All Dairy articles – Page 222

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    Country Life ad sticks knife into rival Anchor

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest is spreading controversy in the butter sector, with a print ad for its Country Life brand that contrasts the food miles of a rival with its own British provenance. The ad sticks the knife into Anchor butter - the number two...

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    Brands spread butter offers across retailers

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    This week's Promotrack focuses on the butters/spreads and cheese sub-categories in line with the ­Focus on Butters & Spreads. Of the featured space promotional activity recorded over the past 12 ­weeks, promotions were captured...

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    Price Survey

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Asda's decision to join Tesco and Waitrose in raising the price of its own label milk has had little impact on its position as the UK's cheapest supermarket, according to The Grocer 33's latest survey. Both Asda and Morrisons have...

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    Yeo Valley does fun TV take on exercise

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Organic dairy manufacturer Yeo Valley is showing all the lazy cows out there the importance of exercise in its first TV campaign. A series of lighthearted adverts focus on one cow in particular, which will be seen jogging, swimming and...

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    starter culture ?

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Despite the success to date of The Craigmyle Cheese Company, the development process wasn't entirely glitch-free. Liz Marchant recalls a day when one of their batches of cheese just wouldn't firm up. "We tried all sorts of things but it just...

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    TLC that makes a premium cheese head of the curd

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    To say Liz and Neil Marchant's dreams have come true may be a bit cheesy, but there's no better way to describe the business that the husband and wife team run from their home in Torphins near Aberdeen. The Craigmyle Cheese Company, an...

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    'Soaring' UK cheese output was overstated

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    After more than two years of largely steady prices, at least for the popular mild cheese, UK Cheddar is showing a sharp tendency towards lower prices. Since May, first-hand prices for cheese of UK and Irish origin have moved down 10% to levels...

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    Farmers relieved by Asda milk price hike

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Turbulence in the dairy industry continued this week with Asda slashing the shelf price of its British Cheddar cheese by 27% and simultaneously reversing its March price cut on liquid milk. Dairy Crest also cut the price it pays farmers...

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    Company profile - The Craigmyle Cheese Company

    2006-06-30T09:16:00Z

    Product: Organic cheeseCustomers: Restaurants and delisOutput: 8 tonnes a yearTo say Liz and Neil Marchant's dreams have come true may be a bit cheesy, but there's no better way to describe the business the husband and wife team run...

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    Unilever rapped for Flora ads

    2006-06-27T08:12:00Z

    The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that claims made in Unilever's advertisements for its Flora pro-activ margarine are misleading.The ASA received a complaint for a press ad for the product that said: “A spread that not only...

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    Cadbury recall investigated

    2006-06-27T08:10:00Z

    Cadbury Schweppes' recall of seven products due to possible salmonella contamination is to be investigated by Herefordshire Council and the Food Standards Agency.Last week the confectionery giant recalled Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish 250g,...

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    Cadbury recalls seven products

    2006-06-26T08:22:00Z

    Cadbury Schweppes has recalled seven products due to possible salmonella contamination.The affected products are Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish 250g, Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel 250g, Cadbury Dairy Milk Mint 250g, Cadbury Dairy Milk 8-chunk,...

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    spotlight

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Using traditional methods to produce additive-free yoghurt and ice cream from Jersey cows' milk - as well as a range of home-made fruit conserves - has attracted a loyal and passionate customer base for the products from Stapleton...

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    spotlight

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Peter Duncan of Stapleton Farm stuck to his guns in his belief in traditional and additive-free production methods for yoghurt and ice cream - and Sainsbury worked its magicUsing traditional methods to produce additive-free yoghurt...

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    St Ivel defends use of 'clever milk' tag

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest said it would continue to promote certain benefits of its St Ivel Advance milk despite the ASA's ruling that its adverts made misleading claims about helping improve children's intelligence. The company said it had amended its...

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    'Web of ambiguities' infuriates partners

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Furious farmer members of the Arla Foods Milk Partnership - Arla's dedicated milk supply group - are gunning for their board over milk price cuts and "impossibly confusing" supply contracts designed to flatten the production profile. At a...

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    Müller adds toffee treat

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Yoghurt giant Müller is giving another classic British dessert a healthy twist, by adding a Sticky Toffee Pudding flavour to its virtually fat-free Müllerlight range. Available from the middle of next month, it joins existing...

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    An indulgent treat that's gluten-free

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Kallo Foods is out to prove that gluten and wheat-free foods are good enough to be eaten by anyone, with a premium range of indulgent biscuits and bites.Free to Enjoy consists of milk chocolate and almond wafer biscuits; yoghurty...

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    Arla's Mostyn-Jones takes the commercial helm at First Milk

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Dairy co-operative First Milk, which represents 3,200 dairy farmer members in England, Scotland and Wales, has appointed Richard Mostyn-Jones as commercial director. Mostyn-Jones, who took up his new role this week, joins First Milk from...

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    Tesco raises milk prices

    2006-06-14T08:04:00Z

    Tesco has increased the price of its fresh milk by 20%.Reports suggest that the retailer has increased the price of a two-pinter of milk by 11p to 64p.A spokesman for the company said that the price increase “better reflected the...