All Dairy articles – Page 215
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Could dairy farmers be the real losers?
The OFT's decision last week to hand out a £116m fine to some of the UK's leading supermarkets and dairies for colluding to fix the price of milk, cheese and butter had more than a whiff of pyrrhic victory about it. They may have rightly...
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Has the OFT got this milk price probe badly wrong?
Trading rules have been broken but we need to ask how much shorter supply would have been this year if the multiples had not taken action says the MD of Wyke FarmsSurely the OFT's job is to act in the interests of the consumer and a...
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Flora to end marathon link
The race is on to find a new sponsor for the London Marathon after Flora said it was to end its 14-year association with the event.Brand owner Unilever will remain sponsor for two years, then w ill re-focus on communicating the...
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Clearer contracts will secure milk supply
Clearer contracts will secure milk supply Tom Hind NFU chief dairy adviser Sir; Your article, 'Contract proposals a threat to milk supply' (The Grocer, 24 November, p54), wrongly states that the model contract prepared by the NFU and NFU Scotland...
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Ladies who mean business for dairy
Plans to encourage more entrepreneurialism and sustainability within the Scottish dairy industry were stepped up this week with a visit to the Caledonian Cheese Company in Stranraer by a group representing farmers' wives and...
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Jersey aims to boost UK listings with PDO
Jersey Dairy is to apply for Protected Designation of Origin status for its butters in a bid to win listings in UK supermarkets - and stop mainland rivals exploiting the Jersey badge.The butters are currently sold in Harrods and through...
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Price Survey - 8th December 2007
For the first time in more than two months, Somerfield has replaced Waitrose as the UK's most expensive retailer, while Asda reached a 10th week as the cheapest. Somerfield's £49.43 basket reflected a 49p increase in the price of Cadbury Dairy Milk...
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Supermarkets admit milk price fix
Asda, Sainsbury's and several leading dairy suppliers will be fined a total of £116m after admitting to price-fixing charges made by the Office of Fair Trading.As the two supermarkets, The Cheese Company and Robert Wiseman Dairies admitted...
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Race to find new London Marathon sponsor is on
Flora is to end its 14-year sponsorship of the London Marathon in 2009, brand-owner Unilever announced yesterday. The company says it has decided to look for new ways in which to challenge public perceptions about heart health.“This...
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Localchoice must get more local says Tesco
Localchoice milk has to become even more local if it is to hit performance targets, Tesco has told The Grocer.The retailer admitted it had "work to do" on the regional milk brand after receiving several complaints from the public about...
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Wilks brings expertise of Mars to Dairy Crest
Martyn Wilks has been appointed to head Dairy Crest's foods division, which is responsible for top-selling brands such as Clover spreadable butter and Cathedral City cheese.He will take up the post as executive MD of foods at the Esher,...
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Dairylea determined to stay the big cheese
Kraft's Dairylea accounted for 36% of featured space activity among the top five brands last weekend, 15 points ahead of second-placed Boursin. Asda and Somerfield allocated featured space chilled ends to the Dairylea range using save, x-for-y...
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opinion - "Tesco is so over Slough. These friendly bombs matter not a jot versus its assault on the US market"
Competition inquiries are like buses. This week saw the termination of the Tesco Slough case, Arla co-operating in the alleged milk price-fixing case, and last orders called by the Competition Commission in the big groceries inquiry. For the trade,...
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spotlight - High quality air dried meats , Deli farm house Charcuterie
There are lots of UK producers of chutneys and cheeses and sausages, but very few who produce air-dried salamis and hams. We eat them when we go abroad, but struggle to get proper ones that aren't factory-processed in this country. Yet the taste is...
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Yeo Valley puts £3m into brand relaunch
Yeo Valley is relaunching its entire organic portfolio in January by introducing range extensions and improved recipes and entering pot desserts with a £3m push - its biggest spend to date.Changes include updated packaging to give the...
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What the papers said - 1st December 2007
According to the Telegraph, Heather Mills McCartney is urging people to save the planet by drinking "rats' milk and dogs' milk", according to The Telegraph. She said livestock emissions were more damaging to the environment than cars...
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Contract proposals a threat to milk supply
The model milk contract launched last week by the NFU and NFU Scotland could destabilise the industry and lead to shortages for processors, critics have warned.Farmers' leaders have billed the proposals as an opportunity to make...
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Cravendale brings milk to doorsteps
A milk delivery service from Cravendale was launched in four cities this week with the aim of saving consumers from 'milk rage'.The free Milk Express service will be available for a limited period in London, Leeds, Bristol and...
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English Provender
Top-quality chutneys sell well at all times of the year as essential accompaniments to cold meats, cheese, hot sausages and pies. And those from The English Provender Company are among the best you will taste. The company's organic...