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Yorkshire born, bread and buttered

Yorkshire Butter, produced at Arla Foods' Settle Creamery, is top of the class again this year having won two trophies at the Great Yorkshire Show held recently at the Harrogate Showground.

Yorkshire Butter won 1st class in the Best Chilled Product award and also the Best Yorkshire Product.

The butter brand also sponsored the Great Yorkshire Championship show jumping event on the day, where Richard Whitely, of Channel 4's Countdown fame, presented the wining prize on their behalf.

Other awards to add to Settle's trophy cabinet, presented on the day, included bulk butter coming first and second in its class as well as coming 3rd in the cream category.

Ken Jensen, butter manager, Settle was extremely pleased with the results: "It was great to see so many of Settle's products recognised, Yorkshire Butter also came very close to winning the Supreme Champion product, but you can't have it all, can you?"

Settle Creamery, which employs over 140 people is no stranger to awards, after winning 'best in class' and the prestigious Black Diamond Trophy for block butter at last year's Nantwich Cheese and Dairy show. Settle are now anticipating more success when the show returns this summer.

Settle Creamery also produces own label butter for the UK's major supermarket groups, including organic butter. It also manufactures UHT milk.

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Arla Foods UK plc is home to some of the UK’s leading dairy brands including Cravendale, Lurpak and Anchor. Processing approximately two billion litres of milk a year Arla continues to be one of the UK’s leading dairy companies and a supplier of fresh liquid milk and cream to the top seven retailers.

Over 2,500 daily deliveries are made directly to stores nationwide and Arla brands can be found across the dairy category. As well as the leader of the butter, spreads and margarine sector, and a major supplier of other added value products including flavoured milk and cheese, Arla continues to build working relationships with Arla Foods Milk Partnership, a unique group of dairy farmers, which supplies around 90 per cent of Arla's total milk requirements.

Behind this leading business is a team of circa 2,800 people across the UK located at our dairies, distribution centres and head office.

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Arla Foods is the UK's number largest dairy company.

Arla Foods is a global dairy company and co-operative owned by 10,300 dairy farmers with around circa 2,500 of whom are British.

Dating back to 1881, Arla’s purpose is to secure the highest value for its farmers’ milk, while creating opportunities for their growth. With production facilities in 11 countries and sales offices in a further 30, Arla is the world’s fifth largest dairy company and largest supplier of organic dairy products. Arla has a total of more than 18,000 colleagues and its products are sold under the well-known brands Arla®, Lurpak® and Castello® in more than 100 countries.

Arla Foods UK is the largest dairy company in the country and is home to leading dairy brands Anchor®, Cravendale, and Lactofree® with a turnover of €2.2 billion. As well as being a leading supplier of fresh milk, number one in butter, spreads and cream, Arla is the UK’s largest cheese manufacturer. It has also built the world’s largest fresh milk facility located at Aylesbury and has plans for it to be the first zero carbon site of its kind. The UK business has a team of approximately 3,500 colleagues located at its dairies, distribution centres and head office.

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