Blogs
Promoting the yogurt
This week I am off to IFE at the Excel in London. This is an opportunity to see and taste first-hand, what new products there are on offer, both in and outside of the dairy aisles.
Spring is here and thoughts turn to green things
We have had a week of sun and dry here in the UK, meaning the allotment has been calling us, as well as the back garden.
Shifting energy sources
Renewables have been getting some press of late and have continued to build, despite what some out of touch politicians would have you believe.
The European aspects
European agriculture and dairy is an important market and one that has to be preserved and strengthened, particularly in the face of growing pressure from outside players that do not have Europe’s best interests at heart.
Of bon bons and snacking bites
Unilever’s annual report is out and the giant consumer goods company reports that its Magnums Bon Bons are now in 12 markets.
Weight loss and dairy
One interesting side effect of the GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) diabetes and weight-loss drugs that are now growing in popularity globally, is their effect on eating patterns.
Tariffs, trade and Brexit
British Prime Minister Kier Starmer is in Brussels this week, joining a gathering of European Union leaders for the first time since Brexit, the BBC points out.
Freezing cheese and tall people
I have been contemplating both the use of frozen cheese and the Netherlands’ historical love of dairy products this past week.
Immigrants get the job done in dairy
As we know dairy is a diverse, international business, with many of its American employees being from the countries that Trump would deport them to. A report from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) reveals that immigrant workers account for 51 per cent of all dairy labour in the US.
Whey, the Expo, The Traitors and cold water swimming
This weekend, I have been out for a swim in the cold water again with my ‘extreme swimmer’ friends. I’m busy trying to get my winter challenges done (going for Polar Bear this year), and swam in both the heated lido and the ‘having to break the ice’ docks.
Ice cream! with pantomime
Today, a lot of people are back in the office after the Christmas and New Year holidays. It’ll be a few weeks and then Chinese New Year will kick in at the end of January (29th), which will be the Year of the Snake and my indication to go into London and go enjoy baked goods in Chinatown.
Looking ahead
The year is winding down and I am already thinking to the future – in short, to the fabulous shows I will be going to, including our very own Dairy Industries Expo at NAEC Stoneleigh at the end of October. (Don’t miss it, www.dairyindustriesexpo.com, contact [email protected] for exhibitor information) I have been working on keynote speakers and they promise to be cracking ones. All will be revealed in the new year!
Facts and fiction
Last week was a topsy turvy week for me. I was at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, admiring the way Chelsea Pensioner Victor Lucas dealt with a 24 kilogram Montgomery Cheddar by wielding a sabre to cut it on Wednesday. It is a delightful event every year and it hearkens back to previous times before the internet, […]