Milk Link and Volac to undertake major investment at Taw Valley

Leading dairy businesses Milk Link and Volac have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly undertake a major investment at Milk Links Taw Valley Creamery, North Tawton, Devon.

The investment will see the replacement of the existing whey dryer at Milk Links Taw Valley facility to create a state of the art, added value whey processing operation on one site.  The new facility will be the most advanced of its type in the UK and amongst other benefits will deliver enhanced levels of energy efficiency and reduced environmental emissions.

Commenting on the announcement Neil Kennedy, Chief Executive of Milk Link said, Our new partnership with Volac is fully in line with our strategy of adding value efficiently in everything we do and will further enhance our ability to maximise returns to our farmer Members. The investment future proofs Taw Valley, providing a strong platform for the further growth and development of cheese production at the Creamery. At the same time it builds further our ability to offer a range of value added dairy ingredients to our growing portfolio of food manufacturing customers.

Our partnership with Milk Link is a further positive development for Volac as part of our ambitious growth plans said Volac Managing Director, James Neville. The developing market for whey products in Europe provides an exciting opportunity and we are delighted to be collaborating with one of Europes leading dairy processors in this joint venture.