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.

News in brief

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.

News in brief

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).

Comment

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.

Actimel boost for UK green plastics

05-Dec-2011 - Danone Dairies' decision to switch from petroleum-based polyethylene to the same plastic produced from plant-derived bioethanol for its Actimel drinking yogurt bottles signals a major advance for 'green plastics' in UK food and drink.

Training Programme of the Year

05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Improve/ The National Skills AcademShortlisted: Greencore Grocery, Nom Dairy UK, Tulip and Weetabix

Dairy Manufacturing Company of the Year

05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Coriolis UShortlisted: Arla Foods, Dairy Crest and Rodda's

Tesco's premium partnership

05-Dec-2011 - Five new ready-to-serve long-life desserts, packaged in combibloc Standard 500ml aseptic carton packs, have been launched in Tesco stores. The range comprises Tesco Long Life Single Cream and Double Cream Alternative, Tesco Finest Custard, Tesco Finest Brandy Sauce and Tesco Finest Rum Sauce.

Cultures promise fresh and robust white brined cheese

05-Dec-2011 - Chr Hansen says its new Direct Vat Set (DVS) SafeIT cultures for feta-type cheeses provide taste and texture, with strong phage robustness and extended shelf-life.

Natural fruit flavours for yogurt

05-Dec-2011 - Many traditional fruit flavours have a natural affinity with high-fat dairy systems, such as strawberries in yogurt. When these same flavours are used in reduced- or fat-free systems they nearly always lose their flavour and integrity. Create Flavours set about a year-long project to identify the synergistic effects that occur between specific flavour molecules in fruit flavours and dairy products. As a result, it has created a range of natural flavourings to increase acceptability of fruit flavours in low-fat dairy systems, especially yogurts.

R&R Ice Cream acquires German rival

05-Dec-2011 - Europe’s largest own-label ice cream manufacturer, R&R Ice Cream, has continued its expansion on the continent with the acquisition of German ice cream manufacturer Durigon Gelato.

Jobs threat at cheese plant wrecked by blaze

02-Dec-2011 - Workers at a cheese packing plant hit by fire in September have been warned they could lose their jobs.

Müller Dairy to axe 55 jobs

02-Dec-2011 - Up to 55 jobs could be lost at Müller Dairy UK, which makes yogurts at its North Shropshire dairy.

Cheese and property boost profits at Dairy Crest

10-Nov-2011 - Higher cheese prices and profits from property sales helped Dairy Crest to a strong financial performance for the period ending September 30, according to city analysts.

Food and drink manufacturers celebrate success

08-Nov-2011 - The best of the best. Nothing less was celebrated last night at the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards.

Food price inflation: second highest in the EU

07-Nov-2011 - UK consumer inflation on food is the second highest in the EU – up 6.4% while world commodity prices are falling.

Sluggish results predicted from ABF and Dairy Crest

07-Nov-2011 - Analysts are predicting sluggish results from Associated British Foods and Dairy Crest this week.

Whey to solve weighty issue

01-Nov-2011 - Whey protein can improve body weight and composition without cutting calories or changing the diet of overweight individuals, a fresh study suggests.

Sainsbury is new face of greener cheese packaging

01-Nov-2011 - To meet Sainsbury's demand for more sustainable packaging for its own-label sliced cheese, Smurfit Kappa has made a shelf-ready (SRP) design.