Dairy Crest to shut milk facility
More consolidation is looming in UK dairy, after Dairy Crest said it may close its milk bottling and production factory in Totnes.
More consolidation is looming in UK dairy, after Dairy Crest said it may close its milk bottling and production factory in Totnes.
Dutch dairy co-operative Campina has said it will close one factory and sell off another in order to free up more funds for added value cheese and milk, two sectors set to grow strongly in the EU.
Consolidation is no bad thing for flavours, says analyst, since it allows large players to serve multinationals, spurs R&D, and makes regulation compliance easier.