UK dairy group Dairy Crest has moved to reassure investors following rival Robert Wiseman Dairies» shock profits warning due to recent intense competitive pressures within
the liquid milk market.
Whilst agreeing that
the liquid milk market is currently very competitive, Dairy Crest has stated that its broad customer and product base and clear improvements in its -LSB-...]
The liquid milk market was a year of two distinct halves, said DiaryCo, with the first half of the year seeing prices and margins remain essentially unchanged from 2009/10.
In the Republic, where
liquid milk market accounts for a much smaller part of the industry, the average price paid per litre is currently 34 cents.
A2 will use the new funds to accelerate expansion in the UK
liquid milk market, where it is selling A2 milk into UK supermarkets in a joint venture with Robert Wiseman Dairies, and the Chinese infant formula and UHT milk markets, where it has appointed China State Farms as an exclusive infant formula distributor.
Not exact matches
The strategic locations of its sites and its supply chain flow plans help reduce the distances travelled upstream, notably for
liquid milk transport, as well as downstream, with plants located closed to
markets.
The NFU (National Farmers Union) has strongly condemned the latest round of
milk price cuts after three major dairy processors, who supply fresh
liquid milk into the UK
market place, issued notices for reductions.
These leading players are broadly based dairy processors active across a number of
market sectors, with the exception of Robert Wiseman Dairies, which specialises in
liquid milk and cream.
They can look forward to
market leaders in technology, covering the entire value chain in the core areas of food, pharmaceuticals, confectionery and baked goods, cosmetics, the retail trade, the automotive industry,
milk and meat products, drinks and
liquid food.
Synlait's new
liquid dairy packaging facility will produce high - specification pasteurised
milk for the domestic
market.
The new facility will produce
liquid dairy products such as cream and high - specification pasteurised
milk for the domestic
market, including ready - to - drink (RTD) infant formula and baby
milk.
The competition will play out against a backdrop of a softening global
market where the exportable surplus in
liquid milk equivalents is estimated to be 3.2 billion litres higher year - on - year for the six months to March 2018.
Increased
marketing investment has strengthened key brands for further growth and the group has embarked on a major capital investment programme at its dairies division in order to improve the efficiency and infrastructure of its
liquid milk operations.
The company's most important
markets for
liquid milk are the UK, Sweden and Denmark.
Produced first in
liquid form and eventually in powdered form to which water or
milk was added, Liebig's was successfully
marketed in Europe and the United States.
This should include any
milk products (
liquid or powdered)
marketed for young children up to two years (including follow - up formula and growing - up
milks.»
In response to a request from Mr Taylor, the World Health Organisation provided evidence on the importance of reducing added sugars and also on
marketing, explaining that all products that function as breastmilk substitutes, including any
milk products (
liquid or powdered) that are
marketed for young children (including follow - up formula and growing - up
milks) are covered by the International Code.