Archive of all Saputo UK articles – Page 12
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Dairy Crest sells Yoplait stake as import costs hit
Dairy Crest chief executive Mark Allen has blamed its decision to sell its stake in Yoplait prematurely on soaring import costs in the yoghurt market.Britain's biggest dairy business sold its 49% stake in Yoplait Dairy Crest to the Yoplait...
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NewsDairy Crest tightens focus with Yoplait sell-off as Lydon boosts Country Life
Dairy Crest has completed the sale of its stake in yoghurt brand Yoplait as the dairy giant tightens its focus on its stable of core products.
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Long Clawson given OK over Hartington
Long Clawson's acquisition of Dairy Crest's Hartington Creamery has been given the go-ahead by the Competition Commission.Following a three-month investigation, the commission concluded last week that the creamery would have been closed by...
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Weak global market set to hit processor results
Robert Wiseman and Dairy Crest have warned that next year's results are likely to be hit by the weakening global market for dairy.Bulk cream returns had nosedived as international demand had fallen, Wiseman reported, with further falls...
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M&S dairy suppliers get carbon test
M&S has become the latest retailer to measure the carbon footprints of its dedicated milk suppliers. The company has completed its analysis of the 44 farms in its UK milk pool using a measuring tool developed by supplier group Dairy Crest...
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Dairy industry shocked by OFT Clawson referral
The dairy industry has expressed shock and disappointment over the OFT’s decision to refer the acquisition of Hartington Creamery to the Competition Commission. Long Clawson’s purchase of the creamery from Dairy Crest was completed at the end of...
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Nottingham dairy may close, says Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest is considering shutting its Nottingham dairy as part of an efficiency drive to combat high cost pressure in the dairy ingredients market. Britain’s largest dairy company confirmed this week that it had launched a 90-day consultation...
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Dairy Crest hires Rotten to sex up its Country Life
In what must go down as one of the most unlikely campaigns in advertising history, Dairy Crest has recruited former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon to be the new face of relaunched Country Life. From October 1, Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, will front a...
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Long Clawson buys Dairy Crest Stilton
Long Clawson Dairy is to buy Dairy Crest’s Stilton and speciality cheese business, including its Hartington Creamery, in a £3.5m deal that makes it the largest Stilton manufacturer in the country. The deal, which marks Dairy Crest’s exit from the...
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Noble gains Burnett from Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest's commercial director of foods, Dale Burnett, is to join Noble Foods as group commercial director. His switch follows that of Peter Thornton, who quit as executive managing director of Dairy Crest in March to become chief...
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What ever happened to... St Ivel Gold?
Dairy Crest axed St Ivel Gold this year following declining sales as shoppers switched to butter spreads.
The dairy giant, which has brands including Utterly Butterly, Clover and Country Life, said it stopped manufacturing the range from… -
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What the papers said
?Sainsbury's has started selling milk packaged in a recyclable plastic pouch in 35 of its stores to try to reduce packaging waste, according to The Times. The pouches, produced in partnership with Dairy Crest, are claimed to reduce milk...
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Branded supplier of the year
The winner of our Branded Supplier of the Year award had to beat off stiff competition from the likes of Mars, Heinz and Dairy Crest for the top spot. That PepsiCo did so despite operating in one of the toughest categories around -...
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Dairy Crest announces 20% revenue increase
Dairy Crest has unveiled a strong set of annual results on the back of double-digit growth across its branded range. The chilled dairy specialist recorded a 20% increase in revenue to £1.57bn for the year to 31 March, with pre-tax profit...
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Yoplait targets parents with £6m calcium push
Yoplait Dairy Crest has unveiled ambitious plans to grow the overall kids' chilled yoghurts and desserts sector by £50m over the next three years.Next month it kicks off a £6m multimedia advertising campaign - Calcium Every Day, The Easy...
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Dairy Crest restarts Clover promotions
Dairy Crest will launch a TV ad campaign to promote Clover butter as the brand aims to recover from a contamination crisis last year. Two million Clover tubs were recalled last May when mould was found in the products. The company blamed...
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East of England pulls out of milk processing
The East of England Co-op is pulling out of the dairy processing sector, blaming tough market conditions. The co-op this week confirmed it is in discussions with Dairy Crest for a sale of its dairy distribution business in February that...
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Opinion - "Now, the sympathy vote simply won't wash. But the fine will have unintended consequences for the PM too"
The £116m of fines meted out by the OFT to Asda, Sainsbury's, Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman last Friday came too late to be included in Saturday's issue, but this story, already five years old, is far from over. And right now, save for a few very...
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Wilks brings expertise of Mars to Dairy Crest
Martyn Wilks has been appointed to head Dairy Crest's foods division, which is responsible for top-selling brands such as Clover spreadable butter and Cathedral City cheese.He will take up the post as executive MD of foods at the Esher,...
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Dairy Crest lifted by middle ground hikes
Dairy Crest cheered analysts last week with news of a 30% rise in second-half sales to £761m and claims it had turned around its business in the difficult middle ground.Chief executive Mark Allen said the acquisition of French spreads...