UK – Robert Wiseman Dairies is refusing to deny speculation it is preparing to bid for rival company Express dairies after a management shake up this week.

In the shake-up, Wiseman’s 12 departments have been made into three business units. The finance, IT and purchasing will be run by current group finance director Billy Keane. Operations director Martyn Mulchay will head up production and distribution whilst commercial director David Dobbins will be in charge of the new sales, marketing, human resources and business process sector.

Last week, Danish and Swedish co-operative Arla Foods reportedly bid