Britons have spent £1.1bn on ice cream, sorbet and frozen yogurt already this year, up from £910M five years ago, according to the latest research from Mintel.
Milk processors and dairy farmers will need to make far greater use of price hedging tools if they are to survive in today’s increasingly volatile world, claims a leading dairy risk management analyst.
Arla Foods has won praise from farmers’ leaders after announcing a new pricing and sourcing strategy for milk, which starts with a significant increase in the price it will pay for milk.
International dairy food group Glanbia Consumer Foods is seeking to raise its profile in the UK. The firm, which has its headquarters in Ireland, has appointed logistics firm Culina to manage the distribution of its chilled products in the UK.
A Shropshire dairy company has been ordered to pay £12,500 after a worker suffered a fractured skull when he was hit by a steel beam at a Derbyshire farm – on his second day at work.
Robert Wiseman Dairies is looking to rebuild its relationship with its suppliers after a summer that has seen milk processing depots across the country blockaded by angry farmers protesting at below cost prices for their milk.
Cheese producer Wyke Farms has complained of “broken promises” after Morrisons cancelled a meeting due to take place today (August 28) to discuss the delisting of the Somerset family business.
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has strengthened its position in the UK’s food ingredients and foodservice sectors by acquiring The Cheese Warehouse, a UK-based cheese ingredients supplier.
A family cheese maker’s David-and-Goliath struggle to fight its delisting by Morrisons gathered pace this week as thousands of shoppers supported its Facebook campaign.
The First Milk Cheese Company has been ordered to pay £56,000 after a blast at its Allerdate factory in Cumbria threw debris more than 100m across the site.
Europe’s largest own-label ice cream manufacturer R&R Ice Cream remains “on the acquisition trail” after scooping up Italian ice cream maker Eskigel for about £60.5M (€77M), says ceo James Lambert.
Fresh efforts by the European Commission (EC) to clarify the status of food enzymes as ‘processing aids’ or ‘ingredients’ could reopen the vexed question of labelling genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMOs) in food, according to one regulatory expert.
Country of origin labelling (COOL) of processed meat products and cheese has shown no significant improvement over the past year, according to the findings of a new survey of products bought from the major multiples and independent shops.
The Scottish government is backing an initiative designed to give the country’s dairy farmers greater bargaining power when dealing with their customers.
Milk processors Arla, Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman, which supply Britain's major multiples, have come under sustained flak over the past month for their role as 'middle men' in cutting the price paid to dairy farmers for milk to below...
Farmers have welcomed the decisions by all the major food processors to cancel or suspend milk price cuts that were due to take place on August 1, but warned this was only a first step and would not end their protests.
Three milk processors have abandoned plans to cut the price they pay for milk on August 1, but farmers have pledged to continue their blockades of milk processing depots until all the price cuts are rescinded.
Strong performances in Knorr cooking products and soups helped underpin growth in Unilever’s savoury food business, according to its first half year results announced today.
Farmers For Action (FFA) have vowed to continue blockading milk processing depots despite an agreement that has been struck between the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the milk processors’ trade body Dairy UK.
Pressure is mounting on some retailers and dairy processors to lift producers’ milk prices, after TV chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall urged shoppers to boycott supermarkets that treat milk as a loss leader.
Dairy Crest’s sale of St Hubert will “transform its balance sheet”, according to City analysts, after the processor released an interim management statement for the first quarter of its financial year 2013.
Anger, bitterness and frustration about two big cuts in producers' milk prices found expression in the form of protest signs at this week's Great Yorkshire Show, head of a big rally in London tomorrow (July 11). Here's a flavour of the...
Dairy ingredients manufacturer Meadow Cheese has launched a low melt processed cheese which is designed for use inside savoury pastries and flans as well as products that contain dough or crumb as an ingredient.
Dairy Crest will start shopping around for acquisitions in the UK next year, after disposing of its French St Hubert spreads business, according to City analysts.
Food manufacturers are helping consumers to make significant cuts in the £12bn worth of food they waste each year, according to new research from the government-funded Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
Dairy co-operatives Milk Link and Arla group plan to merge to create a business with a turnover of more than £2bn, which processes over 3bn litres of milk a year.
Wimbledon, Leeds United and Chelsea footballer, Vinnie Jones has become the latest addition to the list of celebrity milk promoters, which includes: Gordon Ramsay, Elle Macpherson, and Kelly Osbourne.
The dairy industry’s biggest lobbying body, Dairy UK is to issue a tough code of practice for unpasteurised milk processors ahead of a major review of ‘green top’ sales.
Bioscience firm Chr Hansen has launched a series of new YoFlex and probiotic Nu-trish yogurt cultures with texturing properties that perform in low-fat milk.
The launch of the Magnum Infinity range in Europe helped Unilever to sales growth of 8.4% with turnover up by nearly 12% to €12.1bn in the first quarter of this year.
Kelly’s of Cornwall has nailed £200,000 worth of savings in two years from environmental projects ranging from reduction in water use to more efficient effluent treatment.
Unite the union and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers have confirmed that they are in talks with Dairy Crest following its decision to axe nearly 500 jobs with the closure of two UK dairies.
Dairy Crest’s decision to axe 500 jobs at two of its UK dairies, coinciding with the loss of a key liquid milk contract with Tesco, confirms its commitment to the market, according to city analysts.
Irn-Bru manufacturer AG Barr is diversifying into the £800M UK ice cream market with the launch of a new range of Rubicon-branded ice creams developed from its juice range.
