All Dairy articles – Page 200
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Yeo Valley axes 103 jobs in West Country
Yeo Valley is cutting 103 jobs across its production and distribution facilities in the West Country.The job losses follow the completion of a 90-day consultation period initiated in December when the company announced plans to restructure....
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NewsDairy Crest tightens focus with Yoplait sell-off as Lydon boosts Country Life
Dairy Crest has completed the sale of its stake in yoghurt brand Yoplait as the dairy giant tightens its focus on its stable of core products.
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Tims Dairy makes retail yoghurt move
Foodservice yoghurt supplier Tims Dairy is celebrating 60 years in business with a move into retail.Its new posh, health-orientated yoghurts range, which rolls out to selected Budgens stores next month, includes a selection of Greek-style...
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Milk Link completes Oswestry upgrade
Milk Link has claimed the upgrade of its Oswestry packing plant will offer its customers the most flexible automated technology in the UK cheese market. The last piece of equipment to go into the upgraded production facility will be...
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Delamere Top Life Cat Milk gets Tractor
The UK's first cat milk to carry the Red Tractor logo has been launched by Delamere Dairy.Pet milk supplier Delamere has developed the milk for cats over eight weeks old. Top Life Cat Milk is lactose-reduced cows' milk with added taurine to...
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Unpasteurised milk hit by fears over bovine TB
There are growing concerns over the long-term availability of unpasteurised milk as the bovine TB crisis worsens.Several of the UK's biggest unpasteurised cheese producers were forced to use pasteurised milk in their products for the first...
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Ad of the Week: All Rhodes lead to London for Flora's flawed fauna
There's a danger for any company touting its socially responsible cuddliness that more or less anything it does will come off as a cynical PR stunt rather than altruistic act of ethical enterprise. After all, companies exist to make cash -...
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Mini Moo milk targeted at vending and c-stores
Milk Link plans to capitalise on the growing popularity of flavoured milk by launching into the convenience and vending markets.The dairy co-op has signed a licensing agreement with convenience specialist The Clever Little Drinks Company...
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Wensleydale in cheese deal for Waitrose
Wensleydale Creamery has begun supplying own-label cheeses to Waitrose.Under the deal, which adds £1m to Wensleydale's turnover, the company is supplying pre-packed cheese to Waitrose nationwide. The range includes two Yorkshire Wensleydale...
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After Berio, RH Amar gets rights to Bertolli
Fine food specialist RH Amar has won the import and distribution rights for Bertolli - just seven months after it parted company with rival olive oil brand Filippo Berio.The deal was cemented between RH Amar and the world's largest...
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Boursin: du pain, du vin and a combine harvester
Leading French soft cheese Boursin is launching its first fully fledged TV and press ad campaign for a decade as part of a drive to modernise the brand.Following its sponsorship of several ITV3 drama and crime series last year, it will run a...
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Northwest to boost milk production
An ambitious £6m strategy to increase productivity and milk consumption in the north west of England has been launched.The Northwest Dairy Group unveiled its strategy and action plan last week, in which it outlines plans to increase...
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Glanbia in profit surge as FD steps aside
Glanbia has unveiled a rise in pre-tax profit of more than a fifth as the cheese and ingredients business saw like-for-like sales climb by almost 9%.
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Prebiotic 'can help make gut healthier'
A new prebiotic product is being touted as the next weapon in the fight for better digestive health.Aimed primarily at manufacturers of functional foods, Promovita GOS is made from milk sugar and helps promote the growth of healthy bacteria...
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Pilgrims Choice offers a taste of mini packs
North Downs Dairy is planning a major sampling campaign for Pilgrims Choice Mini Portions this year to capitalise on the demand for snacking cheese.Some 10 million taster samples would be distributed to consumers, said the company, adding...
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Cheap Cheddar imports soar as UK slims output
There was a sharp rise in the amount of cheap Cheddar imported last year as UK cheesemakers switched their focus to higher-value premium products - and Irish producers picked up the slack.The UK imported 113,000 tonnes of Cheddar between...
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Importing costs force Brindisa shop to shut
Spanish food wholesaler Brindisa has been forced to close one of its two shops in London due to rising rents and the weak pound, which has pushed up the cost of importing. The shop in Clerkenwell sold Spanish meats, cheeses and deli...
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Three lines broaden Blacksticks appeal
Speciality cheesemaker Butlers is bringing out three new Blacksticks cheeses.From April, White, Silk and Velvet versions will join its existing Blacksticks Blue. Blacksticks White was similar to Blacksticks Blue but milder to appeal to a...
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Ad of the Week: Sir Bobby plods the Charlton charm once again
As Manchester United marches inexorably to yet another Premier League title, how apt that another corporate behemoth, Danone, should again wheel out legendary former Red Devil Sir Bobby of Charlton to plug its death-defying yoghurt drink...
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NewsMilk price dip hits Arla profits
Arla Foods has reported below-expectation profits after milk prices took a downward turn during the second half of 2008.