Dairy

Dairy firms should adopt sector-specific safety training

09-May-2013 - UK dairy firms should adopt a new sector-specific safety training course and accreditation, according to food and drink qualification firm FDQ.

‘Bring Stilton back to its original home’

07-May-2013 - A food manufacturer based in the village of Stilton in Cambridgeshire is campaigning for the right to name the cheese his company makes Stilton.

Glanbia Ireland to build largest dairy in Republic’s history

01-May-2013 - Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GIIL) is set to begin construction on the largest dairy in the Irish Republic’s history dedicated to making products for export.

53% rise in cheese sales calls for capital investment

30-Apr-2013 - A 53% rise in sales of its sliced cheese prompted Wrexham-based Ash Manor Cheese Company to invest £450,000 in increasing its production capacity.

UK Cheddar mark ‘dupes consumers’

30-Apr-2013 - UK Cheddar manufacturers are being hampered by rules that “give the impression” foreign cheese is actually produced in Britain, claims the boss of Dairy Crest.

Unilever to cut emissions with dual-fuel trial

30-Apr-2013 - Manufacturing giant Unilever is to begin trialling dual-fuel technology for its fleet of vehicles in a bid to slash carbon emissions and cut costs, while also pressing for more collaboration between food firms to reduce the number of vehicles on the road.

Feature

The right churn

30-Apr-2013 - Relentless pursuit of efficiency measures has enabled Mark Allen to transform Dairy Crest into a brand-focused plc, reports Gary Scattergood

R&R Ice Cream sold to private equity firm

30-Apr-2013 - Yorkshire-based R&R Ice Cream has been sold to private equity firm PAI Partners for an undisclosed sum. 

News in brief

Meadow Foods appoints new development technologist

29-Apr-2013 - Meadow Foods has appointed Robin Elliot as its new product development technologist.

Tesco poultry feed decision ‘misleading consumers’, say campaigners

15-Apr-2013 - Tesco is “misleading” consumers over its scrapping of a pledge to only rear poultry on soya feed that’s free of genetic modification (GM), say campaigners.

Groceries Code Adjudicator: like going to Relate – by then it’s too late, says cheese boss

15-Apr-2013 - Having to use the Groceries Code Adjudicator would be like going to the marriage guidance service Relate – by the time you get to that point the relationship has already broken down.

News in brief

Own-label food and drink brands mislead consumers: Which?

12-Apr-2013 - Nearly a third of consumers feel misled by own-label brands – including food and drink products – which ape the packaging of leading brands, warns a survey by consumer watchdog Which?

Margaret’s mind ‘not on job’ in her ice cream years

09-Apr-2013 - Margaret Thatcher’s mind was not focused on food science, despite being credited with the invention of soft scoop ice cream, a former colleague has revealed exclusively to FoodManufacture.co.uk.

Engage staff to cut waste: Dairy boss

04-Apr-2013 - Engaging staff and treating machines like marathon runner are the keys to a reducing waste, according to dairy firm Rodda’s.

Why milk suppliers are living on a knife-edge

03-Apr-2013 - Milk supplies are on a “knife-edge” and the next four weeks will be critical for manufacturers – with a sustained period of heavy rain likely to see prices soar, says the md of cheesemaker Wyke Farms.

Opinion

Butter takes on margarine

02-Apr-2013 - Just as the Department of Health is lining up its new pledges on saturated fat, a study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has generated headlines such as 'swapping the butter for margarine may be bad for your health'.

The technical challenge of tasty low-salt cheese

02-Apr-2013 - Reducing the sodium content of cheese while maintaining its taste and shelf-life is a technical challenge for manufacturers.

Californian prune paste comes to UK bakers' aid

02-Apr-2013 - Mariani prune paste is a functional ingredient that can be used as a flavour enhancer or fat reducer in bakery and dairy products.

Efficiency drive crucial to compete with imports – Dairy Crest boss

02-Apr-2013 - Dairy Crest will continue to “hold up a mirror to itself” and maintain its drive for efficiencies in a bid to compete against foreign competitors which have access to cheaper milk.

News in brief

Müller appoints new md from Arla

27-Mar-2013 - Müller UK & Ireland Group has appointed Carl Ravenhall as the new md of its fresh milk business, Müller Wiseman Dairies.

Tesco lifts its suppliers’ milk price

22-Mar-2013 - The 700 dairy producers in Tesco’s Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) are to receive an extra 1.9p/litre from April 1 2013. 

Battle intensifies to save 70 cheese manufacturing jobs

19-Mar-2013 - Welsh Assembly Member Rhodri Glyn Thomas is battling to preserve the future of Saputo’s troubled cheese manufacturing plant in Camarthenshire.

Redundant dairy workers to bring Stilton making back to Derbyshire

19-Mar-2013 - Two cheesemakers who were made redundant by Dairy Crest and Long Clawson Dairy are on a mission to bring traditional Stilton making back to Derbyshire.

EU working group to discuss probiotic as a ‘general descriptor’

15-Mar-2013 - Hopes are rising that the use of the term ‘probiotic’ will not have to disappear on products following the failure of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to give approval for a generic health claim for the ingredient last year.