Dairy Crest Anglia co-op deal cleared

The UK competition watchdog has cleared Dairy Crest’s acquisition of the dairy operations of the East of England Cooperative Society.

Under the deal, over 300 co-op dairy employees in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex have moved across to Dairy Crest, the UK’s largest dairy processor.
The co-op decided to quit dairy production due to falling demand for its products and volatile prices in the sector.