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Young farmers visit Meadow Foods
A group of young farmers visited Meadow Foods head office as part of the Young Farmers Programme.
Ireland stockpiling cheddar in case of no-deal Brexit
Recent trade figures show that Ireland has been stockpiling cheddar in the UK as a safeguard against a no-deal Brexit.
Healthy aging solutions inspired by senior consumers
A DuPont Nutrition & Health consumer survey has identified the top health concerns of European seniors and found that active ingredients are a primary driver of senior nutrition purchases.
Arla Baby&Me Organic arrives in UK
Arla is extending its Baby&Me Organic offering to the UK, following success in Denmark and China.
Promising outlook announced by OMSCo
The Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative (OMSCo), reported a successful year-end at their annual members conference, with an average increase of 1.65ppl in member returns for the financial year ending 31st March 2018. Speaking at the recent ‘OMSCo Together’ event, chairman, Nicholas Saphir says: “Although we anticipate considerably more organic milk becoming available in continental Europe over […]
IDF World Dairy Situation 2018 report launched
The IDF World Dairy Situation 2018 report has been launched at the World Dairy Summit, which takes pace in Daejeon, Korea this week.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies agree merger terms
Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies have agreed to merge following the unanimous approval of the Boards of both co-operative societies who are recommending the proposed merger to their respective shareholders.
DairyUK welcome plans to tackle food waste
Dairy UK has welcomed today’s announcement from Britain’s secretary of state Michael Gove of an additional £15 million to tackle food waste and redistribute surplus food.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, End products, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Dairy UK calls for post-Brexit school milk funding
Dairy UK has called on the British government to safeguard the future of school milk schemes by committing to their long-term funding post-Brexit.
BMJ survey targets sugar in UK yogurts
Many yogurts sold in UK supermarkets contain high levels of sugar, a survey published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has highlighted.
Dairy UK responds to Agriculture Bill
The new Agriculture Bill was presented to Parliament on 12 September 2018. Here, Dairy UK Chair Paul Vernon and Chair of the Farmers Forum Arthur Fearnall give their responses to the Bill.
Good judgement
I spent a decent portion of my week last week eating and tasting cheese. First stop was the Speciality & Fine Food Fair at Olympia, where I ate blue goat cheese and cheddar with rum-soaked figs inclusions.
UK dairy continues trade deficit
The UK runs at a trade deficit for many key dairy products, meaning it imports more than it exports, according to a report from the UK’s Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board. This trend has continued in 2018.
Arla warns of post-Brexit “dairy dilemma”
Arla Foods has warned that if the findings of an LSE report prove true, non-tariff barriers to trade and restricted access to labour after Brexit will leave British consumers facing a dairy dilemma.