Dairy

Propoer Welsh has a smaller 'hoof print' than other milks, claims the firm's director

New dairy in Wales to create 14 jobs

By Lynda Searby

At a time when factory closure announcements seem common, new venture Proper Welsh is defying the gloom with the opening of a dairy that will create 14 jobs and process Welsh milk close to source and distribute it across Wales.

Seeking fluid solutions. Cutting firms' water use is the new carbon reduction

Why water is the new carbon

By Freddie Dawson

Mounting pressure on dwindling water resources means that food manufacturers must cut consumption sooner rather than later, according to the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).

Greater flexibility: the IDB's plant will produce customised dairy ingredients for manufacturers

IDB to double production at new £11M plant

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.

BBC TV's The Apprentice winner, Tim Campbell (left) presents Calum Marnock, from Kraft Foods, with a trophy at the FDF Community Partnership Awards ceremony

Food firms to double apprenticeships

By Graham Holter

The food and drink industry has pledged to double the number of apprenticeships in the sector by the end of next year.

Is the government's obesity Call to Action sound sense or

Manufacturers come out fighting in obesity row

By Dan Colombini

Food firms have rejected criticisms that the industry is failing to combat obesity after the government’s framework to tackle the problem drew flack from campaign groups.

Kerry to close Okehampton site in move to Tenbury

Kerry to close Okehampton site in move to Tenbury

By Lynda Searby

Food and flavours firm Kerry Ingredients has confirmed that the closure of its Okehampton factory will be complete by the end of March 2012, with the loss of over 90 jobs. But it has also revealed expansion plans for its Tenbury Wells site, which will...

The current CAP reform proposals will bring a bitter harvest if implemented, warn food firms, farmers and environmentalists

Food firms join chorus of disapproval on CAP reform

By Mike Stones

European food industry body FoodDrinkEurope has joined farmers and environmentalists in a chorus of disapproval following the publication of the Commission’s plans to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Mu product development. Adams Foods has signed a deal with Tesco to distribute its new cheese range

Cheese blaze firm gets back to business with Tesco deal

By Mike Stones

Adams Foods is launching a new cheese brand called Mu in partnership with retail giant Tesco less than a month after a devastating blaze wrecked its cheese warehouse at Wincanton Business Park, Somerset.

M&S' Christmas hampers go on sale online tomorrow

M&S plans a bumper natural, novel Christmas

By Rick Pendrous

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is planning a bumper Christmas with novel food and drink products and ‘natural’ packaging design ideas sourced from around the world.

Robert Wiseman Dairies: determined to push up margins

Discounters' dilemma as Wiseman ups milk margins

By Anne Bruce

Milk price discounters may have to raise prices above the £1 for four pints mark that has held for two years, as Robert Wiseman Dairies pushes through improved margins.

The free-from food sector is seeing meteoric growth

Meteoric growth for free-from foods: Mintel

By Rick Pendrous

Britain’s free-from food sector is witnessing meteoric growth as more consumers report intolerance to certain foods, according to a new report about to be published by market research company Mintel. Retail sales are set to soar from £303M a year to £519M...

FAB deal: R&R Ice Cream has acquired Pilpa; the ice cream division of French firm Maison Boncolac

R&R scoops up French ice cream unit to rival Unilever

By Mike Stones

Europe's largest own-label ice cream manufacturer, R&R Ice Cream (R&R) has acquired Pilpa, the ice cream division of French firm Maison Boncolac. The firm is now on track ot rival Unilever's European market dominance in the sector, said...

Northern Ireland's dairy sector made a key contribution to growth

Northern Ireland food firms beat the recession

By Freddie Dawson

Northern Ireland’s food and drink sector is not only weathering the global economic recession but thriving, according to a government report and industry leaders.

Eschewing the fat

Eschewing the fat

By Lynda Searby

Typically, ice cream is made up of water (55-64%), milk fat (10-16%), sugars (12-16%), non-fat milk-solids (9-12%), stabilisers and emulsifiers (0.5%) and flavours and colours (0.5%). At least, it used to be.

Cream of operational systems

Cream of operational systems

BV Dairy has selected a 37-user Epicor 9 enterprise resource planning (ERP) system supplied by Aspera Solutions to manage its manufacturing and distribution business. Epicor 9 will provide a unified, end-to-end system to manage all operations from milk...

Indian dairy range adds spice to Arla

Indian dairy range adds spice to Arla

By Graham Holter

Arla Foods has launched a range of Indian dairy products following a three-year research and development programme, involving investment of £1.5m.

Uniq pulls plug on Minsterley everyday desserts

Uniq pulls plug on Minsterley everyday desserts

By Ben Bouckley

Chilled foods firm Uniq has announced that production of ‘everyday’ desserts will end at Minsterley in the first half of 2012 with the loss of around 350 jobs.

Milk Link restructures business

Milk Link restructures business

By Ben Bouckley

Milk Link will adopt a new business structure from September that will see two core business units created, while the company has also made two senior appointments.

Kirsty Henshaw with supportive Dragon Peter Jones

Dragons' Den survivor scales-up brand

By Anne Bruce

The founder of Dragons' Den-backed start-up Worthenshaws is claiming significant turnover growth since appearing on the show, but is relieved she has outsourced manufacturing “to the experts”.

Food manufacturers ride out economic storm

Food manufacturers ride out economic storm

By Ben Bouckley

Despite fears of sovereign downgrades and tumbling share prices, UK food and drink manufacturers increased their output by 0.5% in June 2011, but many are suffering pain from rising input prices.

Tesco threatens legal recourse after OFT 'absurdity'

Tesco threatens legal recourse after OFT 'absurdity'

By Ben Bouckley

Tesco has expressed "surprise and dismay" at an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) ruling that it must pay £10.43m for allegedly colluding with other retailers and suppliers to fix cheese prices in 2002 to 2003.

Retailers may spring surprise audits on suppliers

Retailers may spring surprise audits on suppliers

By Freddie Dawson and Ben Bouckley

Version 6 of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety could lead to more unannounced audits being forced on manufacturers, according to a third-party certification body.

Sale hopes dashed for historic Stilton producer

Sale hopes dashed for historic Stilton producer

By Ben Bouckley and Anne Bruce

The administrator of Quenby Hall Dairy has admitted defeat in its efforts to sell the business, which produced Stilton on a site where some of first examples of the cheese were made over 250 years ago.

Generic strike placard

Kerry Foods strikes suspended as talks begin

By Ben Bouckley

Unite the Union says it has begun a conciliation process with Kerry Foods via a third-party mediator, aimed at resolving a pay dispute at the firm’s Omagh site.

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