| Type | Agricultural marketing cooperative |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | milk, cheese |
| Website | dfob.co.uk |
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. The 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
- ↑ "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.