Dairy

Use of late customisation is rising

Use of late customisation is rising

By Rick Pendrous

The concept of late customisation looks to be expanding out of the confines of research departments and into mainstream manufacturing operations. It’s a way of cost-effectively making a variety of products that use a common ingredient by adding flavour...

Bakewell Tart and breast milk ice cream anyone?

FSA goes Gaga over breast milk ice cream...

By Ben Bouckley

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating whether a controversial ice cream made with donated breast milk, and sold in a London restaurant, breaches food safety regulations.

Arla offers licence for lactose-free dairy expertise

Arla offers licence for lactose-free dairy expertise

Dairy company Arla has begun to offer other producers a licensing package for its patented lactose-free dairy production technology. Previously the technology was only available to other companies in the Arla group in Scandinavia and the UK.

137 jobs under threat at Robert Wiseman Dairies

137 jobs under threat at Robert Wiseman Dairies

By Elaine Watson

69 staff at Robert Wiseman Dairies’ Okehampton dairy and 68 staff at its Cupar distribution centre face an uncertain future as the firm initiated 30-day consultations on the future of both sites.

Cheese - with 50% less salt

Micro salt: Coming to a supermarket near you ...

By Elaine Watson

The firm behind a new breed of microscopic salt crystals that is helping manufacturers slash sodium and retain their clean-labels has branched out into the retail market with the development of a consumer product called Solti.

Delamere Dairy: Growth will return to goat's milk market

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Delamere Dairy: Growth will return to goat's milk market

By Ben Bouckley

Despite rising UK sales, a great taste and health benefits, getting consumers to try goat’s milk in the first place is a tough marketing task, Delamere Dairy commercial director Ed Salt tells Ben Bouckley.

Pay talks break down at Adams Foods' Leek site

Pay talks break down at Adams Foods' Leek site

By Ben Bouckley

Union leaders failed to agree a pay deal for staff at Adams Foods' cheese packing plant in Leek on Monday, but remain hopeful of agreeing a package with management that will avert the need for strike action.

Dairy top performer in autumn availability survey

Dairy top performer in autumn availability survey

By Elaine Watson

Dairy was the top performing category in the latest ECR UK on-shelf availability survey, achieving 97.91% availability in an audit at the leading supermarkets conducted during October 14-20 compared with 96.2% in October 2009 and 96.33% in October 2008.

FSA: Cloned meat is safe, hypothetically ...

FSA: Cloned meat is safe, hypothetically ...

By Ben Bouckley

Meat and milk derived from cloned cattle and their offspring is one step closer to being on sale in the UK after scientists agreed that it was “unlikely to present a food safety risk”.

New guide promises consistency on COOL

New guide promises consistency on COOL

By Elaine Watson

New voluntary guidance launched today outlines a clear set of principles designed to encourage a more consistent approach to country of origin labelling (COOL).

Lactalis-Nestlé Chilled Dairy UK slashes finished goods waste by 70%

Lactalis-Nestlé Chilled Dairy UK slashes finished goods waste by 70%

By Elaine Watson

Demand planning accuracy at Lactalis-Nestlé Chilled Dairy UK has surged 10% to 85% over the past two years leading to a significant improvement in availability and a huge drop in waste in a category in which 70% of volumes are now sold on promotion.

DEFRA COOL draft cites new rules on cheese

DEFRA COOL draft cites new rules on cheese

By Elaine Watson

The latest draft of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ (DEFRA’s) new code of practice on country of origin labelling (COOL) advises manufacturers to state the origin of liquid milk used in cheese and butter OR the place these products...

Wiseman to supply another 35m litres to Tesco

Wiseman to supply another 35m litres to Tesco

By Elaine Watson

Robert Wiseman Dairies has struck a deal to supply Tesco with another 35m litres of milk a year, but said volume gains with the Co-operative Group had been offset by the retailer's decision to source ‘value’ milk from another supplier.

Dairy Crest wins 50m-litre contract with Tesco

Dairy Crest wins 50m-litre contract with Tesco

By Elaine Watson

Dairy Crest has picked up a new 50m litre milk supply contract with Tesco but reported a 24% drop in operating profit in its dairies division to £10.9m on the back of higher input costs and competitive pressures.

Ted is now a superstar

Yo yo yo yo (Yeo) Valley!

By Elaine Watson

Early indications are that Yeo Valley may have turned the swag on with its latest ad campaign, which has become an overnight YouTube sensation (and turned an owl called Ted into an international celebrity).

Smith: More bang for your buck

Tim Smith: FSA cash must be allocated differently

By Elaine Watson

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will have to trim its budget by at least 25% over the next four years, which means it will have to “hand a great deal of responsibility [for food safety enforcement] back to the industry”, according to chief executive Tim...

Dairy and whisky firms test novel technology to clean pipes

Dairy and whisky firms test novel technology to clean pipes

By Elaine Watson

A novel technology that uses air instead of gallons of water and cleaning agents to clean process pipe work is being installed at a UK whisky manufacturer this week and will shortly be tested by a UK dairy manufacturer.

Dairy Crest secures Morrisons contract, but at what price?

Dairy Crest secures Morrisons contract, but at what price?

By Elaine Watson

While Dairy Crest says that full-year profits should be in line with expectations, City analysts have been engaged in feverish speculation over the price it has paid to retain its milk contract with Morrisons.

Can Robert Wiseman regain the initiative after profit warning?

Can Robert Wiseman regain the initiative after profit warning?

By Elaine Watson

While last week’s profit warning was a serious blow, Robert Wiseman Dairies is in a good position to try and claw back some of the initiative over the next 18 months, particularly if it is able to win business from Asda and Morrisions, according to Investec...

DEFRA to draw up new COOL guide by end of November

DEFRA to draw up new COOL guide by end of November

By Elaine Watson

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is aiming to draw up a new voluntary code of practice on country of origin labelling (COOL) by the end of November.

Analyst: Asda's discounting has decimated milk margins

Analyst: Asda's discounting has decimated milk margins

By Elaine Watson

Asda’s margin-crushing promotional activity on liquid milk has prompted a wave of price-cutting that has contributed to “a material destruction of category profitability”, according to one City analyst.

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