Union Usdaw “can’t see the strategic relevance” of depot closure proposals announced by Müller Wiseman Dairies, which could cause the loss of up to 156 jobs.
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.
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August 1, but farmers have pledged to continue their blockades of milk processing depots until all the price cuts are rescinded.
Most major UK supermarkets operate sourcing policies that promote British produce but all could do more, reveals a new survey from the National Farmers Union (NFU).
Müller’s takeover of Robert Wiseman dairies is now complete after the firm announced that the £280M offer from the German yogurt maker was “unconditional in all respects”.
Müller's announcement that it had launched an agreed takeover of Britain's "leading" liquid milk supplier Robert Wiseman Dairies was the biggest surprise of the past month.
More British food and drink firms could find themselves the targets of overseas takeovers this year, with some analysts predicting mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity surpassing the £4.2bn achieved in the UK last year.
Kerry Ingredients is proposing to close its Okehampton site by 2012 with the loss of up to 106 jobs, as it considers switching production to a larger and more modern unit in Tenbury Wells.
Okehampton-based premium chocolate firm Browne’s Chocolates has closed its doors and sent around 30 staff home, in a town already reeling from the news of 300 food manufacturing redundancies.
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) says it is disappointed by Robert Wiseman Dairies' confirmation that it will close its Okehampton dairy and Cupar distribution depot with the loss of up to 134 jobs.
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.
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...
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.
Were Robert Wiseman Dairies’ East Kilbride office to go up in smoke, staff could be relocated to a data centre in Glasgow and re-establish financial, operational and supply chain systems within an hour.
Robert Wiseman Dairies is investing £8m into doubling its processing capacity for filtered milk at its Droitwich dairy after striking a deal with Tesco to boost production of its ‘Pure’ range.
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