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Pages in category "Dairy products companies of the United Kingdom" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Unlike a direct sale of raw milk for consideration, a shareholder pays a one-time fee in exchange for her undivided interest in the herd. This is the purchase agreement or the bill of sale . In addition to the bill of sale, the shareholder pays a monthly boarding fee (or "agistment fee") that covers the farmer's cost for labor and maintenance ...
Arla Aylesbury is the largest dairy in the UK; at opening it was the world's biggest dairy, [1] processing over 1.75 billion pints (1 billion litres) of milk per year, around 10% of the milk in the UK. It is owned by Arla Foods UK which is a subsidiary of Arla Foods, a large producer of dairy products in Scandinavia.
In March 2009 Uniq reached an agreement for the sale of its UK chilled fish business, Pinneys of Scotland, to The Seafood Company Ltd (part of the Foodvest Group). [7] On 12 July 2011, Greencore announced it intended to buy Uniq. [8] The deal was completed in November 2011, and Uniq is now subsumed within the operations of Greencore.
In August 2011 it split into two divisions named 'Milk Link, Cheese' and 'Milk Link, Milk'. [5] In September 2011 it announced that it would increase the size of the Lockerbie creamery by 50% to produce 37,000 tonnes of cheese a year, into a UK market which consumes 600,000 tonnes of cheese a year. In 2012 the company merged with Arla Foods.
Yeo Valley founders Roger and Mary Mead purchased Holt Farm, Blagdon in 1961 and began making yogurt using milk from their dairy farming herd in 1972, selling it from their farm and to local shops. [1] Production of organic yogurt was started in 1993, due to a surplus of local organic milk. [3] Yeo Valley production facility at Lag Farm in Blagdon
However, the cow is usually removed from the dairy herd around ages six to eight, [citation needed] and marketed for beef, and other processed meats. The milk has a golden-yellow tinge due to a high content of β-carotene, a provitamin for vitamin A. [3]: 192 [7] The milk also has a high butterfat content of 5% and a high protein content of 3.7 ...
A milk quota or dairy produce quota [1] was a historical measure used by the United Kingdom government to intervene in agriculture. Originally introduced to reflect the agricultural policies of the European Economic Community , the quota's purpose was to bring rising milk production under control.