All Arla articles – Page 17

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    Arla rethinks packaging of cream to push up the category’s value

    2005-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Innovative packaging for fresh cream will transform it from a commodity into a luxury item, driving category growth, according to Arla Foods UK.Now going into the multiples, new-look pots are made from rigid material, feature colour-coded...

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    Tesco moves to find where retail price initiative money ended up

    2005-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has called in its two liquid milk suppliers – Arla Foods and Robert Wiseman Dairies – to carry out an audit on where the retail price initiative money has ended up, according to reports.Sources in the farming sector claimed the move...

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    Inkpin new MD of Peter Hunt’s Bakery

    2005-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Arla business development director Grant Inkpin has become the new managing director at Peter Hunt’s Bakery Foods, replacing Peter Beatty who has retired after 16 years with the company.Inkpin had worked for Arla for 10 years and was the...

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    FFA: Arla will reverse price cut

    2005-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Arla Foods will rescind the price cut it imposed on dairy farmers by the end of August, according to David Handley, chairman of Farmers for Action.Handley warned that FFA planned to step up its direct action against Arla, and the retailers it...

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    More pulled into Arla supply fold

    2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Arla Foods has secured a 50% increase in the amount of milk sourced through its Arla Foods Milk Partnership direct supply arrangement. The development means that from September, AFMP will supply 75% of Arla’s milk requirements, or 1.65 billion...

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    Cravendale gets flavour of adults

    2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Arla Foods’ Cravendale brand is entering new territory with an added-value milk for adults.Cravendale Hint Of will come in two varieties, Wild Strawberry and Vanilla, and the white-coloured liquid will be targeted as an alternative to regular...

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    Farmers furious as Arla digs in

    2005-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The row between dairy farmers and Arla Foods intensified this week, after the processor refused to reverse its 0.35ppl cut in milk prices (The Grocer, June 11, p64).Arla met officials from Farmers For Action and the National Farmers’ Union on...

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    Milk price under scrutiny again

    2005-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The government has pledged to look into how milk is bought and sold in the UK.The announcement by Lord Bach, the new minister for sustainable farming and food, came as cracks began to reappear in the supply chain after a decision by Arla to...

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    Smith defies the fury of farmers

    2005-06-11T00:00:00Z

    The fallout from Arla Foods’ decision last week to cut the price it pays farmers for milk is threatening to shatter the fragile harmony in dairy supply.Farmers For Action boss David Handley called out members to picket Arla depots and demanded...

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    Arla’s Davidson to retire this year

    2005-01-25T08:31:00Z

    At its annual general meeting Arla Foods UK announced its chief executive, Neil Davidson, is to retire in September this year once the merger between the former Express Dairies and the Arla Foods businesses to create Arla Foods UK, is...

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    Campaign trail

    2005-01-08T00:00:00Z

    AnchorManufacturer: Arla Foods UKBrand: AnchorBudget: part of a £4m spendNew television advertising for Anchor is being spearheaded by new-look, hi-tech versions of the brand’s Cow and Moo characters. The 30-second execution...

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    Arla pledges to hold milk prices

    2005-01-08T00:00:00Z

    A pledge by Arla Foods to hold milk prices until April 1 has been welcomed by the NFU as a step towards better market conditions.The decision was the result of extensive talks between the NFU and Arla about the need for positive price signals...

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    Webb to close

    2004-11-27T14:54:00Z

    Arla Foods UK has said it will close its HT Webb imported cheese distribution company early next year.The small financial returns to be made from cutting, wrapping and distributing specialist cheese products manufactured by other companies...

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    n lurpak sea salt

    2004-10-30T00:00:00Z

    Lurpak butter brand owner Arla Foods has formed a trade alliance with a traditional Danish sea salt producer.Laeso Saltsyderi, a small-scale artisan salt works based in Denmark, is understood to have agreed to produce five tonnes of sea salt...

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    Arla closes two dairy sites

    2004-10-01T08:12:00Z

    Arla Foods UK has announced the final stage of its restructuring plans following its merger with Express Dairies with the proposed closure of plants at Ruislip and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.Subject to consultation with staff, the sites will close...

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    Concerns over Arla as shares drop

    2004-08-19T08:31:00Z

    Shares in Arla Foods dropped 1.25p to 52p yesterday compared to its milk rivals Dairy Crest, up 5.25p to 370p and Robert Wiseman Dairies, who remained steady at 201.5p.The drop in share price for Arla follows concerns that the company could...

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    Working week

    2004-06-12T00:00:00Z

    >>arla UK sales director simon stevensKeeping on top of 20,000 weekly deliveries to multiples and independents is just one of Arla UK sales director Simon Stevens’ responsibilities. So working over 60 hours per week, plus a few...

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    Cravendale bowls into Leicestershire

    2004-04-22T00:00:00Z

    Cravendale fresh milk produced by Arla Foods UK will be the new sponsor of Leicestershire County Cricket Club for the next three years.Cravendale brand manager, Stuart Ibberson, said: “Cricket and milk provide the perfect partnership, as the...

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    Last Post for Douglas

    2004-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Lurpak brand ambassador Douglas the Butterman has melted into marketing history.The trombone-playing figure has been axed by Arla in favour of a new campaign that aims to play on the number one butter brand’s Scandinavian heritage.The...

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    Jobs go as Arla announces closure of plants in wake of merger with Express

    2004-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Arla is set to close a number of facilities following its merger with Express last year.In a six-month trading update, the company stated it intended, subject to consultation, to close its dairy at Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, in July...