Dairymen insight and analysis
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Comment and Opinion
Dairy needs men and women to address its growing list of challenges
Climate change, unpredictable farmgate prices, flagging milk sales, food waste, listeria outbreaks and Brexit all pose difficulties
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Analysis and Features
How Milk & More turned into a dairy pioneer
Not long ago, Milk & More appeared on its last legs. But thanks to high-tech logistics and a green focus, it’s become a pioneer in delivery – and it’s now looking to the future
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Analysis and Features
The technology that’s transformed (and transforming) the dairy sector
From pasteurisation to machine learning, we look at the tech that has helped the industry evolve – and what might change it even further
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Comment and Opinion
Export opinion: Wyke Farms’ Rich Clothier on Brexit, new markets and opportunities
Wyke has looked to new markets like Japan, Australia, South Africa and the US
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Analysis and Features
Listeria: how dairy can beat the bug
Listeria is both deadly and difficult to eradicate from the food chain. What steps can be taken to prevent further outbreaks?
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The Big Interview
Shelagh Hancock on sustainability, an optimistic future, and women in dairy
Dairy has come a long way since Shelagh Hancock was the only woman at the table. The First Milk CEO talks sustainability and her future vision
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Analysis and Features
Power list: the most influential women in dairy
Pioneering females are disproving the old-fashioned view that dairy is an industry for men. Meet the dairywomen reshaping the narrative
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Analysis and Features
Is it back to square one for UK dairy?
In a never-ending game of boom and bust, the industry is facing elevated input costs, retailer rationalisations and an escalating climate crisis
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Analysis and Features
How the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium is battling Parmesan copycats and climate change
The consortium is trialling new anti fraud measures that sees 100,000 wheels of cheese having digital labels inserted into the casein skin
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Analysis and Features
British dairy’s international treasure hunt
Dairy can often feel like a dwindling industry in the UK. Declining milk consumption and promotion of vegan alternatives – amid allegations around the impact of cows on climate – have led to a sense of woe across the sector
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Analysis and Features
Why the sky’s the limit for Honestly Tasty’s high-tech vegan cheese
Would-be spacecraft engineer Mike Moore self-funded the launch of his plant-based cheese brand, in 2012. Four years later, investors are hammering at his door
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Comment and Opinion
There’s nothing stopping great-value dairy from continuing to delight consumers
Dairy is not only incredibly healthy, it is still amazing value given its credentials and relative to other alternatives
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Analysis and Features
Posh butters and squeezable udders: how to add value in dairy
Against a backdrop of soaring prices, The Grocer charged five creative agencies with pitching dairy products Brits would be happy to pay more for
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Analysis and Features
Dairy inflation: could the category become a luxury in the UK?
Dairy is a household staple, but as category inflation soars, what’s the outlook? How long will it be before dairy becomes an expensive treat?
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Analysis and Features
How is dairy (still) meeting the sustainability challenge?
Wrap research suggests around 85 million pints of milk waste may be as a result of shoppers sticking to use-by dates
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Analysis and Features
What are the most luxurious dairy products on sale in the UK?
King Charles III is not alone in cutting back on dairy. “For years, I haven’t eaten meat and fish on two days a week, and I don’t eat dairy products on one day a week,” he told the BBC in 2021 when, as Prince of Wales, he discussed his eco-conscious diet
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Analysis and Features
Dairy’s rising stars: meet six of the best aged 30 and under
The dairy industry is suffering from high vacancy rates – but is also benefiting from the passion and energy of many motivated young workers, across branding, tech, sales and more. Meet some of them in our rising stars roundup
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Analysis and Features
10 unforgettable ice cream adverts throughout the ages
From the chilled to the downright chilling, we look back at 10 unforgettable ice cream ads to mark The Dairymen
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Analysis and Features
How dairy farms can help keep Britain’s bees buzzing
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust has teamed up with Calon Wen, and wants other dairy farms to join in
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Analysis and Features
Consumer research: What are shoppers thinking about dairy and the environment?
Consumers are more concerned about sustainability than ever. How do they feel about dairy’s impact on the world?