All Dairy articles – Page 218

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    Müller ditches diets for healthy lifestyles

    2006-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Müller is relaunching its £100m Light range in an attempt to stem falling sales as consumers turn their backs on diet yoghurts in favour of healthy options. It is ploughing £4.4m into the Müllerlight overhaul, which will involve new...

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    Spotlight

    2006-11-11T00:00:00Z

    It is the only cheese in the UK to be matured in caves and the makers at Ford Farm in Dorset believe the return to the 16th century method of storage has given them a unique selling point for the future. The stable temperature and humidity at...

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    Monitor

    2006-11-11T00:00:00Z

    The British dairy industry, the third largest in Europe, has always prided itself on its ability to service the large liquid milk market in the UK. Imports are unknown, other than a small amount of organic and long-life milk, and the market has...

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    First Milk set sights on premium cheese

    2006-11-11T00:00:00Z

    First Milk has set its sights on building a premium own label cheese business out of the factories it has bought from Dairy Crest. First Milk chief exec Peter Humphreys said there were great opportunities to be found in building up...

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    Milk supplies head for shortage in 2011

    2006-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Milk supplies will start to run short in five years time if the exodus of dairy farmers in the UK continues. Added value milk demand will match supply by 2011, leaving not a single litre for commodity plants, according to a report...

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    Arla replaces Hint Of with Half Pint format

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Arla Foods is ditching its Cravendale Hint Of flavoured milk after two years and replacing it with a new half-pint brand.Arla originally launched Hint Of in a one-litre format, which it was forced to scrap after a year when sales fell...

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    Dairy farmers push Raging Cow drinks

    2006-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Farmers of Britain is continuing its push to get healthier drinks into kids, with plans to launch a Raging Cow range of flavoured milk and yoghurt drinks into schools and retailers next year.Originally due to hit schools this...

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    Retail cheese margins 'close to record levels'

    2006-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Retailers are close to making record margins out of cheese, according to a new report from the Milk Development Council. Mild Cheddar earned supermarkets a gross margin - the difference between buying in and selling costs - equivalent to...

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    buyers forum

    2006-11-04T00:00:00Z

    What buyers say:"Despite consumers wanting to spend more time preparing main meals and to feel good about eating better, they are still pressed for time. A ready-to-eat yoghurt saves time as a dessert, or acts as a replacement...

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    In Brief: Buttercup petition; U-turn on hygiene; Wiseman will fight

    2006-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Buttercup petition Tesco took delivery of a petition from Farmers for Action last week, calling for a milk price rise. It was presented by about 30 activists and a Jersey cow called Buttercup. U-turn on...

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    Yomo adds veg to fruit yoghurt

    2006-11-04T00:00:00Z

    An Italian dairy company has added vegetables to fruit yoghurt to boost its health credentials even further.A five-strong low fat range under the Yomo brand was on display at last month's Sial food show in Paris. It is currently...

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    New Bournville heralds busy 2007 at Cadbury

    2006-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Trebor Bassett is relaunching its Bournville brand and developing a premium Double Chocolate variant of Dairy Milk to tap into the major consumer trends towards plain chocolate and indulgence.Both developments are expected to...

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    Spotlight

    2006-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Setting trends rather than following them has enabled Richard and Lynn Beard to capitalise on niche markets for new products ahead of the major multiples. When the couple began supplying unpasteurised goats milk and yoghurt to...

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    NFU fires latest salvo in the milk price war

    2006-10-28T00:00:00Z

    The National Farmers' Union last week kicked off its latest attempt to highlight low milk prices. It has challenged dairy farmers to stand up and be counted by submitting an invoice to the NFU for the difference between farmgate milk...

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    Co-ops to ditch familiar logo from own-label packaging

    2006-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Co-operative societies are ditching the iconic Co-op 'clover' on own-label packaging as part of an overhaul to tie in with the unifying fascia created this year by the Co-operative Group. Current packaging for the 3,000 products branded...

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    Essential soya milk ad drive

    2006-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Print ads focusing on the heart health benefits of So Good Essential soya milk break this weekend as part of a £1m marketing campaign for the brand. The press activity, which includes full colour page ads in broadsheets and food...

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    Arla to sue dairy companies

    2006-10-25T08:18:00Z

    Robert Wiseman Dairies has said that it is being sued by Arla Foods after the Office of Fair Trading provisionally ruled that Robert Wiseman and other milk suppliers might have breached price fixing rules in Scotland.Arla is seeking damages...

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    Nesquik Magic Straws

    2006-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Celebrating the launch of new Nesquik Magic Straws, The Grocer is giving readers the chance to win this exciting new Nesquik product that magically flavours milk into a delicious milkshake.The clear plastic drinking straws contain...

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    UK in court over EU dairy infringement

    2006-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Brussels is taking the British government to court over alleged failure to deal with food safety problems unearthed at a Lancashire cheese factory.Bowland Dairy Products was accused by EU inspectors of selling curd made from milk tainted...

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    Disney and co

    2006-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Disney has shown foresight in targeting healthier options including water, smoothies, juice drinks, fresh milk and fresh and dried fruit bars. The media giant dominates character licensing and has plenty up its sleeve for the coming...