Arla Foods announces 0.5ppl milk price increase

Arla Foods announced, at the South West Dairy Show on Wednesday 30 January 2008, that following successful discussions between Arla Foods and the board of Arla Foods Milk Partnership from 1 February 2008 Arla Foods standard litre will increase by 0.5p per litre to 25.5ppl.

AFMP members who supply Asda will receive 26.5ppl from 1 February 2008.

AFMP members who supply Tesco will remain on 27.5ppl until the scheduled review with Tesco in March for implementation in April.

Jonathan Ovens, chairman of Arla Foods Milk Partnership, said: "We view this to be a positive move in a very uncertain marketplace."

Arla Foods UK plc is home to some of the UK’s leading dairy brands including Cravendale, Lurpak and Anchor. Processing approximately two billion litres of milk a year Arla continues to be one of the UK’s leading dairy companies and a supplier of fresh liquid milk and cream to the top seven retailers.

Over 2,500 daily deliveries are made directly to stores nationwide and Arla brands can be found across the dairy category. As well as the leader of the butter, spreads and margarine sector, and a major supplier of other added value products including flavoured milk and cheese, Arla continues to build working relationships with Arla Foods Milk Partnership, a unique group of dairy farmers, which supplies around 90 per cent of Arla's total milk requirements.

Behind this leading business is a team of circa 2,800 people across the UK located at our dairies, distribution centres and head office.