Blogs
Doing it for the kids
The news that Unilever is changing its marketing plans towards children comes as no surprise.
The rise of the angry
Mr Phoenix seems to be a self-identified expert on the dairy industry and used his acceptance speech to rant about what he perceives to be the shortcomings of the dairy industry and the “abuses” the cows suffer.
Brexit and next steps
The big news last week was the advent of Brexit here in the UK. This week, we start figuring out what this actually means, and what the EU and UK will wind up with as a partnership.
The challenge of climate change
If you haven’t been paying attention, the world is waking up to the fact that climate change is occurring.
Getting the public involved
The Ethical Dairy up in Scotland is running a series of cheese making courses for the public, along with farm tours for vegans and morning milking experiences. All of this is to help open the farming experience to people who wouldn’t normally be seen at a farm.
The evolving dynamics
At first glance, the recent travails of Dean Foods and Borden Dairy in the US appear to be a grim toll for dairy. Two large processors filing for bankruptcy is a sign of things going wrong, the idea goes.
January perspective
In much of Europe, this week people return from holidays and get back to their routines. Children return to school. However, dairy farmers and processors don’t have such luxuries.
‘Tis the season for butter shortages
It is the festive season here in Europe and as usual, there is a butter issue. For example, Switzerland’s largest supermarket chain is selling imported butter.
The way of waste
With the COP 25 meeting in Madrid, many minds were on the environment.
Notes from a small planet
We tend to not discuss the farmer, or even other aspects of the food chain aside from dairy, in this dairy processor’s space.
All private label now
It used to be that with private label, own brand dairy was the poor relation to branded products. The commodity SKUs that everyone bought just when they couldn’t be bothered buying branded, or the brand wasn’t available.
What is in a name
The European Union plans in its post-2020 renegotiation of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), to include an amendment to EU regulations on a common market organisation for agricultural products, which includes restricting the name use of vegan and vegetarian products.
We are all eating mozzarella
I put out a cheeseboard at a party this weekend and it was demolished. The cheddar, manchego, brie, goat cheese and aged gouda was cleared, as was the mass of bread and oatcakes. I also put out some homemade membrillo (quince paste), which was also duly gobbled up.
Less volatility but more uncertainty
It’s been a relatively quiet year for dairy, despite the political machinations globally.