date:May 23, 2012
Neil Kennedy, ceo of Milk Link told FoodManufacture.co.uk: The market is hugely competitive with pressure on farmers returns and this merger is a great opportunity for really strong European business.
The new business will account for nearly a quarter (24%) of total UK production and bring much-needed stability to the UK milk market, he said.
Kennedy said the merger with Arla, the worlds eighth largest dairy producer, would offer new export opportunities for First Milk dairy products, partic