Cumbrian cheese plant gets backing from Dairy Crest members

The journey towards establishing a cheese plant in Cumbria has received the backing of about 150 Dairy Crest Direct members.

The farmers are looking for a new buyer for their milk as they are concerned the co-op, who owns the factory they supply to, will not pay enough for the milk when their Dairy Crest contracts expire in October.
Ronald Akkerman, the Dutch entrepreneur who hopes to build the plant, aims to start building the