Having to use the Groceries Code Adjudicator would be like going to the marriage guidance service Relate – by the time you get to that point the relationship has already broken down. That’s the view of Richard Clothier, md of ...
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The share value of debt-laden food manufacturer Premier Foods has been driven down by one newspaper article, according to City analyst Investec. Martin Deboo, analyst with Investec, said: “Premier’s shares continue their drift ...
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The share value of debt-laden food manufacturer Premier Foods has been driven down by one newspaper article, according to City analyst Investec. Restructuring its bread division remains a key challenge for Premier Foods Martin Deboo, ...
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Dairy Crest has bought specialist milk business Proper Welsh Milk out of administration, saving 40 jobs. Proper acquisition: Dairy Crest has bought specialist milk business Proper Welsh Milk, saving 40 jobs The business and assets ...
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UK-based dairy giant Dairy Crest and Dairy Crest Direct (DCD) are set to introduce a new formula-based milk contract to British dairy farmers from 1 April 2013. The new contract will provide a formula method of establishing milk price ...
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UK-based Dairy Crest has acquired the business and assets of a small specialist milk business Proper Welsh Milk from its administrators BDO for 325,000 Euro. Created in 2011, Proper Welsh Milk employs around 40 people and supplies local ...
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Winning Sainsbury’s liquid milk contract has put Dairy Crest on track to reach its dairies division target of 3% operating profit margin, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. Dairy Crest is on track to deliver 2.8% operating ...
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UK firm Dairy Crest has announced it is reorganising its business to focus on "consumer-driven growth" and to build an "integrated" supply chain. The move reflects the increasingly "more focused" and "less complex" nature of Dairy Crest's ...
A three-year contract to supply liquid milk to Sainsbury has been won by Dairy Crest after a competitive tender. Dairy Crest has retained its contract, which will run into 2017, to supply the retail giant. The firm said that while the ...
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Dairy Crest has pumped 1.1M into new facilities at its Foston site in Derbyshire to promote greener ways of working. The new building provides an automated link between the firm's milk bottling site and the adjacent factory that makes ...
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Marks and Spencer has raised the price it pays farmers for milk under its Milk Pledge+ payment model, which is linked to the cost of production. The company will increase milk payments by 1.322ppl, effective today (1 February). The move ...
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Production staff at Dairy Crest's Fenstanton plant in Cambridgeshire are expected to clock off for the last time today (Friday, January 11), in line with its plans announced last April to close the site with the loss of 248 jobs. Dairy ...
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There were, despite continued economic uncertainty in many Western markets and concerns over slowing growth in the East, signs that M&A activity rebounded in the food sector this year. Data for the whole of 2012 has not yet been published ...
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Clover,a UK-based dairy spread brand owned by Dairy Crest,is set to revamp the packaging of it's 250g block SKU. The revamped version of packaging features kitchen utensils and the Clover container while the foil used will highlight the ...
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UK-based dairy products company Dairy Crest is set to create new packaging for its Butters and Spreads brand Clover block. The new packaging aims to improve standout of the product considerably,as a healthier alternative which tastes ...
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