Raise a glass to celebrate World Milk Day
Milk lovers from across the globe will be raising a pinta this Sunday (June 1) to celebrate the nutritional benefits of the white stuff on World Milk Day. Since 2001 when the first World Milk Day was proposed by FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations), June 1st has become the day […]
Arla adjusts its milk price for its non-owners
Arla Foods is reducing its milk price for its direct supplying farmers by 1.5ppl, with effect from 1 July 2014. Commenting on the adjustment, Ash Amirahmadi, Arla head of milk and member services, said: “This takes Arla’s direct standard litre to 32 pence, with no further deductions to be made, and continues to be one […]
World’s largest fresh milk dairy is officially opened by Secretary of State
Today, the Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, officially opened Arla’s £150 million fresh milk processing facility located in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, with a capacity to produce 1.5 million bottles a day. The dairy, which is the most technologically advanced and efficient of its […]
England pulling together to tackle key dairy diseases
DairyCo is leading a new RDPE-funded campaign to promote better control of four major dairy diseases or conditions affecting the profitability of dairy farming – BVD, Johne’s Disease, lameness and mastitis. The initiative is the result of AHDB being awarded a number of tenders under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) Skills Framework. This […]
Booths pledges to pay farmers more than any other supermarket for milk
Booths, the family owned food and drink retailer has launched a new fair milk product, which will replace all Booths own label milk, paying the highest supermarket price of 35.5p per litre* to farmers. Booths pledges that whenever you buy of pint of Booths milk, the farmer will receive a fair price for it, as […]
Arla merges with Belgian cooperative
The merger with Walhorn EGM brings more dairy farmers in Belgium and Germany, and for the first time, owners in the Netherlands. Owner-elected representatives from Arla and Walhorn EGM have agreed to the merger of the two cooperatives. The decision comes one and a half months after the two cooperatives’ board of directors presented a […]
Parliamentarians back new Dairy Makes A Difference initiative
‘Dairy Makes a Difference’, a new initiative aimed at highlighting the benefits of dairy products and the dairy industry, was launched at the House of Commons today with support from across the political spectrum. Parliamentarians from all major parties signed written declarations of how ‘Dairy Makes a Difference’ to them and urged other MPs, Peers […]
Arla Foods amba milk price reduction
Arla Foods amba is reducing its global on-account milk price by €1.5 cents, with effect from 28 April 2014. This reduces Arla’s standard litre price in the UK by 1.27ppl taking it to 33.74 pence per litre. Commenting on the reduction, Ash Amirahmadi, Arla Foods UK’s head of milk and member services said: “Over recent […]
Arla Foods recognised by Mcdonalds as Sustainable Supply Award winner
McDonald’s has announced its “2014 Best of Sustainable Supply” award winners in a report highlighting how suppliers achieved significant results by identifying opportunities and applying sustainable solutions in diverse places across the world. More than 600 entries were submitted, with Arla Foods earning a prestigious place alongside 50 other leading projects. McDonald’s leadership and external […]
