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Sweet Giants 'Eyeing' Joint Bid For Cadbury

18 November 2009 08:53

...on an offer, the Wall Street Journal said. The move comes after last week's announcement of a hostile Â£9.8 billion offer for the Dairy Milk maker by American food giant Kraft. Kraft appealed straight to the UK firm's investors after its initial approach was...

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Ad Boss Says He Can Make Brown Loveable

17 November 2009 10:55

...US food giant Kraft. Mr Roberts said that strengthening a firm's brand was the best form of defence against a takeover. "Great advertising will mean people buy more Cadbury's Dairy Milk - that then increases profitability, the share price and growth."...

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A Double Boost To Beef Up Dairy Industry

17 November 2009 01:46

...two million cows are employed, munching the grass on some 20,000 farms. However, many farmers have recently switched away from dairy as the returns for the long hours they work were just not enough to cover ever-rising costs. Sheep have become more profitable,...

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South Australia Swelters In November Drought

13 November 2009 05:18

...of the state. "We're looking at 66km long, 2m deep, 200m wideâ¦that's the level of water that's gone." More than half of the dairy farms in this region have sold their herds in the last few years, and more are at risk. "We've actually got pressure growing from...

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5 November 2009 03:48

Hungarian dairy farmers protest against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union beside severed heads of cows in front of the agriculture ministry building in downtown Budapest on November 5, 2009. . In recent months, European farmers have ramped up protests in search of EU support through financial aid or by limiting supplies, as dairy product prices collapsed due to low demand caused by the financial and economic crisis.

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Hungarian dairy farmers protest against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union beside severed heads of cows in front of the agriculture ministry building in downtown Budapest on November 5, 2009. . In recent months, European farmers have ramped up protests in search of EU support through financial aid or by limiting supplies, as dairy product prices collapsed due to low demand caused by the financial and economic crisis.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows are milked on a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows are milked on a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows are milked on a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy worker milking cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
Hungarian dairy farmers hold a banner to protest against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union in front of the agriculture ministry building in downtown Budapest on November 5, 2009. In recent months, European farmers have ramped up protests in search of EU support through financial aid or by limiting supplies, as dairy product prices collapsed due to low demand caused by the financial and economic crisis.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
A leader of Hungarian dairy farmer spills milk from a can on the ground close to severed heads of cows to protest against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union, in front of the agriculture ministry building in downtown Budapest on November 5, 2009. In recent months, European farmers have ramped up protests in search of EU support through financial aid or by limiting supplies, as dairy product prices collapsed due to low demand caused by the financial and economic crisis.
Hungarian dairy farmers drain milk into the sewer to protest against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union in front of the agriculture ministry building at the parliament building in downtown Budapest on November 5, 2009. In recent months, European farmers have ramped up protests in search of EU support through financial aid or by limiting supplies, as dairy product prices collapsed due to low demand caused by the financial and economic crisis.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy worker milking cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows are milked on a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows are milked on a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows stand at a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Dairy cows are milked on a farm near Ashburton on the day dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative held their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
French dairy giant and the world's second largest yoghurt manufacturer Yoplait Group CEO, Licien Fa (R), shakes hands with Japan's leading dairy company, Meiji Dairies president Shigetaro Asano (L), during a meeting in Tokyo on November 18, 2009 as they announced a business partnership contract for the Japanese market. Meiji Dairies will launch new yoghurt foods in Japan next March under the 'Meiji Yoplait' brand.
French dairy farmers drive their tractors to slow down the traffic on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help. The placard (L) reads in French 'Farmers are angry'.
French dairy farmers fix flags on their tractors on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, during a protest prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help. The placard (L) reads in French 'Farmers are angry'.
French dairy farmers drive their tractors to slow down the traffic on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help. The placard (L) reads in French 'Farmers are angry'.
French dairy farmers drive their tractors to slow down the traffic on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help.
French dairy farmers drive their tractors to slow down the traffic on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help. The placard (L) reads in French 'Farmers are angry'.
French dairy farmers talk near their tractors during a protest on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help. The placard (L) reads in French 'Farmers are angry'.
French dairy giant and the world's second largest yoghurt manufacturer Yoplait Group CEO, Lucien Fa (R), shakes hands with Japan's leading dairy company, Meiji Dairies president Shigetaro Asano (L), during a meeting in Tokyo on November 18, 2009 as they announced a business partnership contract for the Japanese market. Meiji Dairies will launch new yoghurt foods in Japan next March under the 'Meiji Yoplait' brand.
French dairy farmers drive their tractors to slow down the traffic on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help. The placard reads in French 'Farmers are angry'.
CORRECTION-SPELLING French dairy giant and the world's second largest yoghurt manufacturer Yoplait Group CEO, Lucien Fa (R), shakes hands with Japan's leading dairy company, Meiji Dairies president Shigetaro Asano (L), during a meeting in Tokyo on November 18, 2009 as they announced a business partnership contract for the Japanese market. Meiji Dairies will launch new yoghurt foods in Japan next March under the 'Meiji Yoplait' brand.
French dairy farmers drive their tractors to slow down the traffic on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help. The placard reads in French 'Farmers are angry'.
French dairy farmers drive their tractors to slow down the traffic on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help. The placard (L) reads in French 'Farmers are angry'.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative (R) talks to Andrew Ferrier as Fonterra Co-operative hold their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
Milk flows on slabstone as a leader of Hungarian dairy farmer (Out of camera range) spills milk from a can beside severed heads of cows to protest against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union, in front of the agriculture ministry building in Budapest downtown on November 5, 2009. In recent months, European farmers have ramped up protests in search of EU support through financial aid or by limiting supplies, as dairy product prices collapsed due to low demand caused by the financial and economic crisis.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative (R) talks to Andrew Ferrier as Fonterra Co-operative hold their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative speaks during Fonterra Co-operative Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative speaks during Fonterra Co-operative Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative and David Matthews look on during Fonterra Co-operative Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Andrew Ferrier, chief executive officer of Fonterra Co-operative speaks during Fonterra Co-operative Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Andrew Ferrier, chief executive officer of Fonterra Co-operative speaks during Fonterra Co-operative Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative speaks during Fonterra Co-operative Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
Some severed heads of cows line on slabstones in front of the agriculture ministry building in downtown Budapest on November 5, 2009 as Hungarian dairy farmers protest against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union In recent months, European farmers have ramped up protests in search of EU support through financial aid or by limiting supplies, as dairy product prices collapsed due to low demand caused by the financial and economic crisis.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative speaks during Fonterra Co-operative Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative (R) talks to Andrew Ferrier as Fonterra Co-operative hold their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative (R) talks to Andrew Ferrier as Fonterra Co-operative hold their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative (R) and Andrew Ferrier (L) field questions during Fonterra Co-operative Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: David Matthews of Fonterra Co-operative talks to shareholders as Fonterra Co-operative hold their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative speaks during Fonterra Co-operative Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 18: Henry van der Heyden, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative (R) talks to Andrew Ferrier as Fonterra Co-operative hold their Annual General Meeting at Ashburton Events Centre on November 18, 2009 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy co-operative which includes its dairy marketing company, milk collection and processing company, and the New Zealand Dairy Board.
Members of the French national association of milk independant producers (APLI) build wooden crosses symbolizing the death of farms during a demonstration on November 12, 2009 in front of Lactalis dairy factory in Bayeux, northern France. The European Union announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help.