All Dairy articles – Page 243

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    Soignon champ

    2004-03-06T00:00:00Z

    Soignon’s Chevre de Caractere Goat Camembert – Supreme Champion at the World Cheese Awards – will now be available in the UK through Waitrose. Waitrose, the first UK retailer to offer the award winning Chevre de Caractere, is making it...

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    Danone and Yakult form alliance

    2004-03-05T00:00:00Z

    French group Danone has struck a deal with Japanese dairy products company Yakult Honsha, to accelerate the growth of both companies’ functional food and beverage products.Under the agreement Danone – which has a 20% stake inYakult – will...

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    Flora pro.activ gets into milk drink and yogurt

    2004-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Unilever Bestfoods is extending its Flora pro.activ range with a new milk drink plus a yogurt. UB said that Flora pro.activ yogurt and milk drink – like its pro.activ spread – contain plant sterols which, when used with a healthy diet and...

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    Tuned to the school run

    2004-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé has earmarked £2.5m in support for its Nesquik milk drink with radio advertising, posters and radio sponsorship.Kicking off on March 8 and targeting mums, the campaign aims to establish Nesquik as the ideal drink for kids coming home...

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    Milk Link gets into cheese production with takeover of Glanbia’s UK facilities

    2004-02-28T00:00:00Z

    A leading dairy co-operative is set to become a major player in the cheese sector with the acquisition of the UK operations of Ireland’s Glanbia.Farmer-owned Milk Link has joined forces with Glanbia to set up £22.5m joint venture Cheese Company...

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    Flora gets Pro-activ in Benecol territory

    2004-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Cholesterol-busting spreads brand Flora Pro-activ has laid down the gauntlet to rival Benecol by throwing yogurts and milk into its mix.Rolling out to chillers from mid-March, the yogurts will come in an assorted multipack of four and an all...

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    Milk Link and Glanbia in joint venture

    2004-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Ireland-based dairy group Glanbia has set up a £22.5m joint venture with the UK co-operative Milk Link to serve the UK cheese market.The venture to be known as Cheese Company Holdings will be 75% owned by Milk Link and 25% by Glanbia....

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    Peninsula vote

    2004-02-21T00:00:00Z

    Shareholders of Peninsula Milk Processors have voted in favour of the proposed acquisition by Milk Link. The takeover by the farmer-owned dairy co-operative further strengthens its operations.Peninsula is based in Okehampton, Devon, and...

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    Kemp goes milky

    2004-02-14T00:00:00Z

    Former Eastenders heart-throb Martin Kemp has joined the campaign to boost the Scottish milk market.The actor is the latest star to sign up to the Scottish Diary Marketing Company and Milk Development Council’s £500,000 White Stuff Milk...

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    Milk for our body clock

    2004-02-14T00:00:00Z

    St Helen’s Farm is launching a branded cows’ milk which it says is an to aid sleep.Night Time Milk, which has secured a listing in Sainsbury, comes two years after Red Kite Farms launched Slumber Bedtime Milk, which is stocked by Waitrose....

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    Müller looks to McVitie’s corner

    2004-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Yogurt giant Müller is in talks with biscuit maker McVitie’s after pulling the plug on its manufacturing deal with Kellogg. Müller Corner variants featuring popular cereals Rice Crispies,Coco Pops and Frosties will disappear from chillers at the...

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    Philadelphia gets new flavours

    2004-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Kraft Foods is introducing two new variants to its Philadelphia soft cheese portfolio backed by a £1.5m multi-media support campaign.New Mediterranean Vegetables is on supermarkets shelves now, in the standard 200g pack, whilst Cracked...

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    Bertolli ad cuts a dash

    2004-01-31T00:00:00Z

    An 84-year-old runner is the star of a TV and press campaign for Bertolli olive oil spread.The activity, on air from Monday (February 2), forms part of the Unilever brand’s £10m marketing budget this year.Aimed at highlighting the...

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    Milk brand called Moo

    2004-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Integrated dairy business Milk Link is launching its first branded product, a long-life milk range called Moo.Rolling out now, the skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk UHT offerings will be available across the grocery spectrum in Tetra...

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    Milk brand called Moo

    2004-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Integrated dairy business Milk Link is launching its first branded product, a long-life milk range called Moo.Rolling out now, the skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk UHT offerings will be available across the grocery spectrum in Tetra...

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    Kerry Foods focuses on forecourts

    2004-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Chilled food supplier Kerry Foods Direct to Store has named Joanne Wrate national account manager to grow sales in the forecourt sector.She joins from Müller Dairies (UK) where she was a national account manager working on Müller yogurt and...

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    Support hikes

    2004-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The support prices for UK butter skimmed milk powder were pushed higher by the weak pound during December.The butter intervention price rose on average by £30 per tonne on the November level to £2,073 per tonne. Similarly, the...

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    New cheese like ‘cigarette that cures lung cancer’

    2004-01-10T00:00:00Z

    A branded cholesterol-reducing alternative to cheese will bring two million consumers back to the cheese fixture, according to Angel Technology whichdeveloped the process. CEO Dr Stephen May said Heartily Healthy was “like a cigarette that...

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    Shape takes a knock

    2004-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Müller has successfully challenged rival Danone’s claims that its Shape yogurt was “virtually fat free ".Advertising watchdogs told Danone to drop its “misleading” health claims after a magazine ad for Shape which said the product was “Now...

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    Nestlé sells dairy unit in Turkey

    2003-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Swiss food giant Nestlé had sold its dairy business in Turkey to French group Danone for an undisclosed sum. Nestlé said the disposal, which would include its chilled dairy and UHT milk products, would allow it to focus on its core...