Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFoB) was a UK co-operative milk processor that bought milk directly from farmers and had several factories producing milk and cheese products for sale in various regions throughout the UK.
| Company type | Agricultural marketing cooperative |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | milk, cheese |
| Website | dfob.co.uk |
Overview
editThe company was formed as a raw milk trading business (milk broker) in 2002 with the merger of The Milk Group and Zenith Milk.[1]
In 2004, DFoB became the third largest milk processor in the UK, processing over 1.35 billion litres of milk each year into 600 different dairy products, by purchasing Tyneside-based Associated Co-operative Creameries for £75 million from the Co-operative Group.[2]
Dairy Farmers of Britain went into receivership on 3 June 2009.[3] Its farmer members lost significant sums of money, but a number have at least managed to find alternative customers for their milk.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Milk Group and Zenith merge". The Grocer. via ECNext Goliath. 2002-06-22. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "Dairy farmers buy £75m milk firm". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 10 Aug 2004. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "Dairy Farmers enters receivership". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 3 Jun 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Crisis deepens for dairy farmers". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 16 Jun 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-05.