Arla Foods Uk

Arla plans to make Aylesbury home to the production of lactose-free products for the UK market

Dairy giant plans to invest hundreds of millions in 2018

By Rod Addy

Ingredients firm Arla aims to invest £460M globally in 2018, including £72M in the UK, amid plans to create a UK manufacturing hub for its Lactofree brand, upgrade production and champion eco-friendly packaging initiatives.

Dairy firm Arla will cut 500 jobs across its business

Arla to cut 500 jobs in efficiency plan

By Laurence Gibbons

Arla Foods is planning to cut 500 jobs across its business, as part of structural changes designed to make the business more energy efficient and globally focused.

Which firms will land the glittering prizes? Find out tonight

Food Manufacturing Awards: the big night

By Mike Stones

Tonight is the night. The long wait is nearly over. This evening, 450 food and drink industry executives will gather in central London to discover which firms have triumphed in the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards.

Food Manufacturing Awards: one week to go

Food Manufacturing Awards: one week to go

By Mike Stones

There is just one week to go before the stellar evening when food and drink manufacturers celebrate the best of the best at the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards.

Analyst: Arla’s super dairy not a gamechanger

Analyst: Arla’s super dairy not a gamechanger

By Elaine Watson

Arla’s proposed 1bn-litre ‘super dairy’ in Greater London will shake up the UK liquid milk market but is unlikely to alter radically the balance of power in the trade, according to one analyst.

Dairy double act

Dairy double act

By Paul Gander

Hole-in-the-wall packaging operations have been an option for years, but not everyone has been able to make them work well. So why did Arla opt for this solution in its high-tech Leeds dairy? Paul Gander went to find out