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Arla to invest in ‘stronger dairy structure’
In 2012, Arla Foods will invest in a stronger dairy structure, the processing of whey ingredients and more focus on growth markets, with the aim of increasing Arla’s international competitiveness.
Organisation
Arla Foods UK
Arla Foods UK Limited is a major dairy products company in the UK, based in Leeds, and a subsidiary of the Swedish-Danish Arla Foods Group. (Source: Wikipedia)
Vital statistics
- Headquarters: Leeds, UK
- Founded: 2003 merger
- Website: http://www.arlafoods.co.uk/
Recent stories
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Arla to set up local production in Russia for first time
By agreeing on the terms for a joint production of yellow cheese with Molvest Group, Russia’s third largest dairy company, Arla is taking another significant strategic step into the Russian market.
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Cravendale ‘Cats with Thumbs’ wins ad of the year
Milk brand Cravendale is celebrating after scooping the top slot in this Christmas’ ITV show ‘Ad of the Year’.
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Arla Foods plans expansion in Scotland
Arla Foods is to grow its business in Scotland and plans to create a new depot in Bellshill, Glasgow, to handle additional milk and product volumes.
Innovations
Lactofree Spreadable
Lactofree, the UK’s only range of lactose-free dairy products, has entered the butter, spreads and margarine category with Lactofree Spreadable.
News
Bakers urged to prepare for egg supply crisis
Bakery manufacturers face the threat of rising egg prices, and even shortages, when new Europe-wide animal welfare legislation comes into force on 1 January.
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Arla Foods joins GlobalDairyTrade auction
Arla Foods will begin offering dairy products on GlobalDairyTrade from April 3 2012.
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Cravendale sponsors UK Barista Championships
Cravendale milk is getting involved in the UK Barista Championships 2012. The brand has been a sponsor of the event for the past six years and will supporting two budding baristas through the competit
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Cravendale increases online following by almost a third
Cravendale milk has significantly increased its online following in just three months through two creative social media campaigns, enabling it to engage directly with consumers.
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Arla aims for top three position in Germany
Arla executive vice president, Tim Ørting Jørgensen, will head a new business group based in Düsseldorf and is tasked with making Arla one of Germany’s leading dairy companies.
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EU approves Arla’s acquisition of Allgäuland-Käsereien
EU’s competition authorities have given the go ahead for Arla Foods’ acquisition of Allgäuland-Käsereien in southern Germany. Allgäuland-Käsereien will now become a member of the Arla Group.
News
New appointments, 4 November 2011
The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 4 November 2011.
Innovations
Anchor Real Dairy Cream
Arla Foods has launched a fresh cream product for its Anchor brand. The new Anchor Real Dairy Cream is available in a 300g pot format at an MRRP of £1.25 in the UK.
News
Arla gets green light for merger with Milko
The Swedish Competition Authority has approved the merger of the two dairy cooperatives, Arla and Milko.
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Arla Foods gets UK government support for £150m dairy
The UK secretary of state has confirmed he will not to call-in the Arla dairy proposal, giving AVDC the green light to grant detailed planning permission for the dairy.
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Cravendale unveils new ‘Milk Me Brian’ ad
Cravendale has unveiled its latest advertising creative, Milk Me Brian. The television commercial starts with the hero, Brian, pondering, “Who first thought to milk a cow?”
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Arla to sell dairy in Poland
Arla Foods will centralise its current production of mozzarella cheese at its dairy plant in Rødkærsbro, Denmark. Consequently, the company is looking to sell its production facilities in Gościno, Pol
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Green light for £150m UK dairy project funded by Arla Foods
The world’s largest zero carbon dairy has been given the go ahead by the Aylesbury Vale District Council’s planning authority, generating 700 new jobs for the area.
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Arla’s latest German acquisition moves closer
Arla Foods moved a step closer to acquiring German dairy Allgäuland Käsereien with members of Allgäuer Bergbauern-Milch eG voting in favour of joining Arla.
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New appointments, 9 September 2011
The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 9 September 2011.
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Financial news, 1 September 2011: Diageo, Arla, Co-op
The latest financial news for 1 September 2011 includes Diageo, China Resources Enterprise, Co-op, Arla and Pernod Ricard.
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DMK and Arla consider further cooperation in milk powder
DMK and Arla have established a task force to develop a business case for the joint manufacture of milk powder.
