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Arla Foods amba confirms hold for July milk price

Arla Foods amba confirms hold for July milk price

Arla Foods amba’s on account price for conventional and organic milk for July 2019 will remain unchanged. However, this month it will be negatively impacted by a slight quarterly currency smoothing adjustment of 0.01 pence per litre.

Arla Foods aims for carbon net zero dairy

Arla Foods aims for carbon net zero dairy

Europe’s largest dairy cooperative, Arla Foods, has announced its ambition that by 2050 its operations from cow to consumer will:
Be carbon net zero, with any unavoidable emissions (for example, from farms) entirely offset by improvements elsewhere in the supply chain Balance nitrogen and phosphorus cycles to support clean water systems Be even more closely aligned with nature to further

Arla Foods amba confirms unchanged February milk price

Arla Foods amba confirms unchanged February milk price

​Arla Foods amba’s conventional milk price for February 2019 will be unchanged, with the manufacturing price per litre remaining at 30.24 pence from 1 February 2019 for Arla’s farmer owners.

Arla Foods amba confirms January milk price

Arla Foods amba confirms January milk price

Arla Foods amba’s conventional milk price for January 2019 will reduce by 1.5 eurocents per litre. When applied to the UK manufacturing litre, alongside the positive impact of the quarterly currency smoothing mechanism of 0.02 pence, this equates to 1.33 pence per litre, taking the manufacturing price per litre down to 30.24 pence from 1 January 2019 for Arla’s farmer owners.

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

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 countrysid

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

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.

CMA clearance decision for Arla Foods UK and Yeo Valley

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

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.

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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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