New Pembrokeshire creamery , Haverfordwest

[Mart.benfro]

Just wondering if any fellow west Walian producers on here have any thoughts on the new set up ?
Certainly looks impressive & they seem confident in their plans , what does anyone else think ?
thanks.

 

[In the pit]

Just wondering if any fellow west Walian producers on here have any thoughts on the new set up ?
Certainly looks impressive & they seem confident in their plans , what does anyone else think ?
thanks.

Are they going to be able to get the milk they want

 

[vantage]

Just wondering if any fellow west Walian producers on here have any thoughts on the new set up ?
Certainly looks impressive & they seem confident in their plans , what does anyone else think ?
thanks.

They've built it in the wrong place.
All long distance distribution will have to be done in polybottles, been better to site it near population then milk could go in bulk to the dairy and then a short hop to store.
Arla have a liquid dairy in Aylesbury, for that very reason.

 

[Cotlandfarmer]

More competition for our milk is only going to be a good thing, will keep other buyers on their toes.

I question whether their usp of "Welsh milk bottled in Wales" is going to command a premium, we Welsh aren't exactly a highly affluent society.

 

[Spudley]

We've had them out to see what they were offering - they wanted cows to be grazed but are paying only on litres and butterfat, nothing on protein. I don't know how many suppliers they've actually signed up, last I heard they only had one!

 

[Bald Rick]

More competition for our milk is only going to be a good thing, will keep other buyers on their toes.

I question whether their usp of "Welsh milk bottled in Wales" is going to command a premium, we Welsh aren't exactly a highly affluent society.

No just p!shed most of the time according to Drakey

 

[Mart.benfro]

More competition for our milk is only going to be a good thing, will keep other buyers on their toes.

I question whether their usp of "Welsh milk bottled in Wales" is going to command a premium, we Welsh aren't exactly a highly affluent society.

Yes & knowing previous attempts by others haven’t ended well. Also Lidl appear to be first to be stocking , are they really up for a premium?

 

[Mart.benfro]

They've built it in the wrong place.
All long distance distribution will have to be done in polybottles, been better to site it near population then milk could go in bulk to the dairy and then a short hop to store.
Arla have a liquid dairy in Aylesbury, for that very reason.

& if the spuds are anything to go by , it’ll be shipped over the bridge to the distribution centres & then back over into the stores

 

[Mart.benfro]

We've had them out to see what they were offering - they wanted cows to be grazed but are paying only on litres and butterfat, nothing on protein. I don't know how many suppliers they've actually signed up, last I heard they only had one!

I couldn’t get an answer as to how many have signed , bearing in mind most of us have to give 12 months notice before we start elsewhere.
Arla to be used as a balancer

 

[vantage]

I couldn’t get an answer as to how many have signed , bearing in mind most of us have to give 12 months notice before we start elsewhere.
Arla to be used as a balancer

Well I’m an Arla producer so I guess some of my milk will be going there rather than FM’s cheese factory.

 

[Hill Dairy]

Must have offered more than fm to get the arla milk. Which is a positive for arla.

 

[Enry]

It has been done before......Just over the border into Wales. Good friend bears the scars

Tomlinsons processing all milk for Asda shops in Wales

A FAMILY-owned dairy in Wales has taken over processing of all Asda’s Welsh milk, making it the first major supermarket to produce and process its milk in Wales, it has emerged.

www.walesonline.co.uk

Tomlinsons Dairies leaves £30m debt trail after collapse - and most firms will only receive a pittance

The company entered administration last October with more than 300 workers made redundant

www.dailypost.co.uk

 

[jerseycowsman]

They've built it in the wrong place.
All long distance distribution will have to be done in polybottles, been better to site it near population then milk could go in bulk to the dairy and then a short hop to store.
Arla have a liquid dairy in Aylesbury, for that very reason.

And they make the bottles on site too