All Dairy articles – Page 251
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Danacol links up with BHF
Danacol, the cholesterol-lowering yoghurt drink from Danone, is hoping to leapfrog rivals Benecol and Flora Pro-activ through a new campaign linked with the British Heart Foundation.From June, all Danacol products will carry the BHF logo with...
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Celebrity for goats’ milk
Goats’ milk producer Delamere Dairy has recruited Antony Worrall Thompson in a bid to boost sales.The company’s 750ml Tetra Rex-packed cartons of goats’ milk are carrying a picture of the TV chef and text inviting shoppers to find out why his...
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How the proposed marriage of two dairy giants collapsed
It would have been a marriage of two dairy giants, collectively processing 14 billion litres of milk a year – a volume equivalent to the whole of the UK’s milk quota.It would have created the second largest milk processor in the world in volume...
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Daily dose of virtuous dairy
Chilled yoghurts are coming into their own as convenient, healthy snacks. Household penetration of premium products has doubled in the past year, while virtually fat-free is also experiencing growth. Helen Gregory reportsYoghurts have...
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Drinks: the fashionable option
The liquid or drinking yoghurt sector has gone crazy in the past six months as time-pressed consumers start to see such products as an easy way to get their daily nutrients all in one goFashionably speaking, yoghurt drinks are the new...
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Green-friendly organic
Organic brands are offering fruit and fruit juice yoghurts in a bid to infect kids with the environmentally friendly bugMany yoghurt fans have embraced organic varieties, but manufacturers reckon that it’s time for kids to get the...
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Research Notes
>>market grows 5.3% to £1.5bnThe UK chilled yoghurts and potted desserts market was valued at £1.5bn for the year ending January 30, 2005, growing in value by 5.3%, above total packaged grocery growth of 3%. More than 96% of the...
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Cheddar sales maturing
Sales of mature Cheddar are growing faster than milder varieties.Cheese experts believe that exposure to spicy, exotic food has meant a greater demand for more pungent flavours.Sales of mature Cheddar at Tesco grew by 21% last year...
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Shoppers slurp yoghurts
The versatile yoghurt provides a healthy alternative to other desserts, and this is borne out by the wide range of products on offer in the category, with an average of 131 SKUs per store and more than a quarter of these on promotion across the six...
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Rivals fear Tesco may pocket cheese price rises
Retailers have not yet reacted to intense lobbying from dairy farmers and processors to secure retail price increases on cheese to help pay for added milk supply chain costs. One stumbling block is thought to be Tesco, because of the amount of...
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Team talk: London marathon
>>Flora brand manager Warren Plaskett trains his teamThe Flora brand manager at Unilever UK Foods, Warren Plaskett, has been testing his teamwork to the max over the past few months as part of his training for the Flora London...
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Supplier Spotlight
Reports that growing numbers of people were suffering from intolerance of cows’ milk prompted farmer’s wife Judy Bell to buy a herd of 47 British Friesland sheep and set up Shepherds Purse Cheeses.Nineteen years later, the North Yorkshire...
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Battle of the bottle
Chris Walkland looks at what’s happening to the 3.5ppl milk price rises and why some farmers might not get a fair shareThe fight to raise milk prices took several weeks, but, against the odds, the battle was won – Asda and Tesco...
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Cadbury plans to fulfil dreams
Cadbury Trebor Bassett plans to play fairy godmother to consumers by attempting to make their wishes come true.In the latest phase of activity from CTB to celebrate the centenary of its Dairy Milk brand, the chocolate giant has launched an...
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Dairy Crest waiting on Morrisons
Continuing post-takeover woes at Morrisons are creating uncertainties at Dairy Crest.The processor has been hoping the retailer would be the last of the major supermarkets to undertake a review of its milk sourcing arrangements, and award new...
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Smooch-ing good for you
Onken, the chilled dessert brand, is entering the single-serve yoghurt sector with the launch of Smooch.Smooch is made from a layer of fresh fruit topped with Onken yoghurt and will be available in three flavours – raspberry, cherry and...
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UHT milk price rises
The price of the major supermarkets’ UHT milk is following its fresh counterpart upwards. Tesco and Sainsbury this week increased the price of cheapest own-label UHT milk from 32p to 35p, though Asda had not followed suit as we went to...
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Campaign milks beauty benefits
The Milk Development Council is linking the consumption of milk with physical beauty in a bid to convince teenage girls they should drink more of the white stuff.A two-year, EU-backed £3m marketing campaign, launched this week, focuses on the...