All Saputo UK articles – Page 12

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    Weak global market set to hit processor results

    2008-11-15T00:00:00Z

    Robert Wiseman and Dairy Crest have warned that next year's results are likely to be hit by the weakening global market for dairy.Bulk cream returns had nosedived as international demand had fallen, Wiseman reported, with further falls...

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    M&S dairy suppliers get carbon test

    2008-10-25T00:00:00Z

    M&S has become the latest retailer to measure the carbon footprints of its dedicated milk suppliers. The company has completed its analysis of the 44 farms in its UK milk pool using a measuring tool developed by supplier group Dairy Crest...

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    Dairy industry shocked by OFT Clawson referral

    2008-10-18T00:00:00Z

    The dairy industry has expressed shock and disappointment over the OFT’s decision to refer the acquisition of Hartington Creamery to the Competition Commission. Long Clawson’s purchase of the creamery from Dairy Crest was completed at the end of...

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    Nottingham dairy may close, says Dairy Crest

    2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest is considering shutting its Nottingham dairy as part of an efficiency drive to combat high cost pressure in the dairy ingredients market. Britain’s largest dairy company confirmed this week that it had launched a 90-day consultation...

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    Dairy Crest hires Rotten to sex up its Country Life

    2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

    In what must go down as one of the most unlikely campaigns in advertising history, Dairy Crest has recruited former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon to be the new face of relaunched Country Life. From October 1, Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, will front a...

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    Long Clawson buys Dairy Crest Stilton

    2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

    Long Clawson Dairy is to buy Dairy Crest’s Stilton and speciality cheese business, including its Hartington Creamery, in a £3.5m deal that makes it the largest Stilton manufacturer in the country. The deal, which marks Dairy Crest’s exit from the...

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    Noble gains Burnett from Dairy Crest

    2008-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest's commercial director of foods, Dale Burnett, is to join Noble Foods as group commercial director. His switch follows that of Peter Thornton, who quit as executive managing director of Dairy Crest in March to become chief...

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    What ever happened to... St Ivel Gold?

    2008-07-05T00:00:00Z


    Dairy Crest axed St Ivel Gold this year following declining sales as shoppers switched to butter spreads.

    The dairy giant, which has brands including Utterly Butterly, Clover and Country Life, said it stopped manufacturing the range from…

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    What the papers said

    2008-06-16T00:00:00Z

    ?Sainsbury's has started selling milk packaged in a recyclable plastic pouch in 35 of its stores to try to reduce packaging waste, according to The Times. The pouches, produced in partnership with Dairy Crest, are claimed to reduce milk...

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    Branded supplier of the year

    2008-06-15T00:00:00Z

    The winner of our Branded Supplier of the Year award had to beat off stiff competition from the likes of Mars, Heinz and Dairy Crest for the top spot. That PepsiCo did so despite operating in one of the toughest categories around -...

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    Dairy Crest announces 20% revenue increase

    2008-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest has unveiled a strong set of annual results on the back of double-digit growth across its branded range. The chilled dairy specialist recorded a 20% increase in revenue to £1.57bn for the year to 31 March, with pre-tax profit...

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    Yoplait targets parents with £6m calcium push

    2008-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Yoplait Dairy Crest has unveiled ambitious plans to grow the overall kids' chilled yoghurts and desserts sector by £50m over the next three years.Next month it kicks off a £6m multimedia advertising campaign - Calcium Every Day, The Easy...

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    Dairy Crest restarts Clover promotions

    2008-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest will launch a TV ad campaign to promote Clover butter as the brand aims to recover from a contamination crisis last year. Two million Clover tubs were recalled last May when mould was found in the products. The company blamed...

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    East of England pulls out of milk processing

    2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

    The East of England Co-op is pulling out of the dairy processing sector, blaming tough market conditions. The co-op this week confirmed it is in discussions with Dairy Crest for a sale of its dairy distribution business in February that...

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    Opinion - "Now, the sympathy vote simply won't wash. But the fine will have unintended consequences for the PM too"

    2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

    The £116m of fines meted out by the OFT to Asda, Sainsbury's, Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman last Friday came too late to be included in Saturday's issue, but this story, already five years old, is far from over. And right now, save for a few very...

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    Wilks brings expertise of Mars to Dairy Crest

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Martyn Wilks has been appointed to head Dairy Crest's foods division, which is responsible for top-selling brands such as Clover spreadable butter and Cathedral City cheese.He will take up the post as executive MD of foods at the Esher,...

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    Dairy Crest lifted by middle ground hikes

    2007-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest cheered analysts last week with news of a 30% rise in second-half sales to £761m and claims it had turned around its business in the difficult middle ground.Chief executive Mark Allen said the acquisition of French spreads...

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    Unilever to sell Boursin

    2007-09-06T08:29:00Z

    Unilever is planning to sell its French soft cheese brand Boursin as part of its ongoing efforts to streamline its operations.Unilever bought Boursin, which employs 150 people, from founder Francois Boursin in 1990. Dairy Crest has been...

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    Processors lift prices to appease farmers

    2007-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Dairy companies have announced a raft of huge liquid milk price hikes for farmers, in an effort to quell frustration about low returns in the industry. Major processors Dairy Crest and Arla Foods have broken the 25ppl barrier with the price rises...

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    What the papers said - 18th August 2007

    2007-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Milk prices could rise by as much as 15% this autumn, according to Mark Allen, chief executive of Dairy Crest. In an interview with the FT Allen said that the severe wet weather and spiralling costs of cereal-based animal feeds, which hit 11-year...