Dairy reports, insight and analysis – Page 3
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Category Report
Worth paying more for? Dairymen butter & spreads category report 2023
Lurpak has suffered a £9.5m loss as Brits trade down to cheaper lines – but Arla has plans to revive the number one butter brand
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Category Report
A pricier parmesan: Dairymen Continental cheese category report 2023
Dramatic price spikes across Continental cheese are shaving off sales of classic Italian lines. And droughts could force up prices further
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Category Report
Cheap as cheddar: Dairymen British cheese category report 2023
Every variety of British cheese is in decline, except one: cheddar. And own label is the winner as shoppers seek low prices
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Category Report
Message in a bottle: Dairymen dairy drinks category report 2023
Marketeers are leveraging the likes of Love Island to convince younger shoppers dairy drinks are a genuine soft drink option
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Category Report
Benefits of longer life: Dairymen milk category report 2023
Milk sales are suffering as shoppers cut back. Big brands are hoping longer-lasting UHT and filtered lines will drive up value
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Comment and Opinion
Dairy needs men and women to address its growing list of challenges
Climate change, unpredictable farmgate prices, flagging milk sales, food waste, listeria outbreaks and Brexit all pose difficulties
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Analysis and Features
How Milk & More turned into a dairy pioneer
Not long ago, Milk & More appeared on its last legs. But thanks to high-tech logistics and a green focus, it’s become a pioneer in delivery – and it’s now looking to the future
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Analysis and Features
The technology that’s transformed (and transforming) the dairy sector
From pasteurisation to machine learning, we look at the tech that has helped the industry evolve – and what might change it even further
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Comment and Opinion
Export opinion: Wyke Farms’ Rich Clothier on Brexit, new markets and opportunities
Wyke has looked to new markets like Japan, Australia, South Africa and the US
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Analysis and Features
Listeria: how dairy can beat the bug
Listeria is both deadly and difficult to eradicate from the food chain. What steps can be taken to prevent further outbreaks?
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The Big Interview
Shelagh Hancock on sustainability, an optimistic future, and women in dairy
Dairy has come a long way since Shelagh Hancock was the only woman at the table. The First Milk CEO talks sustainability and her future vision
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Analysis and Features
Power list: the most influential women in dairy
Pioneering females are disproving the old-fashioned view that dairy is an industry for men. Meet the dairywomen reshaping the narrative
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Analysis and Features
Is it back to square one for UK dairy?
In a never-ending game of boom and bust, the industry is facing elevated input costs, retailer rationalisations and an escalating climate crisis
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Category Report
Going au naturel: Dairymen yoghurts & potted desserts category report 2023
As overall category volumes drop 7.4%, natural yoghurt has managed to stay in the black. What’s attracting shoppers?
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Category Report
A feast for families: Dairymen ice cream category report 2023
Family tubs are the only sector of ice cream in volume growth, with sales driven by affordable prices and traditional flavours
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Comment and Opinion
Intensive animal farming is killing the planet. The solution is in our hands
We need to reduce the number of animals farmed and move to higher-welfare regenerative farm systems, says Dr Tracey Jones, global director of food business at Compassion in World Farming
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KVI Tracker
Cheese prices slashed in latest supermarket cuts
The average price of a block of own-label mature cheese is now 7% more expensive year on year, but has fallen 5% since last month
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Comment and Opinion
A cheesy vegan cheese is the plant-based unicorn, but why?
Many producers have come close to creating a dairy alternative that combines the umami, sweet and nutty characteristics of cheese. But not close enough
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The Big Interview
How Napoleon inspired Mighty Earth founder Glenn Hurowitz to tackle Big Meat
Growing up, Glenn Hurowitz believed he could save the planet. Now, the founder of climate action group Mighty Earth is taking on Big Meat, which he feels does more environmental harm than any industry
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Comment and Opinion
Sustainable products aren’t an easy sell in tough economic times
It has never been more difficult to create and translate a green product point of difference into bottom line growth, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana