It’s planned that all milk production is to be consolidated into its Crediton dairy, which has recently benefited from a substantial programme of investment, with the resultant closure of the smaller Kirkcudbright site in Scotland.
Crediton will benefit from a further major capital investment programme to upgrade its processing capabilities. This will result in an increased utilisation of milk from Milk Link’s core member milk field in its value-added processing activities, and reduce the amount needed from third-party sources.
The announcement follows an extensive review of Milk Link’s long-life and extended shelf life milk and cream operations to achieve greater manufacturing efficiencies and cost savings, and create a platform for sustained business growth and profitability.
Milk Link chief executive, Neil Kennedy, said: “As a farmer-owned cooperative, our primary objective must be to deliver sustainable returns to our farmer members, and this is particularly vital at a time of considerable pressure and volatility in the dairy sector and economy in general. Our proposal to refocus our long-life and extended shelf life milk and cream production into our Crediton dairy will deliver greater efficiencies and business profitability, and will ultimately allow us to maximise the returns we can make to our members.
“We remain committed to being a major supplier of high-quality and innovative milk drinks. Central to this will be the implementation of a major capital investment programme at Crediton, which will increase our production capabilities and efficiencies.”
Source: Milk Link
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