- St Ivel
St Ivel is a brand of dairy products in the
UK . It began as a subsidiary under the ownership of the Unigate dairy company with most production sites in the south west ofEngland and some inWales . Most of its brands were bought in the early 2000s byDairy Crest following a severe decline in doorstep deliveries of milk - previously a major area of business for owners Unigate.Low fat spreads
The spreads division, which includes the "Gold" low-fat brand, manufactured in
Kirkby inMerseyside , were bought byDairy Crest in November 2002 for £86m from Uniq. Uniq had been formed from what was left of Unigate after selling its cream division to Dairy Crest in 2000. When the spreads division had gone as well, Uniq and the former Unigate were barely recognisable.Cream
The cream division was bought by Dairy Crest from Unigate/Uniq in July 2000.
Yoghurts
St Ivel, being owned by Uniq/Unigate, used to make "Shape" yoghurts in
Wootton Bassett inWiltshire , before this brand was sold off toDanone for £32m. The factory closed in February 2003, having opened in 1908, and is now the "Beaufort Park" housing estate after being sold for £19m in August 2004. The factory was demolished in June 2005.Milk
Under the St Ivel name, Dairy Crest makes milk promoted to school-age children with added
Omega 3 fatty acids .Robert Wiseman dairies ofScotland had tried unsuccessfully to buy the milk division of Unigate in 2000.Juice
St Ivel also manufacture
Mr Juicy . This can be purchased in a range of flavours, however, the most common one is orange. [Buying Mr Juicy [http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/a/browse/consumer/Mr-Juicy/N=6+2593+300702&Ne=300432&seoencode=y/] ]Production sites
St Ivel had other sites in
Chichester ,Evercreech andChard inSomerset andSt Erth inCornwall . Cheese was made inHaverfordwest andCarmarthen .External links
* [http://www.dairycrest.co.uk/brandsandproducts/brand_view.asp?b_ID=14 Omega 3 milk]
* [http://www.dairycrest.co.uk/brandsandproducts/brand_view.asp?b_ID=17 St Ivel Gold]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2736235.stm Wootton Bassett plant closes]
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