Dairy

IDB to double production at new £11M plant

18-Oct-2011 By Dan Colombini

Dublin-based co-operative the Irish Dairy Board (IDB) is set to double its output of specialised dairy ingredients in the UK to over 20,000 tonnes a year with the opening of a new £11M innovation plant.

Superdairies are off the boil

01-Aug-2011 By Sue Scott

The UK is the third largest dairy producer in Europe but it pays farmers the third worst price for its milk. No wonder producers are more inclined to bottle out than bottle it.

Focus on dairy ingredients: Hard life in the land of milk and money

28-Jan-2011

Rising ingredients costs and demand for additive-free products are making life tough in the dairy industry, says Freddie Dawson

60-second interview: Dairy UK chairman Robert Wiseman

11-Oct-2010 By Elaine Watson

FoodManufacture.co.uk catches up with Robert Wiseman following his election as chairman of Dairy UK.

New milk processing site to create 500 jobs

16-Nov-2009 By Rod Addy

Plans for the UK’s biggest liquid milk processing facility - with a one billion litre capacity - that will be built in the outskirts of London have...

Cheshire college wins £6M training contract

23-Feb-2009 By Hayley Brown

Reaseheath College in Cheshire has won a £6M contract to develop a pan-European qualification for the dairy sector.Reaseheath will provide a...

Dairy farmers' fate hangs in the balance, say experts

02-Jan-2009 By Hayley Brown

2009 will be even tougher for trading

Dairy processors pledge support for farmers

31-Mar-2008 By Rick Pendrous

Dairy processors in the UK have pledged to maintain their raw milk pricing support for farmers, despite weakening market signals.Robert Wiseman...

New chief executive for Milk Link

06-Mar-2008

The Milk Link Governing Board has announced that Barry Nicholls is to stand down as Milk Link’s Chief Executive at the end of March. He will be...

Shoppers think retailers are profiteering, as prices of food rise

26-Feb-2008

Consumer trust in the food and drink industry is low, claims national Consumer Council

Dairy double act

26-Feb-2008 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

Most people don’t eat enough dairy, say experts

21-Jan-2008 By Sarah Britton

Academics and food manufacturers will gather in London tomorrow (January 22) to discuss how industry can tackle negative perceptions about dairy...

The great white hope

23-Jul-2007

The European dairy sector is growing at just 0.7%, but there are pockets of opportunity to exploit, says RTS Resource

Processors urged to rethink installations

23-Jul-2007 By Sarah Britton

Manufacturers are losing out on optimum factory designs because they are not involving machinery suppliers from the start, according to conveyor...

Dairy Crest considers closing plant

14-May-2007 By Rod Addy

Dairy Crest may close its site at Totnes in Devon.The company plans to consult unions and its 164 employees who work at the plant within 90 days.The...