All Dairy articles – Page 223
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Alpro soya
Alpro soya, the number one soya brand in the UK, is focused on helping to satisfy consumer demand for a healthy and nutritious lifestyle. Soya is low in saturated fat and is one of the main plant sources of the essential fatty acids Omega-3 and 6,...
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Kellogg's leads pack in cereal/health bar offers
Weetabix's Alpen Groove Bars shared fourth place last weekend in the combined top five chart for cereals and cereal/health bars with 5% of activity. The only other cereal bar on featured space offer last weekend was McVitie's Go Ahead! Yoghurt...
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insight - Milk consumers
Milk benefits from health drive Milk is seen by parents as an important part of a healthy diet for children but the decline in milk consumption in this group shows just how vulnerable the dairy industry is to the Nutrient Profiling Model developed...
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Wiseman hike fails to see off rebellion...
Robert Wiseman Dairies has sought to calm an increasingly restless membership by stating its intention to pay 25.5ppl from November. But its move failed to placate 19 Wiseman producers in south west Scotland who resigned over the insufficient...
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...as milk shortage looms this winter
Winter milk supplies will crash to well below one billion litres during the trough if current supply profiles continue, leading to more shortages of dairy products. Production in July was 1098 million litres, compared with 1,155 million litres last...
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Milk supply rides out foot and mouth crisis
Foot and mouth disease has brought minimal disruption to the dairy sector to date, only affecting biosecurity costs and disruption of niche non-EU exports. Virtually all milk was being collected, said Jim Begg, director general of Dairy UK, while EU...
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FSA highlights confusion over 1% milk
EU regulations introduced nearly 10 years ago about the use of 1% milk is still causing confusion, according to the Food Standards Agency. The Drinking Milk Regulations (1998) state that milk must fall within fat-content bands for whole (above 2%),...
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Better ranging 'would boost sales to £10bn'
Consumer spending on dairy could rise £2.4bn to £10bn per year by 2012 if the industry focused more on what shoppers really wanted, according to new research from Dairy Crest. Its report, Dairy for Life, seen exclusively by The Grocer, says...
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UBUK pushes health values of key brands
UBUK has launched a three-pronged strategy to reinforce the wholesome credentials of some of the biggest hitters in its portfolio. New yoghurt and fruit variants of McVitie's Digestives hit the shelves next week. The company is also uniting Jaffa...
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Retail butter price lower than bulk
Volatility in the butter market means it is now cheaper for manufacturers to buy it in Tesco than from a wholesaler. Bulk butter spot rates have soared by more than 60% already this year to about £2,500 per tonne or more. But packet butter is still...
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Elves to the fore as Cadbury ranges get set for Christmas
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is adopting elves as its theme for Christmas this year, and is also introducing additional seasonal NPD. Cadbury Magical Elves comprise eight characters made of milk chocolate and popping candy, priced at 20p each. Already...
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Galaxy grows as Mars targets dark chocolate
Galaxy is going dark as brand owner Mars uses its signature milk chocolate brand to grab a share of the booming dark chocolate market. The new arrival, called Galaxy Smooth Dark, is part of a range relaunch, which also includes a modified shape,...
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Milk shortages set to push up cost of staples
Staple dairy lines such as butter, cream and milk will come under renewed price pressure this autumn as milk supplies plummet. Shortages are already beginning to affect manufacturers using dairy products, and industry insiders say this...
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Climbing the ladder - Bill McCarrick
What was your first-ever job? A delivery boy for my father's Philadelphia butcher's shop. Give us a quick rundown on your career to date After completing my training I worked as executive pastry chef in Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines...
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Farmers angry as they fail to benefit from chain price hikes
Small and independent retailers could run short of milk as farmers threaten to tear up supply contracts and sell their milk themselves.First in the firing line are the lowest-paying contracts for farmers - usually those to supply milk...
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Duchy goes for yoghurts
Duchy Originals, the organic specialist with royal connections, has added yoghurt to its portfolio. The three varieties: Blackcurrant, Lemon Curd and Rhubarb & Ginger, are rolling out now in Waitrose outlets.They combine organic...
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Müller offers an easier way to 5-a-day
Müller has introduced yoghurts to its new One a Day range and has added a '3 in 1' logo to its Vitality brand.The One a Day initiative, unveiled last week, offers an alternative way to eat one of the recommended five daily portions of...