All Dairy articles – Page 260

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    Anchor teams with Lurpak in UK

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Two of the biggest names in the yellow fats business shocked the dairy industry on Thursday by revealing plans to join forces in the UK. The joint venture, subject to regulatory approval, begins operations early next year. Arch rivals New Zealand...

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    Fogg gets mixing

    2001-10-06T00:00:00Z

    KP is ringing the changes with new products and sizes for sharing. The Phileas Fogg brand gets two newcomers ­ New York Deli Mix (rsp: £2.49, 280g) and Thai Mix (£2.49, 230g) ­ while Mini Cheddars BBQ and Tangy Salsa are available in 250g drums…

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    Festival showcases the best of British cheesemaking

    2001-10-06T00:00:00Z

    A nationwide campaign to promote British cheese launched at the annual British Cheese Festival in Gloucestershire. Specialist Cheese Makers Association secretary Clare Cheney said: "This two-day festival is a huge boost to public awareness. "Some...

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    Stuff's given kids appeal

    2001-10-06T00:00:00Z

    ACC Milk is looking to capitalise on milk's generic £9m ad campaign The White Stuff with the launch of a branded 250ml size semi-skimmed milk under the same name. The black and white, easy-grip bottles, which hit shelves next week, are aimed at...

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    Eden Vale points Ski to new heights

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Eden Vale has lifted the lid on rejuvenation plans for Ski yogurt, including improved recipes, new packaging and £4m of marketing support. "We want Ski to be to yogurt what Heinz is to beans," said marketing manager Ian Mackenzie. A new recipe,...

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    Flying is no picnic for Douglas as he spreads his wings for

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Mary Carmichael Douglas, Lurpak's buttery brand ambassador, takes to the skies on Wednesday (October 3) in a new ad for the brand's Lighter Spreadable variant. The ad accounts for a big chunk of the new product's £6m marketing support, but the...

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    Dunkers plays with new look

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Popular children's snack Dairylea Dunkers is to hit TV screens in brand new packaging from today (September 22). A total of four executions are to be aired, forming part of a £1.2m spend. Featuring a 10-year-old boy, Jack, having fun with his...

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    Yellow fats: a taste for spreadables

    2001-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Retail sales of yellow fats amounted to £789m in 2000, of which butter accounted for 40%. Overall, volume sales of yellow fats have declined some 16% since 1996, while value declines totalled 9% over the same five-year review period. Value...

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    Snatching 10 minutes for lunch when you work in a converted

    2001-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Being big fans of Primula cheese spread, we were disappointed to find the cheese toasties packaged in what look like overgrown Burger King tomato ketchup pots. Most of the convenience and also the aesthetic appreciation of squirting cheesy stuff...

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    Snowflake set to return to shelves

    2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Snowflake, the chocolate treat which controversially propelled television presenter Anthea Turner to even greater fame, is to get its long-awaited relaunch this month. The milk and white chocolate snack ­ a twist on the enduring Flake ­ hit the...

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    Cheese

    2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Steady growth for premium cheese lines Importers face fuel price hike The weakening pound is having less impact on the imported cheese business than fuel costs: some hauliers have already announced increases from November. This is unlikely to...

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    cheese

    2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Maple leaf for cheddar A new trademark for Canadian Cheddar is being introduced by Canadian Cheese Holdings, which handles the bulk of the product shipped to this country. "We want customers to know they are getting a consistent premium product,...

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    Cheese

    2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The total cheese market is worth around £1.28bn with static growth. The major multiples account for the vast majority of sales. Prepacked dominates with around 83% of volume and value, and its 3% growth is offsetting the continuing decline in deli...

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    Shaw takes vodka shots

    2001-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Chocolate confectionery company Elizabeth Shaw has turned to the bottle for inspiration for its Winter Collection Christmas range. It is spearheading the range with new Vodka Shots ­ milk chocolates with smooth chocolate centres blended with...

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    Dairy: EU butter storage scheme reaches peak

    2001-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Privately owned stocks of butter held under the Private Storage Aid Scheme are peaking at near record levels. Across the EU, PSA stocks at the beginning of August had reached 162,000 tonnes, including 7,400t in the UK. This was 13,000t more than at...

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    Biscuit break

    2001-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Green & Black's is using its eponymous organic chocolate brand to break into the biscuit fixture with the launch of milk and dark Organic Chocolate Butter Biscuits in mid September. The half-coated biscuits come in cream packaging with purple or...

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    The Grocer focus on speciality & fine foods: passionate abou

    2001-08-18T00:00:00Z

    A major part of any retailer's speciality food portfolio is cheese. But to make it special it has to have that certain something and, according to Waitrose cheese buyer Graham Cassie, that is passion. One of their main characteristics is that they...

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    Milk production: First Milk warns of crisis

    2001-08-11T00:00:00Z

    It's buoyant now, but a serious shortfall is looming for the winter Dairy co-operative First Milk has warned that the UK is facing a milk production crisis this year as a result of the foot and mouth outbreak. First Milk contacted members farming...

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    A hot dog's life for boys

    2001-08-11T00:00:00Z

    Kraft is getting ready for the back-to-school lunchbox rush by introducing Dairylea Lunchables Hot Dogs. These stretch the boundaries of Kraft's Lunchables ready-to-eat cheese range which covers crackers as well as meat and Dairylea cheese slices. ...

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    First impressions: Bertolli Pasta Sauces

    2001-08-11T00:00:00Z

    Andy Scott, md of Vivid Brand Designs, Clerkenwell, cooked for Sam, aged 14 - a school Master Chef of the year - Hannah, 11, and Katie, 12 Do Unilever Bestfoods' new Bertolli pasta sauces and pestos do their Italian heritage justice? We usually...