All Dairy articles – Page 198
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Cheddar cheese set to soar 10% in price this year
The price of Cheddar will rise by at least 10% over the next six months in reaction to a major tightening of milk supply, manufacturers have warned.Wet weather during the crucial spring flush has resulted in lower-than-expected milk...
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First Milk appoints advisers in run-up to boardroom reshuffle
A new advisory group has been set up by dairy supplier First Milk as part of plans to galvanise the company's management board.Seven First Milk members have been appointed to the group and were selected for their range of commercial...
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Switch & Save rolls on despite wrath of Sainsbury’s suppliers
Sainsbury's is pressing on with its own-label Switch & Save campaign despite ongoing criticism from the big brands. Own-label sales in the soft cheese, tomato ketchup and corn flakes categories were "ticking up significantly" as a...
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Kerry adds olive variant to Pure range
Kerry Foods has added a Mediterranean olive oil variant to its Pure dairy-free range.
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RH Amar increases warehouse space and plans to improve IT
Fine foods distributor RH Amar has increased its warehouse space 65% to 80,000 sq ft to accommodate the extra business generated by four new clients and growing sales with existing accounts. Last year it added Bertolli, Del Monte,...
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First Milk and Anglia Farmers partner up
First Milk's procurement arm First Milk Direct has agreed a tie-up with Anglia Farmers in a move aimed at reducing input costs.Anglia Farmers will administrate and extend a number of the services First Milk Direct offers farmer members....
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Focus On Soft Drinks: Milk drinks shake it up
Flavoured milk drinks clearly have the white stuff to succeed at the moment: their 6.6% volume growth outstripping the growth of their high-profile soft drink counterparts [Nielsen 52w/e 20 March].
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M&S links retail and farmers’ milk prices
M&S has amended its dairy farmers' milk payment scheme to link the price they receive directly to the retail price of M&S milk for the first time. The new Milk Pledge Plus scheme builds on M&S's Milk Pledge scheme, launched...
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NewsChief exec promotion for First Milk’s Allum
Kate Allum has been appointed as the new chief executive of First Milk.
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NewsWaitrose uses monk's recipe for ewes' milk cheese
Waitrose is adding a new British ewes' milk cheese to deli counters in 180 of its stores from next month.
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NewsM&S pioneers ‘fair price’ ethical milk plan
Marks & Spencer will pay dairy farmers to improve their herds’ living conditions with the introduction of a “groundbreaking” new pricing scheme.
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Britain’s got squirty habit in Anchor ad
Anchor squirty cream will be back on TV for the first time in five years next month with a quirky ad based around Britain's Got Talent.The Every Dessert Deserves A Squirt campaign will run through May during episodes of Britain's Got...
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New Covent Garden launches quiches in another stab at food
New Covent Garden Food Co is adding a quiche range to its portfolio one year after its ill-fated Sprout venture. The deep-filled range, rolling into Asda and Waitrose now, comes in carrot & coriander, broccoli & stilton and...
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NewsCadbury sale ‘nets former boss Stitzer £40m’
Cadbury chief executive Todd Stitzer parted company with the Dairy Milk maker better off to the tune of £40m, according to press reports over the weekend.
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NewsFord Farms debuts Champagne of Cheddars
Dorset farmers have created their own cheesy version of Premier Cru – the aptly named Premier Moo Cheddar.
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Retailers are accused of snubbing yoghurt brands for own label
Müller has accused retailers of stripping value out of the yoghurt category by focusing on own-label lines at the expense of brands. A disproportionate amount of space was being given to own-label and tertiary lines, claimed Müller's...
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Makro unveils revamped Aro own-label lines
The relaunch of Makro own-label range Aro has kicked off with 25 products aimed at hotel, restaurant and catering customers.Makro claims the range which includes cheese, ham, frozen veg and chicken can match, and in many cases beat,...
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Focus On Yoghurts & Pot Desserts: Yoghurt tries out bedtime stories and TV sponsorship
Even in one of the toughest trading years in living memory, the top 10 yoghurt and chilled dessert brands spent £40.7m on advertising although this was a 24% reduction on the previous year.
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NewsFocus On Yoghurts & Pot Desserts: Dessert bloom
Yoghurts and pot desserts may be a thriving £2bn market but consumption still lags behind Continental levels. What can be done to catch up, asks Paul Simpson
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Müller shakes up its sales team to boost business in c-stores
Müller Dairy has restructured its sales team to increase its focus on convenience and impulse.The German dairy giant has appointed Simon Warren to head its newly created impulse channel, where he has taken up the position of impulse...