Arla Foods hosts breakfast show

Arla’s Ayelbury fresh milk facility plays host to breakfast TV show BBC Breakfast.

BBC Breakfast visited the site to learn how the dairy cooperative is using production methods to maximise the output of milk for its 12,500 owners, of around 3,000 of whom are British.

Business presenter Steph McGovern spent the morning in the despatch facility at Aylesbury. She spoke with Arla’s supply chain development director Tim Evans, who explained how the wifi controlled automatically guided vehicles (AGVs) help distribute millions of litres of milk a day.

Evans also described how the 90 AGVs clock up around 15km around Aylesbury each day, ensuring Aylesbury maximises the production of milk at the site, meaning it gets to consumers faster.

Commenting on the visit, site director Jo Taylor explains, “We are delighted that we were able to show viewers how our Aylesbury dairy was designed to use cutting edge innovation to help create a sustainable future for the UK dairy. It enables us to process more milk, which helps drive more benefits back to our farmer owners.”