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British athletes unite for Team Milk
The Milk Marketing Forum is gearing up for another burst of advertising for the ‘make mine Milk’ campaign.
Innovations
Arla launches Savera dairy range
Arla Foods has announced the launch of its new Indian dairy range called Savera.
Article
How global dairy markets are developing and competing
Zenith International dairy consulting director Kevin Bellamy takes a look at some recently published dairy league tables.
News
Arla Foods and Xergi progress with biogas project
The ambitious project to establish a new biogas plant to supply Arla’s production at Videbæk, Denmark, is now entering a new phase.
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Arla Foods amba offers to purchase Allgäuland-Käsereien
Arla Foods amba has made a firm offer to purchase the southern German dairy company Allgäuland-Käsereien.
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Alexis Jordan joins Make Mine Milk campaign
Pop star Alexis Jordan is the latest celebrity to join the ‘Make Mine Milk’ campaign.
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Anchor celebrates its 125th birthday in new ad campaign
Anchor Butter from Arla Foods has announced its cows are ‘ready to party’ for a new TV advertising campaign.
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Starbucks premium iced coffee now available in Finland
Starbucks Corporation and Arla Foods have announced the national launch of Starbucks premium ready-to-drink iced coffees throughout Finland.
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Arla Foods Ingredients achieves independent status
As of 1 April 2011, all Arla Foods Ingredients’ whey-based activities were officially transferred to a new company.
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DMK and Arla Foods in whey processing partnership
DMK and Arla Foods will establish a 50/50 pct joint venture to start a whey processing partnership for the global food manufacturing industry.
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Arla unveils ‘pioneering microbial fuel cell’
Arla Foods, Lindhurst Engineering and the University of Nottingham have unveiled a pioneering microbial fuel cell (MFC).
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Arla and Hansa-Milch to merge
Members of Swedish-Danish dairy cooperative Arla and Germany’s Hansa-Milch, also a cooperative, have agreed to merge.
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Arla moves to bigger facilities in Argentina
Booming South American economies mean strong growth for Arla Foods Ingredients SA.
Opinion
The yummy side of life, and other marketing gems
Geoff Platt takes a look at some of the milk and dairy marketing activity that has taken place recently.
News
Arla Foods targets super-lightweight polybottles
Arla Foods boasts the lightest polybottle portfolio in the industry, and has set its sights on reducing the weight by a further 15–20%.
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Arla gives access to unique lactose-free technology
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a licence package that gives dairy companies access to patented technology for producing lactose-free dairy products.
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NFU calls urgent meeting over Arla proposals
The NFU called a meeting with Arla Foods UK CEO Peter Lauritzen this week to discuss the current dairy situation.
Opinion
Great packaging initiatives
Last weekend, I read about four separate packaging initiatives of great environmental merit.
News
Arla installs sophisticated analysis equipment
Sophisticated analysis equipment is now in place at Arla Foods Ingredients.
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Arla Foods and Aarhus University join forces
Arla Foods Ingredients has initiated a three-year industrial PhD project in cooperation with Aarhus University in Denmark.
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Arla investment: Put it to the vote, says NFU
UK dairy farmers have expressed their views on proposals to increase investment in Arla Foods through the Milk Partnership Ltd.
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Westbury Dairies announces joint venture with Arla
First Milk and Milk Link have announced that they have agreed terms for Arla Foods UK to become a shareholder in Westbury Dairies.
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Arla Foods to build world’s first billion litre dairy
Arla Foods UK has confirmed that it has secured a site near Aylesbury, to build the world’s first zero carbon milk processing facility.
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Arla Foods plans to invest £150m in UK dairy
Arla Foods has this week confirmed that it is to invest more than £150m in Arla UK’s new dairy on the outskirts of London.
Report
The ‘Global Dairy Top 20′ companies
Rabobank’s ‘Global Dairy Top 20′ shows the recent growth of Japan and China in the world dairy sector.
News
Arla Ingredients launches first production of osteopontin
The world’s first commercial production of a unique milk protein present in human milk is officially under way at Arla Foods Ingredients.
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Arla Foods increases ‘Arla price’ for milk
Arla Foods has decided to increase the price paid to its cooperative members – the so-called ‘Arla price’ – by 7.5 øre with effect from 28 June 2010.
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Danish cycling team helps with Arla nutrition study
A top Danish cycling team is helping out in a study to investigate the impact of whey protein and carbohydrate on muscle recovery.