Graham’s The Family Dairy, Scotland's largest independent dairy, has today announced that it is to increase by 0.5 pence per litre the price it pays its dairy farmers for milk.
Date:
Tue, 12 Jul 2011
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The increase to its 70 local dairy farmers across Scotland from 1 August 2011 will bring the price paid to 27.3 pence per litre.
Commenting on the Bridge of Allan-based dairy’s decision to offer a timely financial boost to its local milk suppliers, Robert Graham senior, company chairman, said: "As a farming family with a rich and proud agricultural heritage, Graham’s The Family Dairy is all too aware of the rising costs in fertiliser, feed and fuel that increasingly affect Scotland’s dairy farmers.
"We greatly value our relationship with farmers and hope our decision to raise the price we pay for our quality milk will help to alleviate some of the financial burden they currently face."
Founded in 1939 by Robert Graham senior’s father, Graham’s is a proud family business renowned for its award-winning Scottish Dairy, Organic and Graham’s Gold range of milks, creams, butters and ice-cream.
Earlier this year the business, which has listings in the likes of Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, Peckham’s, CJ lang and David Sands, scooped both the Dairy Product and Marketing Initiative of the Year at the 2011 Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards.
In addition, for the second year running, its Scottish Dairy slightly salted churned butter won the gold medal at the 2011 Royal Highland Show.
Last month, the family launched Graham’s The Family Dairy Scottish Spreadable Butter, the first spreadable butter to be produced by a Scottish dairy.
Meanwhile, Scottish Government funding of Graham’s newly opened £1.2 million butter plant was provided through the Food Processing, Marketing and Grant Co-operation Grant Scheme (FMPC).
Other significant product innovations have included the launch in 2010 of the first 1% (fat) organic milk on the UK market and Graham’s first range of flavoured ice-cream.
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