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04-03-2010 08:00
The global recession has impacted on the entire dairy industry, however, Arla Foods amba’s successful cost reduction programme and a rise in the price for bulk industrial products at the latter end of the year resulted in the company’s 2009 profit totalling DKK 971 million, DKK 71 million higher than budget, exceeding the expectations of the business.
04-03-2010 07:03
Arla Foods has joined 27 other food manufactures and retailers in signing a grocery industry agreement which aims to cut food and packaging waste and carbon missions.
14-01-2010 09:11
In 2009, the economic situation forced Arla Foods to make cuts across the business. A new and increased budget for 2010 focuses on marketing, an increase in capacity, as well as efficiency measures.
05-01-2010 13:00
Arla Foods, Claymore Dairies and North Milk Coop have today reached an agreement whereby Arla and North Milk Coop will sell Claymore Dairies to a management buyout team based at the Nairn facility, for an undisclosed sum, with effect from 1 February 2010.
20-11-2009 08:31
Following a decision by Fonterra to dispose of its minority interest in a joint venture with Arla Foods amba, Arla, the majority stakeholder, has acquired the 25 per cent share that it did not already own.
16-11-2009 10:03
Arla Foods UK has today (16 November 2009) confirmed it is to invest in building a new one billion litre liquid milk processing facility on the outskirts of London. Today’s announcement follows a previous intention from Arla Foods amba that it would make significant further investment in the UK business as part of its UK growth strategy.
12-10-2009 14:44
Arla is adding weight to its environmental credentials by slimming down its use of packaging and now boasts the lightest two pint polybottles for milk in the UK. The industry average for a two pint polybottle is 27 grammes but Arla has succeeded in shaving two grammes off bottles blown at its dairy in Stourton, Leeds, without compromising the integrity and functionality of the bottle.
02-09-2009 12:50
A difficult six months but 2009 full year forecast achievable. Arla Foods has today announced half year results in line with expectations. Net profit for January to June 2009 was DKK 263 million (£31m). Turnover was down by almost DKK 2 billion (£236m) of which DKK 1.7 billion (£202m) is due to the fall in the exchange rate between Swedish krona, sterling and Danish kroner.
31-07-2009 15:12
Arla Foods is taking delivery of state of the art processing equipment as work on the £70 million expansion at its flagship dairy in Stourton, Leeds gains momentum.
07-04-2009 16:22
The Arla Foods Milk Partnership board has decided to reduce the standard litre price by one pence, with effect from 1 May 2009, taking Arla’s standard litre* to 24 pence.