UK – The UK’s top dairy entrepreneurs have been named in a new publication.

According to the Entrepreneurs Edition 2002 list, there are 2,524 directors in the UK dairy industry running 971 companies. The survey’s publisher, Plimsoll Publishing, has named 223 of the directors Entrepreneurs of the Year.

The survey claims that the average age of dairy directors in the UK is 52, and that only 146 directors, or 5.7%, are under the age of 35. This compares with 154 dairy directors who are over the age of 65. 28 directors under the age of 35 have been named Young Entrepreneurs.

Awards have also been made for long service, high profits, company turnarounds and rapid growth.

Entrepreneurs Edition 2002 is available from Plimsoll Publishing on (+44) 1642 626400.