All Dairy articles – Page 221

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    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    The price of our basket of dairy items recorded a slight rise in the ten weeks since our last survey, but it is still 9.4% cheaper than at this time last year and 11.3% less expensive than when the survey began on January 4.Milk...

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    Grocery inquiry: take the ten-minute test

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Your rival has cut the price of milk by 1p a pint. Do you:A Match his price cut;B Do nothing, in the belief your customers will remain loyal; C Cut the price of your milk by 2p a pint, then phone up your milk...

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    Cheese with probiotics

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    A probiotic cheese that has the added benefit of being half-fat will be in Tesco at the end of next month. The mature Cheddar is the result of 12 months' development by Somerset-based Cricketer Farm and has been created to provide...

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    Maggi moves into breakfast pastries

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is propelling its Maggi Hot Pockets pastries into the breakfast market with a bacon & eggs variant. The new flavour will stretch the brand, which has so far targeted meal and snacking occasions with ham & cheese, cheese & tomato...

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    FUW spells out pay 'scandal' to Blair

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    The Prime Minister could soon be £120 richer if a Welsh scheme to highlight the plight of dairy farmers pays off. The Farmers Union of Wales launched a campaign at the Royal Welsh Show this week encouraging visitors to send a specially...

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    Dairy Crest snaps up Arla's Express arm

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest reckons it has created the UK's biggest doorstep milk business with the acquisition of Arla's interests in the middle ground. It announced it had bought Arla's Express Dairies Depot operations for £33m this week, including two...

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    Country Life looks for organic milk growth

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Country Life will become the first major brand to enter the organic milk category when it launches into Tesco next month.The butter brand is making its milk debut to take advantage of what brand owner Dairy Crest describes as the fastest...

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    Champions for a cause

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    In a repeat of last year's Primula Cup five-a-side football final in aid of the industry's welfare charity Caravan, the team from Greencore Grocery found itself up against Buckingham Foods. Only this time it was Buckingham's second team that got...

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    Fresh produce gains boost in latest study

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Britons are choosing fresh fruit and yoghurt over traditional English puddings in their weekly shopping basket, according to latest research from YouGov.The study of 6,500 people, which was commissioned by ­Sainsbury to assess what...

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    Anchor suspension threatens Arla trade

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    British shoppers should still be able to buy Anchor butters and spreads despite the European Commission's decision to suspend imports of the brand in a row over licences.A spokesman for EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel...

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    Duchy Originals set to add 50 new products

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Duchy Originals, the organic brand with royal connections, is planning to expand its portfolio by up to 50 new products in the coming year, including the new territories of yoghurt, cream and butter. The company, established by HRH the...

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    Butlers Blue is up to the Challenge

    2006-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Family-owned dairy Butlers saw its new product go all the way in this year's Tesco Cheese Challenge. Now in its fourth year, the competition brought together cheese industry experts in London where they picked out Butlers Blue as their...

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    Milk supply back at 'more normal levels'

    2006-07-17T00:00:00Z

    UK dairy farmers have posted a third lacklustre month of milk production in a row after a slow start in April, reigniting debate over the scale of the exodus from the industry. Output in the first three months of the 2006/07 quota year...

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    Nesquik milks straw magic

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is hoping to milk the potential of its Nesquik Magic Straws with a £3m marketing campaign breaking on Monday (10 July).A new TV ad will mark Nesquik's return to the small screen after a three-year absence. Running until 7 August,...

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    Health

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    If there's something fishy about the spreads category it may be the result of manufacturers rushing to add Omega-3 to tubs. Health is a key driver within the butter and margarine category and the fish oil offers customers an extra-functional...

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    Health

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    If there's something fishy about the spreads category it may be the result of manufacturers rushing to add Omega-3 to tubs. Health is a key driver within the butter and margarine category and the fish oil offers customers an extra-functional...

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    Egg majors merge to generate efficiencies

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Egg producers Deans Foods and Stonegate unveiled plans to merge this week, forming the biggest egg supplier in the UK with half of the market. A major swing in demand towards free-range and organic eggs is said to have fuelled the drive...

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    Dale Farm heads for a swell time

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Dairy processor Dale Farm GB has revealed further details of expansion plans for Scotland and England as it focuses on raising its profile outside its Belfast HQ. The company is also on the acquisition trail in England in order to improve...

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    Butter Spreadables up, block sales slide

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Butter was something of a dirty word a few years ago. As consumers were encouraged to follow low-fat diets, yellow slabs of butter were viewed by many as at best an indulgence and at worst a short cut to ill health.But with TV chefs...

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    Butter Spreadables up, block sales slide

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Butter was something of a dirty word a few years ago. As consumers were encouraged to follow low-fat diets, yellow slabs of butter were viewed by many as at best an indulgence and at worst a short cut to ill health.But with TV chefs...