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    Ice-cream Frubes back for summer

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Yoplait Dairy Crest (YDC) is reintroducing its ice-cream-style limited edition flavours to its Frubes fromage frais tubes range in anticipation of a hot summer.  Three limited edition ­flavours, Vanilla Scoop, Banana Blast and...

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    Frubes' cartoon coolers

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Frubes, Yoplait Dairy Crest's fromage frais brand, will sponsor Friday mornings on Cartoon Network for nine weeks as part of a £810,000 kids TV support investment. Two five-second and two ten-second 'Freezing Friday' slots, between...

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    The Omega-3 factor nourishes St Ivel Advance with MDC award

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest's St Ivel Advance Omega-3 enriched milk was named best dairy beverage at the Milk Development Council's Awards for Dairy Innovation. The company beat off competition from OMSCo, whose Altogether Better organic fresh...

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    Major dairies get doorstepping

    2006-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Three of the UK's biggest dairies are to launch a bid to halt the dramatic decline in the volumes of milk delivered to doorsteps.Co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain, processor Dairy Crest and Arla Foods division Express Dairies...

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    Cheese is on a roll

    2006-03-18T00:00:00Z

    It's time once again to get entries in to the Retail Cheese Awards. Julian Hunt caught up with the very first winner to find out how the art of fine selling has changedTwenty years ago, The Grocer and Dairy Crest teamed up to launch a...

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    Dairy Crest faces strike action

    2006-03-09T08:21:00Z

    Dairy Crest could be facing the threat of strike action over its plans to close its final salary pension scheme.The T&G Union has said that it would ballot Dairy Crest workers on the issue, after 2,000 union members at the group backed an...

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    Dairy Crest blames rivals for cut

    2006-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest has blamed rival processors for a decision to cut its milk price to farmers supplying its commodity cheese factories by 0.5ppl.The company said a failure by its competitors to match a price rise it pushed through last year had left...

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    Major brands cut back deal volumes

    2006-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Producers of the UK’s three leading Cheddar brands have all made headway in reducing the volumes of their cheese they sell through price promotions.Dairy Crest has cut the quantity of top Cheddar brand Cathedral City sold on deals from 63.7% in...

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    Dairies clash over price claims

    2005-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest boss Drummond Hall has blasted claims made by rival processor Robert Wiseman Dairies last week that it pays a “significant premium” for milk compared with other dairies.Hall told The Grocer that the matter of milk prices was complex...

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    Dairy Crest/Wiseman price fixing suspected

    2005-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Milk processors Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman Dairies are at the centre of an OFT probe into suspected price fixing.It remains unclear whether the OFT is also questioning other dairies and major retailers. A spokeswoman refused to reveal the...

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    Hit or Miss?

    2005-09-17T00:00:00Z

    >>How a recent top launch is faringProduct:St Ivel AdvanceCompany:Dairy crestLaunch date:May 2005It has been a busy year for milk suppliers, who have worked hard to breathe new life into the...

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    Morrisons triumphs in cheese awards

    2005-09-07T08:27:00Z

    Morrisons in Woking and Low Sizergh Barn Farmshop in Kendal emerged triumphant in this year's Retail Cheese Awards sponsored by Dairy Crest and The Grocer.The stores were named UK champions in the categories for best multiple and best...

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    Simplify cheese says Dairy Crest

    2005-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest has called on retailers to simplify their cheese aisles and broaden the reach of promotions on offer.In a report on the cheese category, the company says the high number of stock-keeping units (SKUs) in the cheese category is...

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    Final price model taking shape

    2005-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest is reporting good progress on developing its new concept of valuing and selling milk – the Final Market Value Model – with positive feedback from competitors, customers and industry leaders alike. The model will effectively rate...

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    Cheese milk price up, liquid down

    2005-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest suppliers will not have known whether to laugh or cry this week after the processor increased its cheese milk price by 0.4ppl from August but reduced its liquid milk price by 0.3ppl.The increase came as a result of the recent retail...

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    Probiotic pluses aimed at kids

    2005-07-30T00:00:00Z

    One-shot probiotic drinks are no longer the preserve of adults with the launch of a version aimed specifically at children by Yoplait Dairy Crest.Petits Filous Plus is a daily-dose yoghurt drink that contains bacteria to help keep children’s...

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    Frubes ads hit screens

    2005-06-04T00:00:00Z

    A Pepperami-style ad campaign for Frubes, Yoplait Dairy Crest’s fromage frais in a tube for kids, hits TV screens from Tuesday, June 7.The 10-second ads by Aardman Animations of Wallace & Grommit fame feature three of the 24 on-pack...

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    Still time to say ‘cheese’

    2005-05-21T00:00:00Z

    There’s still time left to enter the 2005 Retail Cheese Awards, but hurry – the deadline is May 28.The Retail Cheese Awards, which are jointly sponsored by Dairy Crest and The Grocer, are designed to recognise the best cheese retailers in the...

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    Dairy Crest’s bucket is full

    2005-05-21T00:00:00Z

    The first branded fresh milk with added Omega-3 is being described by supplier Dairy Crest as an important breakthrough for the sector.Aimed at families with young children, St Ivel Advance aims to capitalise on growing interest in the role...

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    Dairy Crest waiting on Morrisons

    2005-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Continuing post-takeover woes at Morrisons are creating uncertainties at Dairy Crest.The processor has been hoping the retailer would be the last of the major supermarkets to undertake a review of its milk sourcing arrangements, and award new...