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  • Arla Foods UK unveils new farming standards model to bring sustainable change to dairy farming

    With ongoing volatility in the global milk markets, increasing consumer misunderstanding of the sector, polarised levels of support for UK dairy farmers and a new post-Brexit Agriculture Bill the challenges for dairy farmers are mounting. Today, the farmer-owned cooperative Arla Foods is launching ‘Arla UK 360’, a new standard in UK dairy farming with an approach to benefit everyone.

  • Arla Foods amba to increase its October milk price

    Arla Foods amba’s on account price for conventional milk will increase by 1 eurocent for October 2018. As a result of this and a 0.19 pence quarterly adjustment in the currency smoothing mechanism Arla’s manufacturing price will increase by 1.09 pence to 32.47 pence per litre, from 1 October 2018.

  • Arla Foods UK: Response to post-Brexit policy for a new Agriculture Bill

    Today Rt Hon Michael Gove MP. Secretary of State for Food, Environment & Rural Affairs has set out his post-Brexit policy for a new Agricultural Bill in the UK.
    The Agriculture Bill sets out how farmers and land managers will in future be paid for “public goods”, such as better air and water quality, improved soil health, higher animal welfare standards, public access to the countryside an

  • Leading the whey with new innovation centre

    Farmer-owned Arla Foods is to build a groundbreaking innovation centre in Nr. Vium, Denmark to unleash the wonders of whey. Part of Arla Foods Ingredients, the new centre will be home to leading scientists and innovators who will discover and deliver new ways of using milk and whey to serve the needs of the world’s growing population.

  • Arla's Board of Directors proposes to pay out entire 2018 net profit to farmer owners in light of strong balance sheet

    ​A proposal to pay out the entire 2018 net profit of Arla Group has been prepared by Arla's Board of Directors due to the positive development of Arla Foods’ balance sheet. The Board also recognizes that many Arla farmers are facing a tough financial situation due to this summer’s drought in Europe, and that it is in Arla’s best interest for this year’s net profit to be paid out to the farmers.

  • Arla Foods UK sees revenue growth of 2.3 per cent in the first half of 2018 with a net revenue of £961m (€1,093bn)

    The UK, Arla Food amba’s largest market, sees net revenue up 2.3 per cent overall year-on-year. The Arla Foods UK 6.7 per cent strategic branded sales volume was supported by the core Arla® brand at 9.3 percent growth, Castello® at 8.8 per cent and Lurpak® at 2.2 per cent. Across Group, 2018 savings from Calcium transformation expected to exceed EUR 30m target

  • Britain’s biggest dairy company warns of “dairy dilemma” of impossible choices post-Brexit

    At an event held today at the London School of Economics (LSE), pan-European dairy cooperative Arla Foods will warn that if the findings of a LSE report prove true, non-tariff barriers to trade and restricted access to labour after Brexit will leave British consumers facing a dairy dilemma which could see the availability of butter, yoghurts and cheese become restricted.

  • Pink Lemonade yogurt? Arla brings indulgence to new markets

    Arla Foods is to expand its successful Finnish brand, Ihana, into new markets with the premium yogurt range launching in Denmark this spring and the UK this week. Meaning ‘wonderful’ in Finnish, Ihana was launched through an extensive brand launch in 2016 in Finland with an iconic new design.

  • CMA clearance decision for Arla Foods UK and Yeo Valley

    Following the announcement in February this year of the partnership between Arla Foods and Yeo Valley on liquid milk, butter and cheese, we are pleased to now announce that the Competition and Markets Authority has approved the deal following a Phase 1 investigation, and that the transaction is now unconditional.

  • Change at the top for Arla Foods UK

    Arla Foods amba, the leading European dairy co-operative, has announced the departure of its UK Managing Director, Tomas Pietrangeli, who is leaving the company to become CEO of Danish retail group Dagrofa A/S. Pietrangeli will be replaced by Ash Amirahmadi, who is currently SVP - Sales for Arla Foods in the UK.

  • Starbucks extends strategic partnership with Arla Foods to grow ready-to-drink across EMEA

    After seven years of a successful business partnership, Starbucks has a new strategic licensing agreement with the farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods. The companies have signed a long-term 21-year strategic agreement, giving Arla Foods license to continue to manufacture, distribute and market Starbucks premium milk-based ready-to-drink coffee beverages across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

  • Arla expands new Fibre yogurt range with addition of plain format

    Following the launch of Arla Fibre earlier this year, Arla Foods is to expand the range with the addition of a new plain variant. Introduced in response to UK government guidelines that as a nation, we are not hitting the recommended 30g fibre a day, the plain format will sit alongside the current range of 4 fruit-based flavours.

  • Lurpak combines taste and convenience for launch of new Softest

    Lurpak is to expand its spreadable product portfolio this May with the launch of Lurpak Softest, a new soft blend butter that is spreadable straight from the fridge. The UK’s number one butter brand has combined the great taste that Lurpak is renowned for with the softest, most spreadable butter ever*.

  • Arla brings benefits of dairy to the soft drinks category with launch of new Milk & Oats range

    Arla Foods is set to launch into the breakfast food-to-go market with the introduction of its new Milk & Oats range of healthy* ready to drink beverages. Bringing the benefits of dairy into the soft drinks category, Milk & Oats is a simple blend of skimmed milk, hearty wholegrain oats and natural flavour that will launch in two breakfast-inspired variants – Maple and Vanilla.

  • New research from Arla Fibre reveals nation's diets are stuck in a rut

    New research released by Arla Fibre today reveals that the nation’s diets are stuck in a rut, with nearly two thirds (61%) of us* eating the same or similar foods every day. Brits cite their daily routines (47%) and lack of time (21%) as the main culprits for their predictable eating habits. It’s no surprise therefore that seven out of 10 (70%) of us wish we could vary our diets more easily.

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