The Dairy UK guide to sourcing
the finance, equipment, products, training and knowledge
for innovation
The Dairy UK guide to sourcing
the finance, equipment, products, training and knowledge
for innovation
Dairy UK has brought
together dairy processors, farming representatives, co-ops and bottle milk
buyers to form an organisation that embraces and gives full priority to the
views and opinions of all those involved the industry.
http://www.dairyuk.org/index.html
Findmeamilkman.net
provides potential customers who are wishing to establish a milk delivery
with details of local milk delivery businesses. Additionally, any Dairy UK
member that provides a milk delivery service can have postcode details of
the areas that they cover added to the site for a nominal fee.
http://www.findmeamilkman.net/
Dairy Energy Savings Ltd
(DES) is a company set up by Dairy UK to operate the dairy sector
Climate Change Agreement (CCA). This levy has added approximately 15 per cent
to a company’s energy bill per annum and milk processing companies can
save 80% of this tax by joining the DES scheme and agreeing to reduce their
relative energy consumption over time.
http://www.dairyenergysavings.co.uk/
Defra (Department of Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs) has brought together the interests of farmers
and the countryside; the environment and the rural economy.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/
UK-IDF is the UK National Committee of the International Dairy Federation.
UK-IDF serves as the United Kingdom National Committee of the International Dairy Federation (IDF), as well as representing UK dairying interests at other international bodies. The IDF, which was established in 1903, is an independent, non-political, non-profit making international association. Over the years it has become the only organisation of world-wide scale providing opportunities for dairying specialists from all disciplines and activities within the field to meet and share information on key issues relating to all aspects of the dairy industry from farm to consumer.
It also acts as an agent for the sale
of IDF publications and offers a discount of 10% on the published prices to
Members. These publications normally take the form of an IDF Bulletin or IDF
Standard and they also make use of the responses to the IDF Questionnaires
which are circulated to all IDF National Committees as a means of gathering
information. The IDF also collates world-wide information for the World Dairy
Situation, which has become a standard reference document.
http://www.ukidf.org/
DairyCo works
towards creating an increased demand for milk supplied by profitable British
dairy farmers.
http://www.dairyco.org.uk
It provides essential services that help dairy farmers run profitable businesses.
This is achieved by:
The Dairy Council provides information and advice relating to the health
and nutrition of dairy products to consumers, government, media and
health professionals.
http://www.milk.co.uk/
Providing a ‘voice’ for dairy, The Dairy Council has a team of nutrition scientists that provide balanced, credible and consistent information on a range of areas relating to dairy. From scientific research, messages surrounding health-promotion campaigns and advice and information for consumers and health professionals, the council also has a press office that works closely with the media relating to dairy and nutrition.
The Dairy Council for Northern
Ireland is responsible for the generic advertising and promotion
of milk and dairy products in Northern Ireland.
http://www.dairycouncil.co.uk/
The Food Processing Knowledge
Transfer Network (KTN) is a dedicated resource set up by the DTI
and Defra to assist the UK food and drinks industry. It has been established
for over three years and offers the food industry access to the latest developments
in food processing through a wide range of services including: workshops,
seminars, access to research and development funding, training, process development
and problem solving.
It employs a number of Technology Translators (TTs) whose role is to act as
the interface between industry and academia. These regional personnel and
the board of Directors are tasked with ensuring that the activities of the
Partnership are led by industry need through industry visits and consultation.
http://www.foodprocessingktn.com/
The Food Standards Agency is an independent Government department
set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and
consumer interests in relation to food.
http://www.food.gov.uk/
The Provision Trade Federation
represents and promotes the interests of the provision and allied trades in
the United Kingdom.
http://www.provtrade.co.uk
The Food and Drink Federation
(FDF) is the voice of the UK food and drink manufacturing industry.
FDF promotes the industry's views and works to build consumer confidence in
the food chain as a whole.
http://www.fdf.org.uk/
The Rural Payments Agency
(RPA) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs (Defra) and provides a range of services in support of the
department’s objectives, including making rural payments, carrying out
rural inspections, and livestock tracing.
http://www.rpa.gov.uk/
The Society of Dairy Technology
is dedicated to the advancement of Dairy Science and Technology across
all areas of the agri-food sector, to the mutual benefit of milk producers,
dairy processors, food retailers and consumers. It is the Society is the recognised
professional body fostering scientific and technological developments in the
dairy industries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
http://www.sdt.org/
The IGD provides
leading edge research and information on both the domestic and international
markets for food and grocery and the challenges ahead. The work focuses on
the whole food and grocery chain from the consumer, retailing and foodservice,
to manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution and farming.
http://www.igd.com/
Scottish Food and Drink
can provide information on: Marketing and Sales, Packaging, Logistics, Hygiene,
Safety & Compliance, Export, Foodservice, Retail, Innovation, Business
Directory, Buyers Guide and Forums.
http://www.scottishfoodanddrink.com/
English Farming and Food
Partnership (EFFP) can provide experience, advice and practical support
to help collaborative businesses through the start-up process: from early
discussions over the principle behind a new idea, to feasibility studies,
market research and business planning, through to support over how the new
business might operate, raise capital and legally constitute.
http://www.effp.com/
The British Cheese Board
is the voice of British cheese and is dedicated to educating the public about
the nutritional benefits of cheese as part of a balanced diet in the UK.
http://www.cheeseboard.co.uk/
The Meat and Livestock Commission’s roles are to:
PO Box 44 Winterhill House, Snowdon
Drive, Milton Keynes MK6 1AX
Phone: 01908 677577
The Information Commissioner’s Office is the UK’s
independent authority set up to promote access to official information and
to protect personal information
from data protection and electronic communications to freedom of information
and environmental regulations.
http://www.ico.gov.uk/