All Dairy articles – Page 267

  • News

    Wotsits turn into potato

    2000-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Golden Wonder’s Wotsits Mealtime Potato Shapes ­ its first non-bagged snack launch for 30 years ­ brings the kids’ brand head to head with KP Hula Hoops in the frozen potato products market. The cheese flavoured, foil packed, mainmeal…

  • News

    International:

    2000-09-09T00:00:00Z

    The US functional drink sector is becoming segmented as manufacturers launch new products targeted at a specific group of consumers, such as those with lactose-intolerance. Clover Farms has launched NuVim, which has many of the nutritional benefits...

  • News

    EU Skimmed milk powder mountains levelled

    2000-09-09T00:00:00Z

    The scale of the surge in demand for milk powder can be seen in the steady fall in intervention stocks across Europe through the summer. From just over 44,000t in July, buffer stocks have plunged to barely half that figure, totalling 22,290t but...

  • News

    Discounters: Discount heaven (Accrington)

    2000-09-09T00:00:00Z

    What factors influence shopper choice in a town with many low price operators? Julian Hunt goes back to his home town to find out Thanks to those blasted milk ads, my home town of Accrington is better known for its football team than the fact it...

  • News

    Müller gets into probiotics

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Branded yogurt market leader Müller is aiming for a foothold in the growing probiotic sector with this week's launch of Vitality ­ three flavours of premium single- serve low fat probiotic yogurt. The range comes in raspberry, apricot and pineapple...

  • News

    Brussels report: Milk powder mountains levelled at last

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    A booming world market and declining domestic production has allowed the EU to clear its once huge stocks of skim milk powder and slash export subsidies. Intervention stores, which traditionally have held at least 100,000t of SMP and often over...

  • News

    The Grocer focus on gardening products

    2000-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Analysis by Sheila Eggleston Bread, milk, weedkiller and plant food isn't such an unlikely mix in the shopping basket. As retailers continue to extend their offer to consumers, garden products is an obvious area to exploit. At stake is a bigger...

  • News

    A toast to Douglas

    2000-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Arla Foods aims to harness the appeal of Lurpak brand ambassador Douglas with a limited edition toast rack pack offer from September 1. The packs, which follow last year's Douglas butter dish offer, are priced at £3.19 and include two 250g packs...

  • News

    Irish have secret weapon'

    2000-08-19T00:00:00Z

    Exclusive Clive Beddall, Dublin The Irish Dairy Board is to turn up the heat in its campaign to end consumer confusion in the controversial spreadable butter market. With availability of its "100% natural" Kerrygold product growing in UK...

  • News

    Pizzas with Cheestrings attached

    2000-08-19T00:00:00Z

    Exclusive Karen Dempsey Kids' cheese snack brand Cheestrings is extending into the "mini meal" hot snacks market. The first mini meal out of the Cheestrings kitchen is DIY Pizzas. Positioned as a "home from school and starving" kind of snack, all...

  • News

    Signing on for therapy

    2000-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Signature Foods is extending its Cadbury Fresh Cream Cakes range with the addition of Choc Chunk Cheesecake on September 1. The new pack, which contains two cheesecakes made with Cadbury's milk chocolate chunks and fresh cream, joins Cadbury's...

  • News

    Milk: Shortage looms thanks to fall in producer numbers

    2000-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Despite having one of the most technically efficient dairy industries in Europe, doubts persist among UK milk marketers that this year's milk quota will be filled. This is because of substantial drops in the number of cows being milked, which...

  • News

    It's a creamier start to the day

    2000-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Robert Wiseman Dairies is bringing out a creamier breakfast milk on to the market. It anticipates that its Fresh'N'Creamy Milk for Breakfast will appeal to cereal eaters and coffee drinkers. The new breakfast milk is made from pasteurised milk...

  • News

    Colours for a fitter future

    2000-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest is focusing on its milk range's healthy image with a packaging redesign that suggests movement and fitness. The new design will appear on all fresh pasteurised whole, semi-skimmed, skimmed and homogenised milk in one pint Tetra top...

  • News

    Producing at a loss can't go on

    2000-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Sir, In your recent dairy supplement (July 1) you state that when Asda (closely followed by the other multiples) cut the price of a four pint polybottle of milk from 89p to 83p it took a cut in margin. Once upon a time, 89p was a loss leader...

  • News

    Five wins but out

    2000-08-05T00:00:00Z

    This year's winner is quitting due to competition from blockformed Cheshires. Peter Crosskey reports Robert Hares became a five times winner of the Nantwich International Cheese Show when he collected the National Westminster Cup for Supreme...

  • News

    Cheshire hero forced to quit

    2000-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Exclusive Peter Crosskey Britain's champion farmhouse cheesemaker is quitting because he can't make it pay any more. Richard Hares, crowned supreme champion at the Nantwich International Cheese Show for the fifth time last month, has given 12...

  • News

    Give us a swirl

    2000-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Buttery spread brand Clover has revamped and updated its image. A swirl icon has been added to the pack design to communicate Clover's "churning" and the fact that it curls straight from the fridge. The standard pack strapline has changed to ...

  • News

    Market watch: European dairy stocks

    2000-07-29T00:00:00Z

    November 30 Butter SMP Public Private Public Belgium 1,182 15,271 ­ Denmark ­ 4,856 ...

  • News

    Market watch: European dairy stocks

    2000-07-29T00:00:00Z

    October 12 Butter SMP Public Private Public Belgium 1,182 22,133 ­ Denmark ­ 5,165 ...