The chancellor’s cheese visit

British chancellor George Osborne visited UK Dairy Crest’s creamery in Davidstow, North Cornwall. The site is the home of Cathedral City, a popular cheddar brand.

Osborne heard about the growth of Cathedral City, now a £270 million (€331m) brand.  He praised the company: “Dairy Crest is a prime example of a company which is helping to boost the UK economy. Companies like this create jobs and sell British goods all around the world.”

Mark Allen, Dairy Crest’s CEO showed the chancellor around the construction site for the new £45 million whey plant. Construction is now well underway on the new plant, which will manufacture demineralised whey powder for which there is rising global demand, particularly in China. The investment will allow Dairy Crest to remove minerals from the whey, producing the base ingredient for infant formula.