All Dairy articles – Page 227
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Dairy Milk: 'first love' saga lasts a lifetime
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is showing its romantic side in a new Dairy Milk TV advertising campaign, which traces the history of two lovestruck teenagers from their first chance meeting on a school bus.The £5m 'First taste, first...
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Cheese is on a roll
It's time once again to get entries in to the Retail Cheese Awards. Julian Hunt caught up with the very first winner to find out how the art of fine selling has changedTwenty years ago, The Grocer and Dairy Crest teamed up to launch a...
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Less body but much more soul
Skinny Cow has shown how it is done - the better-for-you, low-fat arena is certain to be a major engine of growth in the coming year. And now frozen yoghurt is getting in on the actSkinny Cow has come a long way since its national...
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Axe looming over Torrington as Wiseman buys Definitely Devon
Robert Wiseman Dairies has refused to rule out closing Definitely Devon's manufacturing operations in Torrington after purchasing the dairy in an £800,000 deal.Robert Wiseman now owns the rights to the Definitely Devon liquid milk...
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Asda sparks milk price cutting
Asda's rivals look poised to ride out any storm caused by its push to highlight differences in milk buying strategies.On Thursday, Asda launched a TV advertising campaign explaining its direct souring arrangement with a dedicated...
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Soya formula recalled
Farley's has withdrawn a single batch of its Soya Formula in 900g cans after routine tests found that it contained cows' milk.Farley's believes that 500 cans are affected but as a precaution has recalled the whole batch.The affected...
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Robert Wiseman acquires Definitely Devon
Robert Wiseman Dairies has acquired the trade assets of the fresh liquid business of Definitely Devon for £0.8m.Definitely Devon currently supplies around 20 million litres of milk a year from its dairy and depot in Torrington, Devon. The...
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Cross-border quota deal nears
The prospect of a cross-border milk quota trade between Britain and Italy moved closer this week after UK quota broker Ian Potter lodged transfer forms with the Rural Payments Agency and its Italian equivalent.Potter said he expected the...
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Nestlé gives Ski get up and go
Nestlé has resurrected the concept of an on-the-go yoghurt, fruit and cereal breakfast drink to boost its ailing Ski brand.The new line – Ski Up & Go, which is set to reach UK stores later this month – follows in the footsteps of a Stopgap...
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Dairy Crest blames rivals for cut
Dairy Crest has blamed rival processors for a decision to cut its milk price to farmers supplying its commodity cheese factories by 0.5ppl.The company said a failure by its competitors to match a price rise it pushed through last year had left...
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Better for the children
Rachel’s Organic is the latest dairy manufacturer to encourage kids to get the drinking yoghurt habit.Its probiotic Drinking Yoghurt (four for £2.29) follows Munch Bunch Drinky+ and Petits Filous Plus, but is the first organic kids’...
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Wholesome products
A growing diversity of health-conscious linesn Tropicana Essentials with Benecol is described as the first-ever juice to help with cholesterol reduction. Available from this month, the product contains the...
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Jarlsberg’s Irish eye on Britain
Norway’s biggest dairy company, Tine, has set up a manufacturing site in Ireland and a sales office in England so it can boost sales of Jarlsberg cheese within the European Union.Because Norway is outside the EU, it can only export 4,000 tonnes...
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Italian-inspired facelift for Bertolli
Bertolli – Unilever’s Italian olive oil and pasta sauce brand – is expanding and being given a facelift to emphasise its natural ingredients.New packaging for the Bertolli 500g pasta sauces will be in stores from March, along with a product...
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Rich pastry rolled out
Health may be high on the radar for consumers, but Jus-Rol is stressing the importance of luxury when it comes to home baking with the launch of an all-butter pastry range.The frozen pastry comes in puff and shortcrust in 500g blocks (rsp:...
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Supplier Spotlight
Commanding a place in the premium section of the major multiples’ cheese fixtures has helped to keep retail price-cutting at bay for Belton Cheese’s Belton Farm brand.But MD Justin Beckett is still conscious of how major retailers’ propensity...
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Major brands cut back deal volumes
Producers of the UK’s three leading Cheddar brands have all made headway in reducing the volumes of their cheese they sell through price promotions.Dairy Crest has cut the quantity of top Cheddar brand Cathedral City sold on deals from 63.7% in...
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Les Kol aims to be the big cheese with half the fat
Wyke Farms is pitching its half-fat cheese brand Les Kol against big hitter Mini Babybel in a bid to take a slice of the snacking cheese category.Les Kol On The Go is a tube of five individually wrapped 20g cheese spheres, which Wyke Farms...
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Milk hike ‘won’t worry the OFT’
An across-the-board retail price rise for liquid milk should not cause concern to the OFT, according to Arla Foods UK chief executive Tim Smith.Last week all the big four retailers increased the in-store price of a pint of milk by 1p,...
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Alpro shines light on soya milk drink
Dairy free specialist Alpro is hoping to lure diet-conscious women away from skimmed milk with a light, sugar-free soya version containing just 1.2% fat.As the first chilled, dairy-free and unsweetened product of its kind on the UK market,...