All Dairy articles – Page 212
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Lurpak downsizes block butter to beat wastage
Lurpak has launched an audacious bid to create a mini sub-sector of the block butter category with the development of a 50g pack.
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Walkers puts its crisps in a festive mood
Festive crisps are back with the return of Walkers Christmas mixed packs. The multipacks of six (rsp £1.55) contain three flavours: Turkey & Stuffing, Ham & Mustard and Cheese & Pickle, and the former will also come in a 40g Big Eat bag....
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Retail butter prices remain high despite wholesale price fall
The wholesale price of butter has fallen by more than a third while retail prices have risen more than 20%, leaving analysts concerned retailers are profiteering. The wholesale spot price of UK butter fell to £2,150/tonne last month, down 34.8%...
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M&S dairy suppliers get carbon test
M&S has become the latest retailer to measure the carbon footprints of its dedicated milk suppliers. The company has completed its analysis of the 44 farms in its UK milk pool using a measuring tool developed by supplier group Dairy Crest...
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Dairies vent feelings as OFT drops investigation
Scottish dairies have reacted with a mixture of relief and anger after the OFT finally dropped its case over alleged price fixing. The investigation included six Scottish dairies – Ballantyne, Grahams, Quothquan, Renfrew, Scottish Milk Dairies and...
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Is this a statement of the bleeding or the obvious?
The mood among the big cheeses at the IGD conference was a contradictory combination of courage and caution. Nick Hughes reports
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Dairy industry shocked by OFT Clawson referral
The dairy industry has expressed shock and disappointment over the OFT’s decision to refer the acquisition of Hartington Creamery to the Competition Commission. Long Clawson’s purchase of the creamery from Dairy Crest was completed at the end of...
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Seriously Strong returns to television
Seriously Strong cheese is to return to TV next week after a four-year hiatus. The £1.4m campaign aims to drive trial by highlighting how different the brand tastes in comparison with other Cheddars
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Milk retail price hike to offset production costs
The retail price of milk has risen this week as supermarkets reacted to higher farmgate production costs. The big four have all increased their milk prices in the past seven days from £1.44 to £1.53 for four pints – the first rise since May. The...
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Discovery’s revolution in dipping
Mexican food specialist Discovery Foods has introduced a range of dips on the back of its £2m La Revolucion ad campaign. The Salsa, Guacamole and Nacho Cheese dips (rsp £1.29-£1.59) are the latest in a string of launches from the brand since...
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Ski abandons Activ8 in its latest relaunch
Nestlé has relaunched its struggling Ski yoghurt for the fourth time in six years in an attempt to win back confused consumers. The company,which bought the brand from Eden Vale in 2002, has abandoned the Activ8 tag it added to the name in April...
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Nottingham dairy may close, says Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest is considering shutting its Nottingham dairy as part of an efficiency drive to combat high cost pressure in the dairy ingredients market. Britain’s largest dairy company confirmed this week that it had launched a 90-day consultation...
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Gramias bang the drum for Cadbury campaign
The Glass and a Half Productions ad campaign for Cadbury Dairy Milk – better known as the drumming gorilla ad – was the not-so-surprising winner in the television/cinema category at The Gramias last night.
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Cadbury caught up in China milk alarm
Cadbury has been caught up in the Chinese milk scandal amid fears that chocolates made by the confectionery giant could be contaminated with melamine.
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Activia sets sights on luxury dessert fans
Danone is looking to bridge the gap between functional yoghurts and luxury desserts with the launch of Activia Intensely Creamy. The dairy giant is ploughing £2.5m into promoting the four-flavour range, which launches this week and will be...
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After milk, melamine fears spread to meat
Chinese meat destined for the food supply chain may contain the potentially lethal chemical melamine, a British expert has warned. Melamine has been at the centre of a scandal in China over the past fortnight following the deaths of a number of...
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Milk Link sells Staplemead to Andros
Milk Link has completed the sale of its Staplemead Creamery to French food and dairy specialist Andros. The sale, which confirms Milk Link’s exit from fresh dairy ingredients, sees 213 of the company’s staff transferring to Andros. Staplemead is...
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Graham’s launches new unsalted butter
Independent Scottish company Graham’s the Family Dairy has launched a new organic unsalted butter. The new butter will be packaged with the company’s usual ‘tartan wellies’ imagery to convey the local farming message. “We have had increasing...
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Dairy Crest hires Rotten to sex up its Country Life
In what must go down as one of the most unlikely campaigns in advertising history, Dairy Crest has recruited former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon to be the new face of relaunched Country Life. From October 1, Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, will front a...
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Tesco pulls sweets in wake of China milk scare
Tesco has withdrawn from sale a line of Chinese sweets known as White Rabbit Creamy Candies as the fall-out from the China milk scandal continues to spread.