All Dairy articles – Page 239
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Plea for co-ops to be freed up to compete
Britain's farming co-operatives need to be freed from the constraints of competition law to enable them to raise their game and become class acts like their counterparts abroad, according to a report from First Milk. The...
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A Dr who travels in retail space
Peter Franks wants to run a £200m business by 2011. Siân Harrington hears about his plan to make it big in frozen, ambient and chilled. There's not much to connect Peter Franks and David Tennant - no sidekick in the form of...
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Whole milk 'is not junk'
Producer body Dairy UK has questioned the government's decision to restrict school milk to skim and semi-skimmed. Some in the dairy industry are outraged that whole milk is being put in the same box as junk food. Jim Paice,...
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Processors and supermarkets say milk price-fixing allegations are unfounded
Industry efforts to increase milk prices were thrust into the spotlight this week after the Office of Fair Trading accused dairy processors and supermarkets of operating a cartel.On Thursday, the OFT gave notice of a proposed...
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Lancashire cheese joins probiotics fray
Probiotics, a food arena dominated by yoghurt drinks, now has a cheese component in the form of a hard Lancashire cheese from Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses.Made with pasteurised milk, Butlers Probiotic contains Lactobacillus...
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Primula goes in for a nibble
Primula is nibbling away at the impulse market by bringing out new portable snacking products.Primula Cheese Nibbles snack combines a mini tube of the cheese spread with cream crackers and a pot of pickle, at an rsp of £1.39 for...
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Healthy innovation at the heart of Kraft
The maker of Philadelphia is looking to fortify rather than launch new product variants. Rachel Barnes reportsFor a company that was founded on the mass production of one of the foods in our diets with the highest fat content, it...
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Dr Oetker gives BioPot a life-saving injection
German food giant Dr Oetker is seeking to halt the decline of yoghurt and mousse brand Onken with the first major activity for BioPot in five years. BioPot is returning to TV screens next month following the completion of Onken Dairy...
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Multiples' milk war stifles Cravendale
Sales of a highly successful premium milk brand have been damaged by the multiples' price spat in milk.The UK's biggest dairy processor claims that the price war that was kicked off by Asda in March has undermined sales growth of...
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Puriti takes pure milk to a whole new level
Robert Wiseman Dairies is set to increase its branded milk presence in the summer, with the launch of an extended shelf life product called Puriti.The newcomer builds on the company's experience of creating an exclusive own label Pure...
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Smith takes up the Müller sales reins
Müller Dairy has a new sales director for its UK operation, replacing David Potts who has left after 17 years.Colin Smith, who starts on 20 November, joins from InBev where he has been director of sales for retail grocers since January...
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MDC ads target teens
Style-obsessed teenagers are the target of a new campaign by the Milk Development Council that will set out to show the white stuff can be just as good for their looks as for their bones. The £3m Naturally Beautiful campaign will...
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Jelly-brations for babies
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is growing its family of Bassett's Babies, with a new Party addition set for launch next month.The foam, jelly and milk gums mixture takes the brand, which already includes the Milky and Fruity...
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It's better for you and better for suppliers too
The spotlight on supermarket promotions is this week turned on the dairy category where Danone and Müller are busyDairy is an active promotional category but generally finds itself trailing behind the top product groups and...
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It's better for you and better for suppliers too
The spotlight on supermarket promotions is this week turned on the dairy category where Danone and Müller are busyDairy is an active promotional category but generally finds itself trailing behind the top product groups and...
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It's better for you and better for suppliers too
The spotlight on supermarket promotions is this week turned on the dairy category where Danone and Müller are busyDairy is an active promotional category but generally finds itself trailing behind the top product groups and...
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Heartfelt bid to cut cholesterol
A ground-breaking cheese, which its maker claims can help people reduce their cholesterol levels without compromising on taste, is being launched this week into Asda. Heartfelt+ is a 12% fat cheese that contains Reducol, an...
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World's biggest Spar store opens in China
It's as big as a large Tesco Extra and it sells Mongolian cows' milk. It's the world's largest Spar store - and it's just opened its doors in China. At 107,600 sq ft, the new store is more than 25 times the size of an average Spar...
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Dr Oetker gives BioPot a life-saving injection
German food giant Dr Oetker is seeking to halt the decline of yoghurt and mousse brand Onken with the first major activity for BioPot in five years.BioPot is returning to TV screens next month following the completion of Onken...