All Dairy articles – Page 223

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    Processors feel heat over missing money

    2007-10-01T00:00:00Z

    As retailers continued to deny allegations they had made £270m from price fixing in the dairy industry, attention began to turn this week to the milk processors.A spokesman for one retailer said the Office of Fair Trading, which...

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    Unilever culls 315 jobs at three UK factories

    2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Unilever is axing 315 jobs at three of its UK manufacturing plants, including the country's only Marmite factory, while positions at its Pot Noodle and Flora plants are also under threat. Unilever said the latest job losses were part of...

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    Alpro uses wellbeing to drive new growth

    2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Alpro is hoping to take the brand to a wider audience and breathe life into the slowing soya market with a new campaign focusing on wellbeing. The 2008 Year of Wellbeing campaign is Alpro's most significant to date and will involve 16...

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    In Brief: Raising the standard; Sainsbury's premium; Arla hit by shortage

    2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Raising the standard  The standards behind British Lion eggs have been upgraded to improve salmonella controls and traceability. From next month the www.britegg.co.uk website will allow consumers to trace eggs back to the farm they came from....

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    Asda tests brand equity

    2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Asda is putting the brand equity of Britain's food and drink brands to the test in an attempt to weed out needless duplication and offer customers greater choice. Earlier this summer the UK's second-largest supermarket delisted Princes tuna...

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    Defra's 'outlandish' milk plans blasted

    2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Dairy industry leaders have slammed Defra proposals to make the sector more environmentally friendly as "outlandish".The first draft of the long-awaited Milk Roadmap, shown to a select group of stakeholders last week, suggests a...

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    insight - Canned tomato consumers

    2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

    There were almost 600 million meals using canned tomatoes last year Consumption has risen more than 10% since 2004 Tomatoes are the most popular option in the canned vegetable aisle, with sales up 11% to £98.7m Health market offers growth...

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    Rivals are Müllered in yoghurts and desserts

    2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Müller accounted for 54% of promotional featured space activity in the top five chilled yoghurts & pot desserts rankings at the weekend - a massive 31 percentage points more than nearest rival Yoplait.

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    Logo aims to bring personality to milk

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Milk is to get its first-ever logo in a bid to generate greater stand-out in the branded drinks category. The 'new milk' logo, as it is referred to, will be launched at this year's Dairy Event next week (19-20 September) and is intended...

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    Alpro Soya to sponsor last Parkinson

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Dairy-free brand Alpro Soya is sponsoring the final series of Parkinson on ITV this autumn in a targeted campaign of its core consumer. The deal includes broadcast and online sponsorship, as well as branded trailers on ITV1, which will...

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    Campaign trail: Yoplait is expanding its Frubes fromage frais

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Yoplait is expanding its Frubes fromage frais brand with a limited-edition Spider-Man 3 variety, which is being launched to coincide with the UK DVD release of the film next month. It will be promoted with a 10-second TV ad running from...

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    Price Survey

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    After weeks of anticipation the rocketing price of commodities has finally hit the supermarket shelves, but the rising price of bread, milk and other staples is by no means across the board. Our analysis of The Grocer 33 this week shows,...

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    Milk Link forced to ration Country Life

    2007-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Milk Link has had to scale back production of Country Life butters and spreads at its Lockerbie factory because of cream shortages. Though throughput is beginning to return to normal, the dairy co-operative has been forced to ration its...

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    Positive moves for the dairy industry

    2007-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Positive moves for the dairy industry Jim Begg Director general, Dairy UK Sir; In an industry where too often the glass is seen as half empty, it is encouraging to report...

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    Onken Mousse moves into premium desserts

    2007-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Onken Mousse is moving upmarket as brand owner Dr. Oetker aims to compete with the likes of Gü in chilled pot desserts. The range is being relaunched and rebranded as Dr. Oetker Onken Mousse this month and segmented into 'creamy' and...

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    Friel's service ends at Kerry

    2007-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Hugh Friel is set to retire as CEO of Kerry Group - the Irish food company behind Wall's sausages, Mattessons and Cheestrings. Friel will retire on 31 December. He has worked for Kerry since it was founded in 1972 and has led the group...

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    Sales grow organically

    2007-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Scotland's dairy industry has recorded success through a focus on provenance and innovation, as well as a consumer interest in all things organic. Sales in the organic sector of dairy have been strong, particularly in milk. But the...

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    monitor - milk

    2007-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Recent declines in UK milk production have been taken by some in the industry as a threat to the liquid milk supplies. If milk output continues to decline - likely following the wet summer, which made silage and hay production difficult - the...

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    Unilever to sell Boursin

    2007-09-06T08:29:00Z

    Unilever is planning to sell its French soft cheese brand Boursin as part of its ongoing efforts to streamline its operations.Unilever bought Boursin, which employs 150 people, from founder Francois Boursin in 1990. Dairy Crest has been...

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    acid test - Hot Nachos Cheese Sauce

    2007-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict: 7/10 ?Discovery is already an established brand in this area of the market so consumers will recognise the packaging and have high expectations. There is no other pourover, nachos-style sauce on the market so it is an unusual...