All Dairy articles – Page 193
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Butter prices may go up by a third, say analysts
The retail price of butter could soar by up to a third over the next few months, analysts have warned. The wholesale butter price has leapt from £2,000/tonne in August to almost £3,500 [PTF] twice what it was a year ago as a result of...
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Barratt to bring out Lovely alternative to Cadbury Mini Eggs
Cadbury Mini Eggs face new competition in the sugar-coated chocolate egg category in the form of Lovely Mini Eggs by Sherbet Fountain maker Barratt.The eggs, which like Cadbury Mini Eggs are made from solid milk chocolate with a crisp...
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Jersey replaces semi-skimmed with 1% fat milk
Jersey Dairy is ditching semi-skimmed milk in favour of a 1% fat alternative in a nod to the growing demand for lower-fat dairy. It has begun rolling out half and one-litre bottles of 1% milk and will no longer be producing milk labelled...
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NewsSurprise exit for First Milk chief Humphreys
First Milk boss Peter Humphreys has announced his surprise exit from the dairy business.
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Focus On Dieting: What do dieters want from a yoghurt?
These days, when so many yoghurts are labelled low-fat, just how much of a market remains for products aimed specifically at dieters?
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Butter category devalued by ‘promotional junkies’
Deep price promotions are damaging the long-term profitability of the butter and spreads category, retailers have admitted.
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Wiseman sale boost for First Milk cheese
First Milk has given itself a massive financial shot in the arm by cashing in more than a third of its shares in Robert Wiseman.The co-op sold 4.17 million Wiseman shares last week for £18.8m, netting an £8m profit for the farmer-owned...
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Arla buys Fonterra’s Anchor butter stake
Arla amba has underlined its growth ambitions by buying up full control of Anchor butter in the UK.The Danish dairy giant, which stunned the industry last week by announcing plans for a one billion litre mega-dairy in London, bought out...
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Daylesford Organic adds Ocado listing
Daylesford Organic has secured online distribution with Ocado for 57 of its products as it seeks to extend availability beyond its luxury shop estate.Condiments, jams, sweet and savoury biscuits, milk, drinking yoghurts and meals made...
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Seriously Strong makes its TV return
Seriously Strong is back on TV screens with a new four-week ad campaign.Kicking off this week on mainstream TV channels, the ad features a group of 30-somethings having dinner before enjoying a cheese board featuring Seriously Strong. A...
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Holme Farm bottles its love for local milk
Lancashire milk processor Holme Farm Dairies has launched a campaign to reassure consumers its milk is 100% locally sourced. The Love Milk Love Local campaign was launched last week by the sixth Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish...
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Arla sets out plans for mega dairy in London
Arla Foods UK has unveiled ambitious plans to build the world's biggest fresh milk dairy on the outskirts of London by 2012, creating about 500 new jobs. The new facility will process up to one billion litres of milk a year double the...
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Kerrygold’s pre-tax profits tumble 61%
Kerrygold's pre-tax profits plummeted 61% in the year to 3 January 2009, according to the latest accounts filed at Companies House.Pre-tax profits fell from £4.4m to £1.7m during the period. Turnover, however, rose from £211m to £253.4m,...
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Parmesan and mozzarella shortages push up prices
Italian cheese lovers are to be hit by a double whammy as shortages push up the prices of both Parmesan and mozzarella. When the export market for Italian Parmesan collapsed due to the recession earlier this year, the Italian...
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Quality test: Own-label macaroni cheese
Anyone looking for a classic comfort eat as winter draws in knows the value of a good macaroni cheese. Unfortunately, the Asda meal wasn't good.
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Frijj pushed as a heated winter drink
Dairy Crest is taking on the hot chocolate market by promoting Frijj's credentials as a winter drink. New packaging for the Frijj chocolate fudge brownie milkshake will feature heating instructions together with the strap 'try me hot'...
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Sugar Puffs moves into cereal bars
Honey Monster Foods is taking Sugar Puffs into the cereal bar sector for the first time.Monster Puffs bars, available now in milk and chocolate flavours, are positioned as an alternative to crisps and chocolate. The range comes in single...
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My Alternative CV: Adam Margolin, head of marketing support, Spar UK
Adam Margolin, head of marketing support at Spar UK, on cheese, Megan Fox and crocodile salad
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NewsPostlethwaite capture for Cathedral City
Dairy Crest has hired another iconic British star to front one of its major brands by signing up Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite to promote Cathedral City.
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Yoghurt sales soaring as shoppers opt for health
The yoghurt category has seen huge growth over the past year as a marketing push coupled with growing demand for healthier snacks brought new consumers to the fixture.Sales value has risen 10.4% to a record £1.2bn over the past year,...