Food manufacture excellence awards
2007: Arla Foods
Dairy co-operative Arla Foods saw off its fellow category winners to take home to top prize in 2007.
Judges were impressed with the sheer volume of what Arla does in processing 2bn litres of milk each year, supplying 25% of the total British fresh milk market.
Judges were also impressed with its achievements in the free-from market, after the dairy identified a gap in the market for a lactose-free cows' milk and developed Lactofree.
Image: Arla Foods