All Dairy articles – Page 234
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Partnering Bridget
Masterfoods and Müller will be sponsoring the second Bridget Jones film, Bridget Jones – The Edge of Reason. The confectionery giant’s Galaxy brand will be the official chocolate partner of the film and Masterfoods plans to support Galaxy...
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A partner at last for Bridget Jones
Masterfoods and Müller will be among the big-name sponsors of the next Bridget Jones film.The confectionery giant’s Galaxy brand will be the official chocolate partner of the second film charting the escapades of the love-struck...
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So Good for breakfast
So Good is extending its long-life soya milk portfolio by adding a new product exclusively for the breakfast table.SoyaBreakfast, which is rolling out now, is slightly sweeter and creamier than the company’s SoyaLife offering and has been...
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Lactose-free
Finnish dairy Valio is to license processors worldwide to use its technology for producing lactose-free cows’ milk. The process is to be marketed globally in a joint venture between Valio and Tetra Pak.Valio lactose-free milk has been on the...
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Wiseman wins again with Tesco milk deal
Robert Wiseman Dairies has been successful in Tesco’s review of its fresh milk supply arrangements, as well as increasing its fresh milk share at Sainsbury, as reported yesterday.The company will now hold a 60% share of Tesco’s fresh milk...
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Müllerlight’s probiotic pot shot
Müller is set to test the size of the burgeoning yogurt drinks sector by throwing its number one pot yogurt brand Müllerlight into the fray.Available from early next month, the new Müllerlight yogurt drink will receive TV and press advertising...
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TV song of praise to Cathedral City
Dairy Crest is embarking on its biggest ever TV campaign behind its Cathedral City brand.As part of a £3.5m campaign, the Cheddar brand will be shown on national TV in September and supported with point-of-sale material.A combination of...
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Concerns over Arla as shares drop
Shares in Arla Foods dropped 1.25p to 52p yesterday compared to its milk rivals Dairy Crest, up 5.25p to 370p and Robert Wiseman Dairies, who remained steady at 201.5p.The drop in share price for Arla follows concerns that the company could...
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Pro-activ shakes up yogurt drinks
Unilever Bestfoods is pitching Flora Pro-activ into the increasingly competitive single-shot yogurt drinks arena.The offering will be available in packs of four 100g servings from next month backed by a £2.5m campaign including TV, press and...
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Nestlé’s crack at Creme Egg
Nestlé is to throw yet another gauntlet down to arch rival Cadbury – by launching a new attack on Creme Egg.The confectionery giant, which earlier this month revealed it would take on Dairy Milk with a new bar called Blue Label, has now...
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Président packs Brie in handy slices
Lactalis UK is claiming a market first with a single-slice format for French Brie cheese under the Président brand.It has taken the company three years to develop ‘breathable’ packaging, which keeps the Brie fresh and reasonably hard in order...
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Co-op sells ACC milk group for £75m
Dairy Farmers of Britain is creating the largest milk cooperative through the acquisition of the Co-op’s milk processing business for £75m.DFB is buying Associated Co-Operative Creameries, Britain’s fourth biggest milk cooperative with...
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Six of the best speciality and fine food buyers
>>nominated this monthFOODMARKET MANAGER, HARVEY NICHOLSCloke joined Harvey Nichols as a cheese, bakery and dairy buyer manager in 1992, when its Foodmarket was created. In 2002 she became manager of the Foodmarket, which...
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work is being done on sustainability
from John Rutherford, chief executive, Sea Fish Industry AuthoritySir; Charles Clover’s Saturday Essay about overfishing (July 24, p24) was not only sensational – it was factually incorrect. His statement “you would never catch a wild...
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Commodities an auction hit
Commodities such as bacon, cheese, chips and vegetables are proving the most successful categories in online auction procurement. Two-thirds of buyers contacted for The Grocer’s Reader Panel this week said they believed online auctions were...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Fishermen are the new farmers – Charles Clover, environment editor of The Daily TelegraphWhen I got into the business of writing about the environment more than 15 years ago, the farmer was public enemy number one. He got a...
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Cornish Cheese Company gets into the big time by winning Tesco competition
A small cheese producer is set to move from farmers’markets to the high street after claiming a top award.The Cornish Cheese Company is celebrating after winning the annual Tesco Cheese Challenge with its Cornish Blue cheese, which will now see...
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Cheese stores set for national battle
The regional winners have been announced for this year’s Retail Cheese Awards organised by Dairy Crest in association with The Grocer.In the category for specialist independents, Valvona & Crolla in Edinburgh, Deli on the Square, Ludlow,...
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Nestlé assaultwith Blue Label
Nestlé Rowntree has declared war on its chocolate competitors by launching a new bar called Blue Label to undercut Cadbury’s Dairy Milk.And it has insisted that it will be the company to drive the category forward, not its rivals.The...
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Ryvita turns impulsive
Ryvita is extending its brand into impulse snacking with a new miniature version of the crispbread favourite.The new bagged snack, Ryvita Minis, will be available from August 2 in four flavours – Mature Cheddar & Onion, Tomato Salsa, Cream...