Archive of all Saputo UK articles – Page 13

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    Better ranging 'would boost sales to £10bn'

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Consumer spending on dairy could rise £2.4bn to £10bn per year by 2012 if the industry focused more on what shoppers really wanted, according to new research from Dairy Crest. Its report, Dairy for Life, seen exclusively by The Grocer, says...

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    Dairy Crest axes its Totnes dairy plant

    2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest has announced plans to close its 130 million-litres-a-year Totnes plant.The Devon site supplies fresh milk to retailers in the region as well as to Dairy Crest's doorstep customers. But a strategic review of the company's...

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    Country Life butter now better for you

    2007-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest is throwing its Country Life butter brand into the thriving better-for-you spreadable sector. Country Life Lighter Spreadable hits the shelves next week, priced at £1.74 for 550g. "What sets Country Life apart from...

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    Shoppers see this ban for the absurd nonsense it is

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    As a leading food company, Dairy Crest believes strongly that we must act responsibly towards our consumers and act within Government guidelines. It is just common sense. The growth of obesity is becoming a real danger, not only to our...

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    Cathedral City slashes fat to appeal to families

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest is launching a reduced-fat version of its market-leading Cathedral City Cheddar to help cheese meet the challenges of Nutrient Profiling and healthier eating. Rolling out this week, Lighter Cathedral City, which is 25% fat -...

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    Oakes takes MD role at Dairy Crest

    2007-01-26T08:11:00Z

    Martin Oakes has been named as managing director of the dairies division at Dairy Crest.Oakes joins Dairy Crest from Somerfield where he was group logistics and IT director for six years. He has previously worked at Safeway, Wincanton and...

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    Dairy Crest acquisition moves closer

    2006-12-11T08:19:00Z

    Dairy Crest's E370m (£250m) acquisition of St Hubert, the French and Italian spreads business of Uniq, has moved a step closer following a positive consultation with the St Hubert workers council.“The required French Works Council...

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    First Milk set sights on premium cheese

    2006-11-11T00:00:00Z

    First Milk has set its sights on building a premium own label cheese business out of the factories it has bought from Dairy Crest. First Milk chief exec Peter Humphreys said there were great opportunities to be found in building up...

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    Dairy Crest linked to Uniq

    2006-10-13T08:15:00Z

    Dairy Crest could be interested in the French spreads business of chilled convenience foods group Uniq.Reports suggest that the dairy company participated in the first round of bidding for the Uniq subsidiary which owns the St Hubert butter...

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    First Milk delivers on Dairy Crest purchase

    2006-09-30T00:00:00Z

    First Milk has bought Dairy Crest's own-label cheese business for nearly £62m. Analysts broadly supported the move but farmers fear it will force them to accept a lower milk price and are considering alternatives. Under the terms...

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    Dairy Crest to sell cheese operations

    2006-09-26T08:18:00Z

    Dairy Crest has announced plans to sell the majority of its retailer brand cheese operations to First Milk for £61.9m.The proposed sale, which is subject to approval from First Milk's members, includes the cheddar creameries at Haverfordwest...

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    First Milk eyeing up Dairy Crest own label

    2006-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest has confirmed that it is in negotiations with First Milk regarding "the possible sale of part of its retailer brand cheese operations". The discussions are "ongoing", said the company, and "there can be no certainty that this will...

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    interview

    2006-08-26T00:00:00Z

    How did you get to where you are today? I have a broad background. I started my career working in engineering for four years and then moved on to high street retailer Boots as a retail buyer. Then in 1991 I moved to Dairy Crest...

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    Dairy Crest snaps up Arla's Express arm

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest reckons it has created the UK's biggest doorstep milk business with the acquisition of Arla's interests in the middle ground. It announced it had bought Arla's Express Dairies Depot operations for £33m this week, including two...

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    Dairy Crest acquires Express Dairies

    2006-07-24T08:17:00Z

    Dairy Crest has proposed to acquire Express Dairies from Arla Foods for £33m.The deal includes 77 Express Dairies depots, principally in the midlands and north of England, and dairies in Liverpool and Nottingham.In the year to end 30...

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    Country Life looks for organic milk growth

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Country Life will become the first major brand to enter the organic milk category when it launches into Tesco next month.The butter brand is making its milk debut to take advantage of what brand owner Dairy Crest describes as the fastest...

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    Country Life ad sticks knife into rival Anchor

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest is spreading controversy in the butter sector, with a print ad for its Country Life brand that contrasts the food miles of a rival with its own British provenance. The ad sticks the knife into Anchor butter - the number two...

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    Farmers relieved by Asda milk price hike

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Turbulence in the dairy industry continued this week with Asda slashing the shelf price of its British Cheddar cheese by 27% and simultaneously reversing its March price cut on liquid milk. Dairy Crest also cut the price it pays farmers...

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    St Ivel defends use of 'clever milk' tag

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest said it would continue to promote certain benefits of its St Ivel Advance milk despite the ASA's ruling that its adverts made misleading claims about helping improve children's intelligence. The company said it had amended its...

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    Müller aims for bigger share of kids' sector

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Müller, the dominant player in the adult yoghurt market, has created a new range to challenge Yoplait Dairy Crest's Petits Filous brand for a bigger share of the children's sector. Launching next month, the sub-brand - called Little Stars...