Belton Cheese to supply Tesco Finest cheeses
Belton Cheese, based in the glorious Shropshire countryside close to the Cheshire border, has secured a listing to supply Tesco with 3 lines for their Finest cheese range. The new lines, which include Rinded Red Leicester, Rinded Double Gloucester and Cheshire, represent a retail value of 1.5 million. Forming part of a wider range, the […]
RABDF urges RMMB funding supports youngsters
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers has proposed that the Residuary Milk Marketing Boards (RMMB) 176k of assets should be designated towards helping young farmers in England and Wales enter the sector. Responding to Defras consultation document on the RMMBs assets disposal, RABDF chairman, David Cotton said: As an independent charitable organisation representing British […]
How successful is your milk buyer?
DairyCo has published its 2010 Company Strategy and Performance Report this week giving farmers new insight into how the market environment in which milk buyers operate affects their milk prices. For most of the companies covered in this report the milk they buy from farmers is their biggest single cost, therefore how successful they are […]
First Milk sets up export deal with Eilers and Wheeler
First Milk has set up a strategic alliance with Eilers and Wheeler, one of Europes most established suppliers of quality dairy products. Under the new arrangement, Eilers and Wheeler will be First Milks preferred partner for export sales of cheese and packet butter. Kate Allum, CEO of First Milk, commented: Our primary responsibility at First Milk is […]
FCE improvements can help dairy farmers to offset rising feed costs
Achieving even small improvements in Feed Conversion Efficiency (FCE) can help UK dairy farmers to lessen the impact of declining milk prices and increasing feed costs, according to the UKs largest livestock feed manufacturer. FCE is the weight of milk (kg) produced for each kg of feed drymatter consumed and the ultimate measure of a […]
Dairy marketers must milk issues strategy
Cohesive industry communications strategy can provide consumer confidence… Dairy industry professionals must recognise the need for cohesive communications on key issues facing the industry, according to a presentation given to The Chartered Institute of Marketings (CIM) Food Drink and Agriculture (FDA) Group. During the event held on 16 February, Amanda Ball, head of marketing and […]
Lake District Cheese Co wins gold
Farmers and employees at The Lake District Creamery are celebrating after winning a prestigious industry award. The Lake District Cheese Co Extra Mature Cheddar lifted gold in The Grocer Food & Drink Awards 2011 in London, beating off national competition for the prize. The rich and rugged Extra Mature Cheddar, created at the creamery, triumphed […]
South Caernarfon Creameries and member farmers work together on New Supply Agreement
South Caernarfon Creameries has announced phased changes to its farmer supply agreements following a review of their current payment schedules. Having undergone a strategic review, the company completed a 5 year business plan in early 2010 and one of the outcomes of this was to have a basis to branch review their milk supplier contracts […]
Belton flies the flag at USAs largest food show
The Winter Fancy Food Show, North Americas largest Speciality Food & Beverage event, recently took place in San Francisco and Shropshires very own Belton Cheese was on hand to promote their award winning range of cheeses. Working in partnership with their US distributor, Anco Fine Cheese and fellow UK cheese producers Wensleydale Dairy Products and […]
