All Dairy articles – Page 244
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Chocolates join toffees
Walkers Nonsuch, best known for producing speciality slab toffee, is adding chocolate products to its repertoire with the launch of Milk Chocolates with Toffee Centres. The newcomers, which boast a double coating of milk...
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Cadbury milks it in US
Confectionery and drink giant Cadbury Schweppes has entered the milk market Stateside targeting young adults with the launch of a range of flavoured milk drinks under the brand name Raging Cow.Produced by Cadbury’s US subsidiary Dr Pepper/...
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Asda product recall
Asda has warned its shoppers to return a number of products, which have been mislabelled with a milk-free icon and available at its stores from next Monday, February 17.The products do not contain milk but have been produced at a factory...
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The uphill slope
Ski pledges slick innovation in its fightback. Helen Gregory reports The boss of Nestlé's chilled dairy division is blunt in his assessment of the once-popular Ski yogurt brand. "It was seen as old-fashioned, having zero innovation and suffering...
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There's more from Potter
Every Flavour Chocolate, the latest in Masterfoods' Harry Potter licensed confectionery line, is set to reach shelves in April. Coming in purple packaging to echo the teenage wizard's school robes, the dark, milk and white chocolate balls have...
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Nesquik powers up
Nesquik is heading back to TV screens as part of an £8m round of support for the brand this year. More than a quarter of the spend (£2.5m) is going on a new ad for the Nesquik powdered milk range. Hitting screens on February 3, it will be the...
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McDonald's to take on organic milk
Organic milk is set to get a big boost from fast food giant McDonald's. The chain is to start offering its customers organic milk in 250ml bottles from the beginning of February. The Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative will be supplying the...
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BRC in milk call
The British Retail Consortium has called on the government to help tackle yo-yo milk prices caused by a glut every spring. Food policy director Richard Ali said it was vital milk supply was better matched to demand to stop the annual collapse in...
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Yazoo school first kicks in
Flavoured milk drink Yazoo is kicking off a new promotion for the brand after joining forces with the Schools Football Initiative (SFi). It is Yazoo's first sponsorship link up and will include joint promotional activity with SFi's major...
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Cereal Partners
manufacturer Cereal Partners brand Cereal bars agency Saatchi and Saatchi budget undisclosed TV ads for the new cereal bar range based on the Cheerios, Golden Grahams and Nesquik brands feature a small boy dressing up as Elvis...
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Job losses part of the package as United Milk strives to cut
A leading dairy farmer co-operative is cutting costs and seeking further funding in a bid to maintain a viable future. United Milk, which was set up in 2000, is hoping to reduce its costs by £750,000, part of which will come through job losses,...
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Yazoo to support football in schools
Campina has teamed up with the Schools Football Initiative (SFi) in a sponsorship deal with its flavoured milk drink Yazoo. The deal will include joint promotional activities with SFi’s sponsor Umbro including national television, radio,...
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Dispatches - global update
Imports increaseSpeciality cheese imports to the UK rose by 5% in August. This reverses the trend seen earlier this year when imports were declining for the first time in several years. In August there was a 13% rise in imports of...
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Dispatches - global update
Relentless climbWorld dairy product prices continue to climb with no sign of a let-up. Whole milk powder prices have risen $300 a tonne since August this year, while skimmed milk powder is also up, by $250 a tonne. World market butter...
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Dispatches - global update
Dollar blowThe weak dollar is having a severe effect on EU dairy exports to the world markets. Exports are normally priced in dollars, so prices for EU shipments of skim and whole milk powder are suffering. In December the dollar fell 5% against...
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Dispatches - global update
Output slashedCheddar makers in England and Wales made a determined effort to cut their stocks in October and November by slashing output by up to one third. Latest DEFRA figures show a 20% reduction in milk use for Cheddar in October compared...
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ABF sells glass unit
Associated British Foods has sold its Allied Glass Containers business to management for an undisclosed sum. ABF whose brands include Twinings tea and Ovaltine milk drink, said the business had sales of £58m and net assets of £42m as of...
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World News - 14th December 2002
Mcc-store. McDonald's is testing a vending machine that could see it compete with c-stores in Washington DC. The Tik Tok Easy Shop, which accepts cash and debit and credit cards, is stocked with convenience products such as soft drinks, milk,...
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Cheese please
This year's Retail Cheese Awards judges discovered new standards in presentation, says Jac Roper S ay cheese! For the eight winners of the 12th annual Retail Cheese Awards, sponsored by Dairy Crest and The Grocer, there is plenty to smile about....
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Strong, but less sex
Seriously Strong cheddar brand manufacturer A McLelland & Son has dropped its raunchy Safe Sex, Dangerous Cheese themed advertising campaign. Joint md Alastair Irvine said a new £2m TV campaign would have "all-round family appeal". It was...