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  • GALAXY PROBIOTIC
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    Mars adds indulgence to probiotic category with Galaxy drink

    2009-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Mars is taking on Yakult and Danone in the ailing probiotic drinks market with the launch of a Galaxy shot and other Mars brands could follow. The company is targeting sales of 10% of the £220m dairy shots market within the next few...

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    Irish launch logo to see off dairy imports threat

    2009-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Dairy products produced and processed in the Irish Republic are to carry a new identity logo to support the industry against cheaper imports. The new logo had been developed to encourage shoppers to buy locally produced products rather...

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    There’s a clue in the name

    2009-09-26T00:00:00Z

    'Pope is Catholic' story of the week goes to the Stilton Cheese Makers' Association, which issued a shock press release saying Stilton was, contrary to popular belief, first made in the village of Stilton. You don't say.Read Blogof next...

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    Around the Papers 22/9/09

    2009-09-22T13:16:09.467Z

    Tesco ad row; Stilton 'from Stilton' sensation; Jesus 'would shop at Aldi'

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    Kerrygold cuts its packaging by 90 tonnes

    2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Kerrygold has cut its packaging by more than 90 tonnes a year since moving to a new cheese packing facility in May.The company had saved about 60 tonnes of cardboard by changing the design of some of its boxes and by reducing the board...

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    How radical do we need to be?

    2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Wine in cans? Boxless breakfast cereals? Milk cartons made of chalk? Corn-based plastic? We look at the latest innovations - and what's on the drawing board. By Adam Leyland, Alex Black and Joanne Grew

  • ALPRO
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    Alpro opens door to Europe for Dean Foods - but how far?

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    US dairy giant Dean Foods beat Nestle and Unilever to buy Alpro. But could soya milk ever become mainstream in the UK, asks Michael Barker

  • BEN JERRY PHISH YOGHURT
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    Acid Test: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Frozen Yoghurt

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Is the new phrozen yoghurt phantastic or does it phizzle out and phall phlat?

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    Milk turns emotional with £7.5m campaign

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    A new £7.5m three-year campaign to promote milk consumption in England, Scotland and Wales will be launched in the new year.The campaign, which will run under the slogan Make Mine Milk, will be the first to promote both fresh and...

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    Shoppers choose low-fat dairy as taste improves

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Nine out of 10 shoppers now buy low-fat dairy products and six out of 10 believe that lower-fat variants taste as good or better than full-fat equivalents, an exclusive new survey has indicated. The survey, carried out for The Grocer by...

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    Onken ad campaign to promote flavours

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Dr Oetker has launched a £500,000 advertising campaign for its Onken Fruit Big Pot yoghurts range. The three-month print campaign, which started on 31 August, will promote Onken's Big Pot fruit, wholegrain and limited-edition ranges. Two...

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    Other Movers 12/9/09

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Richard Greenhalgh has announced his retirement as chairman of farmer-owned co-op First Milk. He will depart at the agm on 29 October. Last week The Grocer reported that Robert Shearlaw had quit as vice chairman.

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    Dairy investigation launched over new butter mountain

    2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

    The European Commission has launched a Europe-wide investigation into supermarket dairy pricing, after finding huge commodity price drops had led to a retail price drop of just 2%. The Grocer first highlighted disparities in retail and...

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    Is butter mountain more of a molehill this time around?

    2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Huge EU stockpiles are supposed to be a thing of the past. But just two years after it was levelled, the butter mountain is back and is set to top 100,000 tonnes before the end of the year. The European Commission stepped in at the...

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    Economy to blame for FrieslandCampina's 15% drop in sales

    2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Yazoo manufacturer FrieslandCampina has blamed a 15% fall in turnover on the economic crisis and falling demand for dairy. The Dutch co-operative giant this week reported revenue down 15% to 4.1bn for the first half, with operating...

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    Yoghurt with real culture

    2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Take 100 pedigree cows, an artistic aristocrat and one big idea. What do you get? Great yoghurt. Richard Ford reports on Clandeboye's diversification

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    Return of the EU’s butter mountain

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Oversupply of dairy across Europe and falling prices have heralded a return of the EU butter mountain.When prices fall below a certain point, the European Union steps in and buys up surplus butter for a minimum price, leading to huge...

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    Commodities: The butter mountain’s back... but not for the long term

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Milk prices are so low that the EU has had to intervene but the news is not as bad for the industry as it sounds, reports Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez

  • FRIDGE RAIDERS MIGHTY BITE
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    Acid Test: Mattessons Fridge Raiders Mighty Bite

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    A chicken lollipop, you say? Who wouldn't like that?

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    Waitrose in all-British own-label dairy move

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has become the first multiple to convert its core own-label dairy products to 100%-British.From 1 September its staple own-label yoghurt, dairy ice cream, milk, cream, Cheddar and butter will be sourced entirely from British...