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Article: First Milk agrees Asda cheese deal worth GBP 100m a year
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- May 3, 2007
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THERE was more good news for dairy farmers yesterday when First
Milk, the farmer-owned business with 3,000 members, announced an
agreement with Asda to supply a range of regional cheeses from its
creameries in Scotland, England and Wales.
The deal is a renewal of the contract to supply all of Asda's own
label cheese, which First Milk inherited when it acquired part of
Dairy Crest's cheese business last year. The arrangement extends the
existing contract for a minimum of 18 months. Industry sources say
that up to 20,000 tonnes of cheese will be involved, which could be
worth more than GBP 100 million to First Milk each year.
In line with Asda's pledge of supporting British farmers and