All Dairy articles – Page 249
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Cuts spark blockade
Militant farmers group Farmers For Action is blockading Robert Wiseman and Dairy Crest depots across the UK following their decision to push farmgate milk prices down again. FFA chairman David Handley said it was targeting five depots initially,...
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Wiseman's World Cup clanger on a carton
Respect for flags caught out Robert Wiseman Dairies, whose World Cup limited edition milk cartons, featuring pictures of flags from around the world, went down like a lead balloon with Muslim retailers and shoppers. The problem carton was the one...
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Onken Biopot's I feel good'
Created by: The Producers Launched: March 2001 A James Brown backing track is guaranteed to grab attention and a dancing semi-naked man rarely goes amiss either especially for a product that targeted mainly at women. The extra touch of humour...
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
n Goats cheese has quietly become a star performer in dairy with supermarket ranges now mature in their diversity. Kit Davies reports There is a keenly fought battle taking place on the supermarkets' dairy shelves, and in a mature arena it's...
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MILK GROUP AND ZENITH MERGE
The Milk Group and Zenith Milk co-ops are going ahead with a merger which will create a "next generation co-operative". The new organisation, Dairy Farmers of Britain, will start trading on July 1 and handle 20% of the UK's milk, supplying all...
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First impressions - Tilda Rizazz
I cook my food from scratch when I can, but during the week I rarely have time to spend more than half an hour in the kitchen. If I can cut corners, I will, so I use quite a lot of cooking sauces - usually Bertolli, Loyd Grossman, Lee Kum ...
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Bogof's week
The grocery industry's supreme efforts to get food supplies back on track after the fuel crisis threw up a few interesting instore sights last weekend. A colleague was busy hunting bread and milk at a Tesco in West Sussex (well even responsible...
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Bogof's week
Continuing my tour of the trade's summer social rounds, it was across to Dublin for the fashionable Kerrygold Horse Show. This is the four-day knees-up where the authentic horsey folk who know a thing or two about fetlocks mingle with the grocery...
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Bites: Olivio with Butter; Weight Watchers; Perrier; International Fish Canners; Friskies
Van den Bergh Foods launches the first TV ad for Olivio with Butter on October 23, part of the £4.5m behind the brand.
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Bites: Kerrygold Spreadable Pure Irish Butter; Kimberly-Clark; Seven Seas
Kerrygold Spreadable Pure Irish Butter is giving away limited edition Kerrygold butter knives in exchange for three promotional foils.
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Bites: Primula Dips; Ripple Bakes; Milkybar Choo; Oxy
The latest addition to the Primula Dips range is cheese and jalepeno peppers.
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Cravendale PurFiltre The cows want it back'
Created by: BNP Launched: February 2001 The idea of this ad  the cows' milk is so good they want it back  is simple but effective. Menacing looks and James Bond-style antics from the real life cows  including scaling a building on a...
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Bites: Ye Olde Oak; McLelland's Seriously Strong Cheddar; Trustin Unimerchants'; Five Alive
Ye Olde Oak has a new range of tinned Mr Greedy Hot Dogs aimed at children.
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Bites: McNeil Consumer Nutritionals; Kraft Foods' Dairylea Lunchables; Aero Snow
McNeil Consumer Nutritionals is adding a reduced fat olive oil spread to its Benecol portfolio and replacing the cream cheese spreads with lower fat versions. Two pizza variants - ham and cheese and pepperoni and cheese - have joined Kraft Foods'...
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Bites: Horizon Organic; Chicago Town 13cm/5ins Deep Dish Pizza
The milk fixture sees two new branded launches this month: Horizon Organic is bringing out a non-homogenised organic milk and Arla Foods is launching Cravendale PurFiltre (a milk that claims to stay fresh for twice as long as normal milk) in London...
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Uniq seeking buyers for its yogurts and spreads
John Wood Uniq has raised the for sale sign over its UK yogurt operation, including the St Ivel Shape range, and its branded spreads business including Utterly Butterly, St Ivel Gold and Carapelli. Chief executive Bill Ronald said the decision...
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Müller blames quality issues' as it pulls organic yogurt ra
Mary Carmichael Müller has withdrawn its organic yogurt range one year after launch. The yogurt giant, which dominates the UK mainstream market, blamed "quality and consistency issues" for its retreat from the organics sector. However, industry...
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Müller waves a wand and works its Magic for kids
Müller is aiming to cast a spell over five to 10-year-olds with a new range of Müller Magic children's yogurts. On shelf next month, the two variants come with a magic wand containing a secret' ingredient to transform the vanilla yogurt base. ...
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Ilchester Cheese Co's Beer Cheese caused outrage when it was
The Original Ilchester Beer Cheese is a blend of mature Somerset Cheddar and Fuller's Beer. It comes as a 3kg black waxed deli wheel, 175g tray pack and 150g flow wrapped pack. Ilchester is also producing a commemorative Beer Can tin. The company...
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THE BEST approach
n They don't have to be tastier. Profitable premium products pull for other, subtler reasons. Steve Hemsley analyses their potential Whether it's Tesco's traditional Scottish smoked salmon, Safeway's roasted red pepper and goats cheese tartlets, or...