All Dairy articles – Page 226
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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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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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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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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...
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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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Alpro Soya is first supplier to commit to carbon neutrality
Alpro Soya has become the first food manufacturer in the UK to make a commitment to become completely carbon-neutral. The company, which makes a range of soya products, said this week it would dedicate the remainder of 2007 to assessing...
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First Milk wins Asda regional cheese deal
Asda has signed First Milk on an 18-month contract to supply regional cheese, despite speculation that it was looking to switch manufacturers.The deal covers more than 20,000 tonnes of cheese from the dairy co-op's three creameries at...
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In the can - 28th April 2007
Meat Brazilian corned beef producers warn that prices will have to rise to claw back losses from the weakening dollar. As they trade beef in US dollars, the continuing strength of the local currency, the Brazilian real, is undermining their returns....
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Cheesy PR stunt has us all baffled
Is there an award for Most Baffling PR Stunt Ever? If there is, it must ?go to the brains behind ?National Cheese On Toast Day (which, for those who would like to know?, was on 19 April).To draw this ?important occasion to our attention,...
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Cheese image threat
The government and its "renegade agencies without portfolio" are a bigger barrier to the future growth of the British cheese market than international competition, and have damaged the image of cheese, according to a Dairy UK survey out next week....
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Müller corners market with an increasing lead
The chilled yoghurts & pot desserts category continues to have one clear leader when it comes to promotional activity - Müller. The brand accounted for 37% of activity among the top five brands in the yoghurts & pot desserts category.
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Noble vows to soldier on with egg merger
Egg supplier Noble Foods is confident it will avoid being broken up, despite a recent ruling by the Competition Commission.Noble's management says there is little prospect of a successful sale of Stonegate - the smaller partner in the...
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Nutrient profiling: FSA hits back at the critics
The FSA has launched a public defence of its controversial Nutrient Profiling Model - while broadcast regulator Ofcom has snubbed a high-profile cheese conference at which it is to be discussed.On its website, the FSA hits back at...
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Emmental netted in Mini Baybel bag
Bel UK aims to cultivate kids' taste for stronger cheese with an Emmental version of Mini Babybel.The Swiss variety comes in yellow wax covers rather than red and joins the growing rainbow of mini cheeses which include Cheddar and...
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monitor - price increases for dairy look more promising
It has been the standard retort of processors to dairy farmers' complaints about low prices that falling commodity values dictate the price of raw milk. In response, UK dairy farmers have warned that falling milk prices combined with higher...
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Ski revamped to give mums more energy
Struggling yoghurt brand Ski has had a full-scale functional overhaul so it can compete against booming lines with added benefits. The rejuvenated product contains a new ingredient called Activ8, a combination of eight vitamins and...
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First fat-free soya milk targets skim milk fans
A fat-free soya milk is hitting shelves this month to draw in skimmed milk users looking for a skinny soya alternative. So Good Fat Free, which the eponymous producer claims is the first fat-free soya milk in the UK, blends filtered...
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Green label warerupts
Another labelling war looks a step closer after Tesco signalled it would not be adopting the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labelling scheme as it stands.As the Trust's label appeared on Walkers cheese and onion crisps for the first...
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Tesco local milk range sparks supplier rows
A row has broken out within Dairy Farmers of Britain over which farmers will get contracts to supply milk for Tesco's new regional range.Some 150 contracts for the Localchoice milk are on offer, each worth 23ppl to farmers paid less than...
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Suppliers at PLMA
Own-label manufacturers and suppliers will be out in force at this year's PLMA. North Downs Dairy will be showcasing its range of cheeses and packaging facilities.