With fluctuating milk prices resulting in uncertain returns for many dairy farmers, July 2017 saw Jack Martin launch a new business, Tom Parker Creamery, to help spread risk and improve financial return.
Jack’s ‘can do’ attitude and self-motivation means that the business he has developed, cornering an untapped area of the dairy sector, is flying.
“My great-grandfather started farming here at Beaconhill Farm, Hampshire in 1921. He built-up the dairy business with milk rounds, which was sold in 1985, and subsequently the milk was then sold on contract.
“However, the dairy industry has been under so much pressure of late meaning we had to look at alternative ways of adding value to the dairy herd,” explains Jack.
He describes how they looked at several different options for dairy products with many people already producing delicious ice creams and cheeses, but they finally settled on the idea of producing chocolate milk and iced coffee.
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Jack’s ‘can do’ attitude and self-motivation means that the business he has developed, cornering an untapped area of the dairy sector, is flying.
“My great-grandfather started farming here at Beaconhill Farm, Hampshire in 1921. He built-up the dairy business with milk rounds, which was sold in 1985, and subsequently the milk was then sold on contract.
“However, the dairy industry has been under so much pressure of late meaning we had to look at alternative ways of adding value to the dairy herd,” explains Jack.
He describes how they looked at several different options for dairy products with many people already producing delicious ice creams and cheeses, but they finally settled on the idea of producing chocolate milk and iced coffee.
Continue reading their diversification story >>>