All Dairy articles – Page 228
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More pulled into Arla supply fold
Arla Foods has secured a 50% increase in the amount of milk sourced through its Arla Foods Milk Partnership direct supply arrangement. The development means that from September, AFMP will supply 75% of Arla’s milk requirements, or 1.65 billion...
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FSA ‘ignoring’ advice on salt cuts in cured meat
The Food Standards Agency is riding roughshod over meat and cheese manufacturers in a desperate bid to meet its targets for reducing salt consumption, it has been claimed.Disgruntled industry insiders have told The Grocer that FSA officials are...
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Cravendale gets flavour of adults
Arla Foods’ Cravendale brand is entering new territory with an added-value milk for adults.Cravendale Hint Of will come in two varieties, Wild Strawberry and Vanilla, and the white-coloured liquid will be targeted as an alternative to regular...
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Research Notes
>>household spend is upThe UK butter and spreads market is showing 3.9% growth. The average household is now spending £1.30 more than the previous year. The multiple grocers are driving this increase with Somerfield, Tesco and...
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On the Campaign Trail
>>Maltesers for sitcom fans… Kiss for new onken yoghurt… Malibu keeps it in perspective… Bernard Matthews goes beyond essentials…Budget £1m Manufacturer MasterfoodsMaltesersChocolate bitesize brand Maltesers...
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The return to farmhouse butter
Speciality butter is winning consumers over thanks to its premium image, and the appeal of taste and natural qualitiesSpeciality butter sales continue to rise, partly due to endorsement by celebrity chefs and a growing consumer desire...
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But I do like a little bit of…
British consumers have become enthusiastic about premium spreads, while regular lines are in the doldrums. Jackie Mitchell reportsThe UK’s love affair with butter shows no sign of abating.Once the whipping boy of health campaigns...
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Cross-border quota bids looming
Milk quotas may soon be traded between EU states, a move that could leave processors in the UK desperately short of raw material.Farmers across Europe are gearing up to test the mettle of Brussels by attempting to buy quota cross-border....
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Lulu’s making a hullabaloo about health
Consumers are responding as manufacturers boost brand equity with positive and trusted health messagesIn March, Unilever relaunched its Flora brand with Omega-3 and 6 oils in its recipe with a new logo and packaging as part of a £9m...
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Moo makes lunchbox links
Milk Link Beverages is the latest dairy company to step up innovation in branded milk with the launch of Mini Moo cartons for kids and Moo Organic.The UK’s biggest supplier of long-life milk is releasing two variants of its long-life milk...
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Findus returns to sweeter stuff
Findus is making a return to the sweet frozen category with the launch of Flips filled pancakes.The line is being launched in six flavours – Choc ‘n’ Roll, Super Strawberry, Really Raspberry, Cheese & Ham, Mexican Cheese and Chilli Beef...
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Uphill going for Cumbrian plant
Partners in Cheese (PiC) has reignited its drive for farmers to back a proposed new cheese plant in Cumbria.An ominous two months silence followed an initial meeting with interested parties in May, but the Dutch-based consortium has now sent...
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UK intervention prices 2004-2007
well above the intervention level. All of this could lead to a firm market until at least the end of the year.The position is less clear for butter, although recent prices have been well above the intervention level and no UK butter has been...
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Supplier Spotlight
Beer drinkers who dipped chunks of cheese in their pints in the 1960s inadvertently led to the creation of the Ilchester Cheese Company.Dunking punters gave Ilchester pub landlord Ken Seaton the idea of making a cheese blended with beer, which...
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The Saturday Essay
>>brands help build milk sales, says David Whiting, marketing director of organic dairy farmers co-operative OMSCONews that milk sales have enjoyed a small uplift for the first time in many years is a rare ray of sunshine for...
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Farmers furious as Arla digs in
The row between dairy farmers and Arla Foods intensified this week, after the processor refused to reverse its 0.35ppl cut in milk prices (The Grocer, June 11, p64).Arla met officials from Farmers For Action and the National Farmers’ Union on...
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Lulu shouts about Flora
Scottish crooner Lulu will sing the praises of Flora Pro-activ in a £3.5m TV and marketing campaign for the dairy brand.The reality TV-style ads break nationwide on July 1 and feature Lulu following a healthy diet challenge, which includes...
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Harrison leaves Müller after 18 months at top
Müller Dairy UK has parted company with general manager Andrew Harrison, less than 18 months after he took over at the helm of the yoghurt giant.Harrison, who is understood to have left without a job to go to, joined Müller from Nestlé...
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Vegetarian sizzles for the griddle
Basil Pesto & Goats’ Cheese and Mediterranean Vegetable are the first launches under vegetarian food producer Cauldron Foods’ chilled range of premium grills.The grills have been developed for the barbecue season, with a recipe that makes...
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Müller travels to four corners of US
Müller has travelled to the four corners of America for a range of American Classic Corners, which it will launch later this month.Four US flavours have been brought across the Atlantic – Alabama Chocolate Fudge Cake, Blueberry Manhattan...