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What's moving the market.
Waitrose & Partners dominated the 2026 retail titles with six categories, while Booths claimed Supreme Cheese Retailer.
2026-06-26
Lactalis-Mainland New Zealand won Supreme Champion Cheese, with Bourne's Cheshire the leading British entry as Reserve Supreme.
2026-06-26
The commercial value of an ICDA award lies not in the day itself but in how a producer uses it afterwards as evidence in trade conversations.
2026-06-19
Integrated ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis let processors recover high-value whey protein while returning most process water to the plant.
2026-06-16
David Kellett and Partners is carrying trusted customer relationships and core engineering principles through its buyout while broadening beyond membrane plant into wider cheese and whey processing.
2026-06-16
Redzone reports customers average a 26% productivity gain by equipping frontline dairy teams to spot and fix losses within the same shift.
2026-06-16
The two-day ICDA EXPO window offers producers, buyers and investors the year's most complete read on where category value is moving.
2026-06-05
Lynn Harte's appointment as commercial director marks Dairy Connect's move towards its formal October 2026 launch as a connective industry platform.
2026-06-01
David Kellett and Partners now delivers complete dairy process engineering, with a planned management buyout set to preserve its hands-on approach.
2026-05-14
2026 will not be the recovery year the sector expected but the year that resets it, splitting shoppers into clearer tiers and leaving mainstream Cheddar the most exposed.
2026-04-27
The UK grocery market is splitting into premium own-brand and hard discount, and a supplier's position on that barbell and inside aligned contracts will decide its 2026/27 fortunes.
2026-04-24
Irish dairy has a genuine gap for dedicated commercial networking, and the first Dairy Connect Ireland event proved the appetite for it.
2026-04-20
By formally judging functional and high-protein products, the ICDA confirms dairy now competes as a functional food category, not just on the deli counter.
2026-03-17
David Kellett & Partners is moving from sponsor to first-time exhibitor, positioning its filtration expertise as a technical meeting point at the EXPO.
2026-03-10
Legal protection of the word milk means little unless dairy harnesses the mainstream protein trend to rebuild everyday consumption habits, especially among under-30s.
2026-02-12
The Cheese & Dairy Forum Ireland is positioned to give Irish producers the visibility, buyer access and export readiness needed to compete internationally.
2026-02-11
The research aims to identify where targeted intervention could unlock disproportionate value for cheese and dairy over the next 12 to 36 months.
2026-02-03
The Grand Gourmand's Traditional Alpencheddar has taken gold at the ICDA 2025, with the 2026 vintage now open for orders.
2025-10-22
Independent ICDA recognition gives Fonterra's grass-fed dairy the provenance and quality proof to win premium UK retail and foodservice listings post-FTA.
2025-10-17
The 2026 International Cheese & Dairy EXPO splits retail and foodservice across two days to give exhibitors sharper access to the buyers that matter.
2025-09-17
ZwitterCo reports its anti-fouling Evolution membranes eliminate the enzyme cleaning step and cut CIP costs by more than half.
2025-09-10
Centralising packing-line control through one master terminal and adding vision inspection cuts costly manual data errors when high demand strains dairy production lines.
2025-09-02
Integrated production control software cuts manual errors and strengthens traceability, giving dairy producers a competitive and reputational edge.
2025-08-25
WZ Packaging's Enviro Ultra-Laminates range shows dairy packaging can reduce material and improve recyclability without sacrificing barrier protection.
2025-07-01
Belton Farm took Supreme Champion Cheese and Lancashire Farm Dairies Supreme Champion Dairy Product, with Waitrose dominant across the retail titles at ICDA 2025.
2025-06-30
The EXPO show special issue collects exhibitor features, product innovations and event highlights in one Dairy Mail edition.
2025-06-25
Milk's cultural and commercial relevance endures because it delivers essential nutrition and keeps adapting to new consumer needs.
2025-06-01
Understanding processed, unprocessed, pasteurised and unpasteurised cheese helps makers, sellers and buyers judge quality with confidence.
2025-05-28
An ICDA win works as a practical buying signal that producers can carry from the judging table through to shelf space and shopper loyalty.
2025-05-21
Attending the EXPO and entering the ICDA Awards give dairy businesses networking, market insight and credible validation to navigate premiumisation and health-led change.
2025-05-19
The volatility across UK and European dairy is structural rather than cyclical, and producers must evolve through it rather than wait it out.
2025-05-12
Circle Group argues wireless, solar-powered alarm systems suit dairy sites better than costly traditional security and can pay for themselves by preventing losses.
2025-04-30
ZwitterCo's fouling-resistant membranes shorten CIP cycles and save over £1,000 per element annually while raising uptime and cutting resource use.
2025-04-11
The US tariffs make market diversification, provenance-led premium positioning and coordinated trade lobbying urgent priorities for UK and European dairy producers.
2025-04-08
UK retailers can unlock cheese-category value by investing in staff expertise, curated ranges, in-store theatre, education and regional provenance.
2025-04-08
Combining precise batch traceability with smart weighing and cutting lets dairy producers manage recalls and protect margins.
2025-03-27
UK dairy can weather a more protectionist world by diversifying markets, leaning on premium provenance and actively shaping trade policy rather than absorbing tariff shocks.
2025-03-18
Judging at the ICDA is a strategic career advantage, giving professionals early insight into product innovation and shifting consumer trends.
2025-03-07
Affinage is emerging as a strategic differentiator for British cheesemakers, driving product innovation and stronger positioning in a competitive market.
2025-03-04
Despite foot-and-mouth disruption, European cheese prices are expected to keep rising through the first half of 2025.
2025-02-06
Inspiron Systems' Cheese Centralizer aims to position irregular cheese packs accurately before labelling, cutting the relabelling that can affect up to 30% of packs.
2025-02-06
