ despite losses
Dairy Farmers of Britain insists it is on track to turn a profit by 2009 to 2010, despite recording a £3.55m loss in its latest results. Turnover in the year to 31 March was up 1% to £562m, as a result of higher milk prices. Though operating profit...
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Long Clawson buys Dairy Crest Stilton
Long Clawson Dairy is to buy Dairy Crest’s Stilton and speciality cheese business, including its Hartington Creamery, in a £3.5m deal that makes it the largest Stilton manufacturer in the country. The deal, which marks Dairy Crest’s exit from the...
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Asda pays First Milk 3ppl more
Asda pays First Milk 3ppl more: Asda has increased the amount it pays First Milk for cheese by £300 per tonne. The supermarket said the 3ppl increase reflected farmers’ increased costs and would help ensure producers continued to make cheese. “In the current market, it is...
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Ben & Jerry’s says it’s a Caring Dairy
Ben and Jerry’s has added a ‘Caring Dairy’ logo to cartons across its European ice cream and frozen yoghurt ranges. The logo on the back of the carton, which is expected to debut in early September, is the latest ethical selling point for the brand...
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Dairy bodies link up to boost profile of cheese
Dairy bodies link up to boost profile of cheese: Dairy UK and the British Cheese Board are to pool resources in a bid to unify and strengthen the voice of UK cheese suppliers. The decision to work more closely together, announced at the Nantwich Cheese Show this week, will allow ...
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Seriously offers a Smokey Cheddar
A new smoked Cheddar variation has been added to Lactalis McLelland’s Seriously range. The Seriously Smokey cheese is smoked for four hours over wood from old whisky barrels at the family-owned Rannoch Smokery in Perthshire, the company...
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Skimmed ‘as effective as sports drink’
Skimmed ‘as effective as sports drink’: People can recover just as quickly from sporting activities by drinking skimmed milk as they can sports drinks, a study has claimed. Milk was very good at rehydrating the body, said the study in the European Journal of Applied Physiology. The...
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Are revised FSA reduction targets worth their salt?
Manufacturers warn of the risk of blandness, crumbling Cheddar and botulism. But is the whole premise suspect?
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Sales up as public gets taste for long-life milk
Sales up as public gets taste for long-life milk: Sales of long-life milk are staging a dramatic recovery on the back of improved branding and packaging. UHT milk sales have risen steadily this year, and are currently at their highest point since December 2006, according to DairyCo. In the 52 ...
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Frico updates Edam design
Friesland Foods has repackaged its entire Frico brand cheese range. The Dutch company, which supplies 90% of Edam sold in the UK, said the new packaging emphasised the “heritage and unique craftsmanship” of Dutch cheese. “We have invested heavily in...
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School Milk Scheme to include more products
The EU has extended the Continent-wide School Milk Scheme to include a wider range of dairy products and a wider age group. Cheese and yoghurt will now be part of the scheme, as will buttermilk and other fermented milk products. Previously only milk...