All Dairy articles – Page 278

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    Top goings on as two become one

    2000-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Mars is extending the reach of Twix with the launch of a new biscuit line called Twix Top. It has a rectangular shape, is one biscuit rather than Twix's usual two, and has a biscuit base covered with caramel and milk chocolate. Twix Top is a...

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    Tanner buy

    2000-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Tanner Foods has taken a further step towards its ambition to become the foremost supplier in the UK long life milk market. On August 7 it completes the acquisition of the long life white milk business of Lancashire Dairies. The move will increase...

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    Wiseman board greets Dare

    2000-07-15T00:00:00Z

    East Kilbride-based liquid milk specialist Robert Wiseman has appointed Andrew Dare as a non-executive director, with effect from October 1. Former St Ivel md, Dare is best remembered as chief executive of the producers' co-operative Milk Marque...

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    Real liqueur first for aerosol cream with Anchor Tia Maria

    2000-07-15T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand Milk is introducing alcohol into its chilled aerosol cream for the first time with the launch of Anchor Tia Maria Chocolate Cream. This is the fruit of a joint venture with Thomas Lowndes which is the licensing agent for the Tia Maria...

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    Milk gets a grip on lunchboxes

    2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

    The National Dairy Council launched funky new milk packaging this week ready for further forays into the burgeoning lunchbox and out of home market. Designed to appeal to children and teenagers, the 250ml blue plastic screw top bottle has...

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    The Grocer focus on the dairymen: YELLOW FATS : THE GOLDEN P

    2000-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The growth of dairy spreads is churning up the butter market and creating openings for retailers. Peter Crosskey separates the issues After years of self-denial, consumers are beginning to realise that a little of what you fancy does you good ­...

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    The Grocer focus on the dairymen: milk

    2000-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Milk: heroic ads lead a liquid sales revival How much is the generic advertising campaign for milk likely to achieve? Can the image of milk as "uncool" and even invisible be overcome? Let's be grown up about this, says Peter Crosskey Watch out,...

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    The Grocer focus on the dairymen: organics

    2000-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Organics: pure but not so simple The UK organic milk pool is falling short of demand, while in England output is booming says Peter Crosskey The popularity of milk products is growing rapidly within the booming organic sector ­ which dairy...

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    The Grocer focus on the dairymen: Yellow fats

    2000-07-01T00:00:00Z

    IT'S SHOPPING BY COLOURS Independent research carried out by Dairy Crest for the Clover brand, suggests that yellow fats are in 99% of UK households. Richard Tolley, senior marketing controller, said they had identified three types of consumer:...

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    The Grocer focus on the dairymen: cheese

    2000-07-01T00:00:00Z

    CHEESE: GREAT CHEDDAR GORGE Will price cutting in a mature market spoil attempts to grow the premium cheese sector? asks Peter Crosskey Say cheese and the UK consumer thinks of Cheddar. Number one in the £1.27billion UK retail cheese market,...

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    The Grocer focus on the dairymen: cheese

    2000-07-01T00:00:00Z

    TAKING OFF THE WRAPS: BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE CHEESES Processed cheeses own the second largest share of the UK market, according to the British Cheese Board, which represents 32 speciality cheesemakers. At 51,000t, it's a significant and growing...

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    Unilever gets EU green light for low cost rival to Benecol

    2000-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Unilever's cholesterol lowering spread Flora Pro-activ is poised to go head to head with Benecol in the flourishing functional food market, following EU authorisation. The spread is made with natural plant sterols ­ plant extracts found at low...

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    The Grocer focus on the dairymen: Arla

    2000-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Milking the market for all it's worth Arla's most famous inherited brand has to be Lurpak. The spreadable variant has brought a growing number of younger consumers back from margarine to the dairy fixture, according to business unit controller...

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    Unearthed

    2000-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Douglas, Lurpak's recalcitrant 150ft hot air balloon trumbonist, has been returned to his rightful owners after disappearing under mysterious circumstances from Wandsworth Common in London this week. After a search spread across the capital...

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    Intervention: UK stores are open again

    2000-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Intervention has re-opened in the UK for butter. Declared prices for June 3 and June 10 fell to £180.70 and £177.27 per 100kg respectively for salted butter. Unsalted declared prices were £178.92 and £178.24 per 100kg for the same dates, while the...

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    It's big ­ however you measure it

    2000-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Sir; Your Focus on Lunchbox Takeaways (May 13) provided food for thought, as always. My particular interest is in cheese snacks and I was intrigued by the way this category had been segmented and measured. Clearly, there are two ways of looking at...

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    The Morrisons are identical twins with the same pricing down

    2000-05-27T00:00:00Z

    After last week's out of stock débâcle, thankfully only two stores failed to provide full baskets this week. Tesco, Roborough, had no Home Fries or milk, while chicken and Jacob's Creek wine was missing from Somerfield, Alton. Our shopper at Asda,...

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    Laughing and running

    2000-05-20T00:00:00Z

    The Laughing Cow is running an on pack cinema promotion to coincide with the new Chicken Run movie ­ the latest film from the producers of Wallace and Gromit. Consumers can collect six tokens from standard The Laughing Cow cheese portions (eight...

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    Raw milk: Slow start for deliveries

    2000-05-20T00:00:00Z

    This year has seen a slow start in milk deliveries to dairies. Provisional MAFF figures show a year on year drop of availability of nearly 40 million litres in January and nearly 30 million litres in February. This has been affecting both butter...

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    The Grocer Focus on Northern Ireland

    2000-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Dairy: Catch 22 revenue scenario Northern Ireland's dairy companies are being bruised by a strong pound and squeezed by the mainland multiples says Richard Wright Despite low milk prices times are tough for dairy processors in Northern Ireland....