All Dairy articles – Page 221
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NFU condemns Asda for discounting milk
Dairy farmers have reacted furiously to Asda's move to offer multibuy discounts on four-pint polybottles of milk.The retailer's decision last week to offer two bottles for £2 - a 30p markdown on the normal price of £1.15 per bottle -...
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Best own-label supplier Arla
With four of the top 10 best-selling SKUs in supermarkets involving milk, Arla knows its service levels need to be top-notch - and over the past year they have been. The company has continued to build strong business relationships with its...
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Milk Link to make organic cheese for Yeo
Yeo Valley Organic and Milk Link have joined forces in a production and marketing venture for organic cheese.Milk Link will be licensed to produce Yeo Valley cheese at its Taw Valley creamery and...
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Tesco gives... and then it takes away
Critics say Tesco is giving to dairy farmers with one hand and taking away with the other after the retailer struck a tough deal with cheese suppliers. Farmers' leaders said they were disappointed not to see a bigger increase in the...
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My Alternative CV - Richard Clothier, MD of Wyke Farms
What's your nickname? Richy Rich Who was your first teenage crush? 'Wonder Woman' Linda Carter. When did you first get drunk and what did you drink? A bottle of cider with some friends behind...
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MPs seek curbs on retailers' milk profits
The big supermarkets faced accusations of reaping unjustifiable profits from milk in the House of Commons last week.The accusations came in a special debate on the crisis facing the dairy industry, during which Lib Dem MP Norman Baker...
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Laughing Cow's carrots offer snack alternative
Bel UK has launched a new crudités with cheese line that it hopes will appeal to time-pressed consumers and appease the health police at the same time. The Laughing Cow Cheese & Veg Dip, which contains freshly cut carrots and a healthy...
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Milk falls foul ofad rules
The absurdity of the FSA's Nutrient Profiling Model was thrown into sharp relief again this week when it emerged Asda had been forced to drop whole milk from its latest TV adverts because it breaches Ofcom's rules on advertising food to...
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Ingredient rises set to drive up retail prices
Rising dairy prices mean Britons will soon be asked to pay more for daily staples from ice cream to babyfood.Though dairy farmers stand to gain, food manufacturers warned that hikes were inevitable as the cost of ingredients such as...
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Queen's Ayrshire herd 'not viable'
Never mind struggling dairy farmers - even the Queen is struggling to make money out of milk.Her Majesty has decided to sell her herd of 335 pedigree Ayrshire cattle, grazed on Windsor Great Park. A spokeswoman said: "It is no...
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Meet America's green man
Cut Gary Hirshberg and he'd probably bleed green blood. The gregarious, Prius-driving president and 'Ce-Yo' of Stonyfield Farm, the world's largest organic yoghurt company, is something of an organic crusader in the US and an outspoken critic of...
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monitor - 26th May 2007
Britain's hard-pressed dairy farmers have been promised more money for their milk since early spring. But it is taking a long time to turn the ship around after three years of steadily falling milk prices and an ever-bigger squeeze on margins. After...
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Stony targets UK with eco-friendly yoghurts
The world's largest organic yoghurt producer is crossing the Atlantic next month in an attempt to attract a more mainstream consumer to the UK organic sector.Stonyfield Farm, which is 80% owned by Groupe Danone, has developed a low-fat,...
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we work together - Cathedral City
Mark on Charlotte Charlotte is the brand manager, and my role is cheese quality manager, grading and selecting every batch of Cathedral City cheese. Any cheese being developed involves me. I'm an operations person and we have a different view to the...
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In Brief: FSA board; Highland service; Hynes remains; Plum Baby manager; Two for Yakult board; Standing down
FSA board John Spence has been named as a new board member for the Food Standards Agency in Wales. Spencer is currently chair of the Welsh Food Advisory Committee and prior to his retirement in 2003 worked for more than 36 years in local government...
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Dairy Crest axes its Totnes dairy plant
Dairy Crest has announced plans to close its 130 million-litres-a-year Totnes plant.The Devon site supplies fresh milk to retailers in the region as well as to Dairy Crest's doorstep customers. But a strategic review of the company's...
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Strong sales expected as Localchoice arrives
Tesco has launched a new range of local milk into 650 stores just six weeks after unveiling plans to do so.It is a key part of the retailer's shock initiative to hand an extra £25m back to dairy farmers from its own pocket. Called...
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In Brief: First Milk win; Handley honoured; Another egg hatches
First Milk win First Milk has won Somerfield's Scottish cheese business contract. It will supply English and territorial cheeses and a new Highlands and Islands cheese. The deal lasts a year. Handley honoured Farmers For Action boss David Handley,...
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Retail contends with soaring dairy prices
Huge rises in the value of dairy commodities could encourage farmers to switch away from retail milk contracts, dairy experts are warning.Products such as butter and milk powder are trading on the world markets at record prices, making...
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Anchor goes back to the old buttercup test
New advertising for Anchor butter this summer will feature the old-fashioned buttercup test as owner Arla repositions the brand as the only free-range option on the market.TV ads featuring the childhood method of checking whether someone...