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Whey, the Expo, The Traitors and cold water swimming
This weekend, I have been out for a swim in the cold water again with my ‘extreme swimmer’ friends. I’m busy trying to get my winter challenges done (going for Polar Bear this year), and swam in both the heated lido and the ‘having to break the ice’ docks.
Muller targets enhanced industry collaboration with Dairy UK membership
Müller UK & Ireland has joined the processor-led organisation Dairy UK as it targets further industry collaboration.
Dairy UK celebrates clarification of dairy terms
The British Court of Appeal has concluded a case into the use of dairy terms in trademarks, ruling in favour of the dairy sector.
Dairy UK calls for balanced approach in its latest report
Dairy products provide critical nutrients which are often difficult to replace, and the industry body cautions that calls to reduce dairy intake could overlook these benefits.
Dairy UK welcomes Keir Starmer as Prime Minister
Chief executive of Dairy UK, Dr Judith Bryans, commented on the appointment of the new UK leader.
UK cheesemakers delight Chelsea Pensioners with their Christmas cheese donation
This year cheese makers large and small from around the UK donated over 330kg of British cheese to the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
UK dairy industry gains new export programme
The Dairy Export Programme will help UK agri-businesses grow by seizing new export opportunities and exploiting overseas markets for their products through a comprehensive package of export support, the government says.
Ageing well
Dairy UK’s Stronger for Longer event last year, examined the research done in using dairy to slow bone loss, preserve muscle mass and add nutrition to the diet of the older folks among us.
Moving forward with British dairy
The great and the good were out at Raffles London at the OWO, which welcomed the industry as the first event at the hotel. Suzanne Christiansen reports
The joy of dairy
The Dairy UK Annual Dinner was a highlight of my week last week. It highlighted the good work Dairy UK has been doing throughout the year, from the Dairy Roadmap to standardising carbon footprint tools throughout the industry, to raw milk contracts.
The burning Mediterranean (or, your country here)
The news here in the UK is filled with the fires on Rhodes (and now Corfu), and its implications for the tourist trade, which finances a lot of the Greek islands and southern countries. It also points in graphic detail to the eternal global warming issue that we are grappling with, and are leaving to future generations.
New regulations set to promote fairness and transparency across the dairy sector
The government has outlined more detail on regulations set to come into force later this year which will ensure supply contracts in the dairy sector are fair and transparent.
Levelling up with lactose
Dairy UK hosted a webinar on Lactose and the Evolution of Dairy Consumption and looked at microbiomes and misconceptions
What was your World Milk Day like?
Last week, it was World Milk Day for the 22nd year. World Milk Day was established in 2001 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognise the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector.