Milk is mined in bid to boost healthy ageing

09-Feb-2012 - Weight management and healthy ageing products could be among the fruits of Food for Health Ireland's (FHI's) continuing milk mining project, which was launched more than two years ago.

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Firms fail to realise potential of senior market

09-Feb-2012 - Senior consumers offer massive market potential for ingredients suppliers and food processors that few firms have so far successfully realised, according to Aine Hallihan, Carbery head of research and development.

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Robert Wiseman confirms ‘unconditional’ Müller deal

08-Feb-2012 - Müller’s takeover of Robert Wiseman dairies is now complete after the firm announced that the £280M offer from the German yogurt maker was “unconditional in all respects”.

Dairy firms should focus on added-value products

06-Feb-2012 - Focusing on added-value products will help the UK dairy sector to meet rising global demand and avoid short-term fluctuations in commodity prices, according to industry experts.

Dairy Crest hit by tumbling cream prices

03-Feb-2012 - Higher milk prices and a fall in the price of cream have hit profits at Dairy Crest, according to city analysts, after the firm announced a drop in profits for its dairies business.

Chance for dairies to milk bags of opportunity

30-Jan-2012 - As supermarkets encourage consumers to buy more milk in bags, there are growing opportunities for dairies to compete for this work. And a bagging machine developed for this purpose, now available in the UK, should help dairies to meet supermarket demands.

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Cash cows

30-Jan-2012 - Cow shuffling may never make it as an Olympic sport, but dozens of British dairy farmers have taken it up recently on behalf of Robert Wiseman Dairies. They've spent months testing their animals and rejigging multiple herds in order to form an elite squad of cows that produce only A2 milk. Never heard of it? According to Wiseman it's already the fastest growing grocery product in Australia and it will be hitting British shelves this summer.

Clean sheet for automatic dispensing in cold stores

30-Jan-2012 - PAL-Cut, which specialises in equipment and consumables for automated palletising systems, is launching a new sheet dispenser designed for continuous operation in industry cold stores.

Double chocolate cookie dough adds value to ice cream

30-Jan-2012 - Pecan Deluxe Candy has added an indulgent double chocolate alternative to its cookie dough range with bittersweet chocolate chips and cocoa powder.

Müller takeover to milk buying clout

30-Jan-2012 - Müller's announcement that it had launched an agreed takeover of Britain's "leading" liquid milk supplier Robert Wiseman Dairies was the biggest surprise of the past month.

Firms lament country of origin label burden

30-Jan-2012 - Country of origin labelling (COOL) looks set to cause manufacturers serious headaches and extra cost burdens when the new rules start coming into force in 2014.

Food & drink firms face more foreign takeovers

30-Jan-2012 - More British food and drink firms could find themselves the targets of overseas takeovers this year, with some analysts predicting mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity surpassing the £4.2bn achieved in the UK last year.

180 jobs at risk as Adams Foods closes Somerset factory

23-Jan-2012 - Adams Foods has confirmed the closure of its Wincanton cheese packing plant in Somerset, putting 180 jobs at risk.

Wiseman bid opens UK market for Euro takeovers

20-Jan-2012 - The UK liquid milk market could be a target for further foreign takeovers following German yogurt maker Müller’s accepted offer for Robert Wiseman dairies earlier this week, analysts have said.

Dairy firm receives £4M bank support

20-Jan-2012 - Dairy supplier County Milk Products has secured a £4M investment from the NatWest bank, to support the firm’s continued growth this year.

Müller seeks UK expansion with Robert Wiseman bid

16-Jan-2012 - German yogurt manufacturer Müller is seeking to strengthen its position in the UK dairy market, according to city analysts, following the acceptance of a £279.5M bid for dairy giant Robert Wiseman.

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Robert Wiseman confirms Muller takeover talks

13-Jan-2012 - Dairy giant Robert Wiseman has confirmed that it is subject to a takeover bid by German firm Müller Dairy following a rise in the firm’s share price.

€1bn boost for Ireland's food and drink exports

12-Jan-2012 - Food and drink exports from the Republic of Ireland have soared by €1bn or 12% to reach €8.85bn last year, reports the country’s food board, Bord Bia.

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Müller plans 300 new jobs

10-Jan-2012 - Expansion at German dairy giant Müller's Market Drayton factory could result in new 300 jobs, following news that the firm has won full planning permission from Shropshire Council.

New enzymes for the big cheeses

01-Jan-2012 - Enzyme manufacturer Biocatalysts has broadened its dairy enzyme range with the addition of four new microbial enzymes for use in enzyme-modified cheeses (EMCs).

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Enough is enough! This legislation can't go on

01-Jan-2012 - With the new year upon us, I can't remember a time when there was so much uncertainty in the world economy, business as a whole and the food trade in particular.

Kraft Foods and R&R Ice Cream in £100M deal

06-Dec-2011 - Up to £100M in sales could be generated by a new ice cream partnership between Kraft Foods and R&R Ice Cream, R&R claimed this week.

Probiotics set to win health claims approval

05-Dec-2011 - New research on the efficacy of probiotics means it is inevitable they will win health claims approval, according to Paul Berryman, chief executive of Leatherhead Food Research.

Clean way to make cheaper, healthier dairy products

05-Dec-2011 - Ingredient specialist Ulrick & Short has developed clean-label starches and fat and milk solid replacers to help food manufacturers cut ingredient costs, develop healthier products and remain competitive.