All Dairy articles – Page 270
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Datum, the Milk Development Council's (MDC) market informati
Historical prices, milk production figures and quotas are just some of the historical figures now available in Excel format. The figures can be manipulated online or downloaded from the web site www.mdcdatum.org.uk. Work will be ongoing in this…
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Don't let our kids be brainwashed
Sir; Is it morally acceptable, or professionally ethical, for animal rights' activist teaching packs to be used in classrooms to indoctrinate four to six-year-olds to believe that it is wrong to drink milk and wrong to eat meat especially when the...
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I wouldn't normally thank you for biscuits, crisps or other
The two varieties Milk Chocolate Hobnobs and Milk Chocolate Digestive biscuits are bite-sized' versions of the standard biscuits and they come in appropriate snack-size packs. Packaging is not unattractive, although only the shiny silver...
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LIGHTER YAKULT
Yakult its launching its first new product in Britain after six years in the market. The company said that Yakult Light contains the same friendly bacteria as its older sibling but has a lighter taste. The fermented milk drink has attracted a...
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Nestlé Rowntree is launching three new hanging bags under th
Germolene has introduced new Bites & Sting Spray to its product portfolio. Consumers are to get the chance to win a Scandinavian style outdoor hot tub Jacuzzi spa in an on-pack promotion for Utterly Butterly Scandinavian style. Ashborne...
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müller custard &
sponge dessert Rsp: 59p for 175g Launched in September, this traditional pud was a huge success. A glitch in the supply chain, however, has taken it off the market temporarily to be relaunched later this year. Best sales were in December at...
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dairy: MILK
National quota only undershot by the equivalent of about one day's production. Output nearly hits quota Fears that last year's foot and mouth disease disaster would leave the UK short of milk, and faced with the need to import milk during the...
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trends, developments
Alpro claims to hold more than 50% of the £12.5m dairy free yogurt and pot dessert sector which, it says, is set to double in value over the next five years. Product manager Greig Saunders says: "The sector is no longer driven by consumers...
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Heinz is adding four frozen desserts to its WeightWatchers r
Yeo Valley Organic has launched seven new yogurt lines. Blackcurrant, plum, and strawberry and grain come in 150g and 450g packs, and are joined by a 1kg tub of natural yogurt. The fat-free range, meanwhile, has been boosted with a 500g natural...
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Celebs put heart into Alpro press ads
Pop star Louise Rednapp, TV presenter Toyah Wilcox and athlete Linford Christie are among the celebrities featured in a new press ad campaign from dairy products specialist Alpro. Appearing in women's magazines, newspaper supplements and food and...
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generic milk advertising
Processors set to co-operate with generic initiative Moves from the Milk Development Council to kickstart generic milk advertising have received a cautious welcome from processors. The council is inviting individual dairy companies to apply for a…
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Primula's answer to Philadelphia kicks off aggressive NPD sc
Kavli is set to go head to head with Kraft's Philadelphia brand in the low fat cheese sector with the launch of a WeightWatchers range. Comprising a 150g low fat cheese spread with added vitamins (rsp: £1.09) and three savoury dips with Italian...
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McLelland: Safe Sex Dangerous Cheese
Created by: Levy McCallum Launched: August 2001 McLelland did a Häagen-Dazs on its cheddar range here, bringing a touch of sexy sophistication to the cheese world. The more familiar happy families, genial country folk and cartoon characters were...
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dairy balance of trade
Emmenthal volume doubles due to rising imports from France Speciality cheese imports smash previous records Despite a 6% drop in December, imports of speciality cheeses last year broke all previous records. Just under 183,000 tonnes were...
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DIME GETS RAISIN SIZED MINI VERSION
Kraft Foods is launching its enduring Dime bar into a new format a countline bag of Dime Nuggets. Like their older sibling, Nuggets are individual pieces of crunchy caramel covered in milk chocolate. But each one is only the size of a raisin....
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Vimto is launching a new design for its 500ml PET carbonate
Westbridge Foods is aiming for a pizza' the action in snacking by launching Aldo's Pizza Bars microwaveable snacks in three recipes Triple Cheese, Tuna & Sweetcorn and Spicy Chicken TexMex. Rachel's Organic Dairy has introduced two new low...
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Special has extra choc
Mars' new look is being extended to drinks with a special edition Mars Extra Choc milk drink. Sporting the same new livery as the parent countline chocolate bar (as exclusively revealed in The Grocer, March 16), the new drink boasts 40% extra...
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The co-operative created from the merger of The Milk Group a
AG Barr pre-tax profit in the year to January 26 fell 23% to £10.7m. Sales rose 4% from £112m to £116m in the same period. Nestlé and Fonterra Co-operative Group have launched Dairy Partners Americas, the alliance agreed in August last year. The...