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Tesco local milk range sparks supplier rows
A row has broken out within Dairy Farmers of Britain over which farmers will get contracts to supply milk for Tesco's new regional range.Some 150 contracts for the Localchoice milk are on offer, each worth 23ppl to farmers paid less than...
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monitor - price increases for dairy look more promising
It has been the standard retort of processors to dairy farmers' complaints about low prices that falling commodity values dictate the price of raw milk. In response, UK dairy farmers have warned that falling milk prices combined with higher...
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Ski revamped to give mums more energy
Struggling yoghurt brand Ski has had a full-scale functional overhaul so it can compete against booming lines with added benefits. The rejuvenated product contains a new ingredient called Activ8, a combination of eight vitamins and...
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First fat-free soya milk targets skim milk fans
A fat-free soya milk is hitting shelves this month to draw in skimmed milk users looking for a skinny soya alternative. So Good Fat Free, which the eponymous producer claims is the first fat-free soya milk in the UK, blends filtered...
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Emmental netted in Mini Baybel bag
Bel UK aims to cultivate kids' taste for stronger cheese with an Emmental version of Mini Babybel.The Swiss variety comes in yellow wax covers rather than red and joins the growing rainbow of mini cheeses which include Cheddar and...
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Green label warerupts
Another labelling war looks a step closer after Tesco signalled it would not be adopting the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labelling scheme as it stands.As the Trust's label appeared on Walkers cheese and onion crisps for the first...
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the dangers of HVOs
Hydrogenated vegetable oils are formed as a result of the chemical process of partial hydrogenation, by which liquid oil is turned into solid fat.These cheap alternatives to other fats, such as butter, are used to improve the texture and...
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Small label - big difference?
It's not often Tesco is beaten at its own game, but its plan to launch a carbon footprint label was trumped last month by a packet of cheese and onion crisps. Walkers crisps will become the first product to carry the new Carbon Trust label,...
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Farmers want the Tesco treatment
Tesco's move to raise milk prices and work directly with dairy farmers looks set to open the floodgates for similar demands from other farming sectors.Livestock farmers are already talking about securing retailers' support by the end of...
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Tesco says price hike trumps Asda contract
Tesco said it had overtaken Asda with its decision last week to put all liquid milk suppliers on contracts worth 22p per litre.Trading director Richard Brasher said the retailer would pay farmers a premium of up to 5ppl instead of Asda's...
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spotlight - "We identified a glimmer of interest in goats milk from the multiples"
?Demand for goats milk is growing so fast, it's hard to find time for NPD, says St Helen's Farm founder Angus Wielkopolski Twenty-one years ago, we started out producing yoghurt from the milk of 300 goats near Selby in Yorkshire. We had wanted to...
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Sheese is ready to woo supermarkets
Family-run business Bute Island Foods is targeting supermarkets with its dairy-free cheeses following successful sales through health food stores. The Sheese brand, which got a huge publicity boost when it was brought into the recent...
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Yeo Valley has branched out into free trees
Yoghurt producer Yeo Valley Organic will be offering consumers free trees as part of an on-pack promotion across its milk and yoghurt ranges.Running from 16 April, the dairy company's 'plant a tree' promotion offers a tree, complete with...
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Country Life butter now better for you
Dairy Crest is throwing its Country Life butter brand into the thriving better-for-you spreadable sector. Country Life Lighter Spreadable hits the shelves next week, priced at £1.74 for 550g. "What sets Country Life apart from...
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The Challenge - Attracting adults to the milk category
The soft drinks category is full of 'me too' brands all competing with slightly different USPs, but For Goodness Shakes! stands alone as being the only milk-based sports drink for men. The company's main rivals - Yop, Frijj, Yazoo and Nesquik - all...
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Company Profile My Goodness
In the competitive world of food and drink it is rare to find a truly unique product, especially in the overcrowded soft drinks sector. But high nutrition, milk-based drink For Goodness Shakes! - a cross between a juice drink, an energy drink...
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Farmer exodus set to cut milk output by 7%
Milk production will plummet by 900 million litres in the next two years if the results of a study into farmers' intentions are to be believed.The MDC's annual intentions survey found 16% of dairy farmers intended to quit milk...
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In the can - 7th April 2007
Tomatoes Italian tomato growers will be paid 20% more for their tomatoes than last year after negotiating an increase with the processors. Growers said they needed 25% more to make up for the fall in the EU tomato subsidy, which is down from €34.50...
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Company Profile - My Goodness
Products: Sport milkshakesPositioning: ChilledEstablished: 2003In the competitive world of food and drink it is rare to find a truly unique product, especially in the overcrowded soft drinks sector. But high nutrition, milk-based...
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Lower-fat milk key in reformulation agenda
The Food Standards Agency is to urge Brussels to relax the rules governing the sale of milk to enable the marketing of lower-fat lines. The EU's Drinking Milk Regulations set strict parameters for fat levels in skimmed, semi-skimmed and...