All Dairy articles – Page 261
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DAIRY: EU anticipates well balanced market with cheese main
In its annual update of the longer term prospects for the European dairy industry, the EU Commission has forecast a well balanced dairy situation over the next seven years. Milk output is expected to show little change because of the milk quota...
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New Zealand Milk UK: Price cuts drive war on Lurpak
Price cuts on Anchor Spreadable are the first public signs of New Zealand Milk UK's aggressive plans to reclaim the number one spot in the butter market. MD Simon Tuckey said one reason for the dramatic price cuts of recent weeks, with a 250g tub...
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Kraft's search is on for the new face of Angel Delight
Kraft Foods is looking for an angel to star on revamped packs of children's instant dessert Angel Delight. The search for a cherubic child will be promoted both instore and on milk cartons at Tesco in the Midlands, south and Wales, nationally in...
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Duchy Originals ambitious to develop shares of key areas'
Prince Charles' organic food brand Duchy Originals has announced plans to extend its rapidly expanding portfolio into even more grocery sectors. The first phase includes organic whole and semi-skimmed milk the company s first major step into the...
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Yakult's TV teaching
Yakult is to celebrate five successful years in Britain with its first ever 30-second TV advert. The £2.5m campaign features a young girl called Katie whose father teaches her about the billions of friendly bacteria contained in every little bottle...
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Smith is in for a second term
The Provisions Trade Federation re-elected Andy Smith chairman at its annual meeting this month. Smith is md of European dairy company Lactalis UK, which owns the President butter brand. John Howard of the Danish Bacon and Meat Council is the...
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Cheese: Cheddar prices firming
Makers have not recovered all of their cost increase from the market yet Despite higher make so far this year, Cheddar prices on the UK market have been getting firmer. Mild Cheddar, whether imported or home produced, is fetching around £2,300 per...
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Retail Cheese Awards: Retailers whose cheeses really do the
Country Cheeses of Topsham and the Booths supermarket in Clitheroe have been named the UK's best cheese shops. The stores are the national winners of the prestigious 2001 Retail Cheese Awards sponsored by Dairy Crest and The Grocer. The awards,...
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Dairy: Milk output still defying the FMD factor
For the third month running, UK milk production has surprised the experts by defying the cull of large numbers of dairy cows resulting from the foot and mouth crisis. According to the latest estimates, between 5% and 6% of the national dairy herd...
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Ragu all churned up in makeover
Unilever Bestfoods is giving its Italian sauce brand Ragu an image makeover so it can still make an impact on the increasingly crowded sauce fixture. The new look jar will have a milk churn' shape, pictures of ingredients and handwritten...
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Dairy: Milk Link plans European co-op style restructuring
South of England dairy farmer co-op Milk Link has announced plans to restructure its operations along the lines of a European style producer cooperative. The change in structure will allow Milk Link to raise the capital it needs to finance a move...
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Dairy: UK cheese make rising
Output rose 19% in March and 12% in the first quarter UK production of butter and cheese during the first quarter of this year showed contrasting trends. Butter make was down to 33,300 tonnes, over 3% less than in the same period last year,...
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Brandwatch profile: yogurt
Top 15 brands advertised by media £k Mar '00 - Feb '01 Total Press Cinema Radio Outdoor TV Total 17,133 ...
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Dairy: First Milk in joint venture with Dairygold
First Milk, Britain's largest farmer-owned dairy business, and leading Irish farmers' co-operative Dairygold have announced a joint venture partnership. First Milk and Dairygold have become partners in Aeron Valley Cheese. John Duncan, First Milk...
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Dairy: Demand for cheese puts pressure on milk supply
Upward trend in cheese consumption almost universal Cheese consumption in the EU is expected to grow by over 2% this year to nearly 19kg per head. This follows a similar growth rate last year and means the EU as a whole is eating its way through...
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Milk's going Splish Splash Splosh
Staple Dairy Products is expanding its portfolio of mainstream brands with the launch of three Splish Splash Splosh flavoured milk drinks. The screw-capped 500ml bottles come in three variants chocolate, strawberry and banana. All are made with...
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Rebranded as Flora Diet
Unilever Bestfoods is spreading its Flora umbrella over very low fat spread Delight Diet which is to be re-branded as Flora Diet. The first stage of re-branding begins next week when Delight Diet packs will sport a label and money-off coupon...
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Weetabix that keeps its crunch
Weetabix has developed a Crrrunch! variant which, it says, doesn't go soggy in milk. The new version of the UK's second biggest cereal brand consists of miniature Weetabix coated in honey and toasted. The company hopes it will also appeal to...
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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: Milk production resists effect of he
Farmers can expand their output without any great quota acquisition costs FMD is still taking its toll on the UK cattle population, although at a lower rate than in March and April. The total number of cattle slaughtered topped the half a million...
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DAIRY: Product prices rising with supplies more competitive
After a dull winter and early spring, dairy product prices across the EU and in the UK are now on a rising trend. This is due to three factors. Milk output in recent months in most EU countries has been held back by the ...