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PodcastThe Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Davina Bruce, McQueen’s Dairies
In this special podcast series we speak to six inspiring dairy heroes who went the extra mile to keep Brits’ favourite dairy products on shelves and in fridges during the coronavirus pandemic. In our sixth and final episode, we chat to dairy hero and milkwoman Davina Bruce about her 40 year career delivering milk to the people of Fife, and how she put off retirement to keep her community supplied over lockdown
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Podcast
The Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Gavin Wallace, Müller Milk & Ingredients
In this episode, we chat to dairy hero Gavin Wallace, a former BBC sports and travel reporter, about entering the fray as a tanker driver for Müller Milk & Ingredients to help keep fridges in Scotland full during the pandemic.
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Podcast
The Grocer’s Dairymen podcast: Gemma Smale-Rowland, Cornish Moo
We speak to dairy hero Gemma Smale-Rowland of Cornish Moo about her passion for British agriculture and why it’s more important than ever to reconnect people with farming
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Podcast
The Grocer’s Dairymen podcast: Ben Stansfield, The Cornish Cheese Co
On this episode of The Dairymen Podcast, we speak to Ben Stansfield from The Cornish Cheese Co about how he managed to save tonnes upon tonnes of his family businesses’ artisan cheese from being dumped when the country was plunged into lockdown earlier this year
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Video
Watch: Gen Z experts explain why young people are wary of dairy and how to fix it
Gen Z just isn’t buying milk, with some people even calling evil, so for this year’s Dairymen creative challenge, we tasked creative agency Zak with breathing new life into the white stuff
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Analysis & Features
Creative Challenge: can milk be futureproofed?
Gen Z just isn’t buying milk, with some even calling it evil. So we tasked creative agency Zak to come up with a brand that breathes new life into the white stuff
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Analysis & Features
Consumer research: Has coronavirus dampened Britain’s appetite for dairy?
Promisingly for dairy suppliers, Brits craved milk during lockdown. But many are keen to try alternatives, too
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Podcast
The Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Ciaran Dawson, Oppo Brothers
On this episode of The Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast we had a chat with Ciaran Dawson from ice cream brand Oppo Brothers about how he managed to set up a new DTC ice cream delivery service during lockdown
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Analysis & Features
Joe Bangles: interview with Twitter’s chief cheesemonger
Joe Bangles CBE (cheese board enthusiast) is the self-styled ‘cheesemonger to the stars’
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Analysis & Features
Big Interview: How Jon Jenkins picked up the ball at Müller
Müller Milk & Ingredient’s new CEO may have joined at a tough time, but the rugby union veteran is determined to make good on own-label ambitions
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Analysis & Features
After EU: can UK dairy still go global?
British dairy suppliers face crippling import tariffs and a hard fight to become contenders in the US and other markets beyond Europe
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Comment & Opinion
The Dairymen 2020: Celebrating the heroes of dairy, and the launch of our first podcast
The Grocer’s first-ever podcast will feature in-depth interviews with six dairy heroes
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Podcast
The Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Trish Cannon, Wensleydale Creamery
On the very first episode of The Dairymen Podcast, we speak to dairy hero Trish Cannon from the Wensleydale Creamery
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Analysis & Features
Eight dairy firms delivering direct to consumers
From letterbox cheeseboards to milk vending machines, here are eight ways DTC dairy is making a comeback
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Analysis & Features
Does dairy’s future lie in DTC sales?
When lockdown decimated foodservice overnight, dairy suppliers quickly pivoted to direct sales. They’re now looking to make the channel work post-pandemic
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10 Charts
Online purchases, sales spikes and dairy alternatives: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to dairy
During lockdown, shoppers drank more milk and ate more cheese – in many cases turing to online for their shopping. But plant-based alternatives also saw an uptick
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Analysis & Features
Did Covid-19 help change the dairy industry for the better?
Lockdown saw suppliers exposed to hospitality hit hard, while demand in retail surged. But the dairy sector has worked together and proved resilient
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Category Report
A new sugar tax? The Dairymen drinks category report 2020
Dairy drinks have escaped the soft drinks levy so far. But two years on, momentum from anti-sugar campaigners is growing
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Category Report
The perfect portion: The Dairymen snacking category report 2020
Convenient, portion-controlled snacks are suffering as Brits plump for larger formats at home. How are suppliers adjusting?
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Category Report
Cold comfort: The Dairymen ice cream category report 2020
While ice cream vans were driven off our streets in lockdown, sun and staycations led to a boom in handheld frozen treats
