First Milk (company)
First Milk is a United Kingdom company that supplies milk, cheese and other dairy products. It is a farmer owned co operative, that had about 2,200 members from 2010 to 2011.[2] The company supplies products to the United Kingdom and international markets.[3]
| Co-operative | |
| Headquarters | Cirrus House, Glasgow Airport Business Park, Marchburn Drive, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, PA3 2SJ , United Kingdom and worldwide |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Jim Paice (chairperson), Mike Gallacher (chief executive) |
| Products | Dairy products |
| Revenue | £579m (2011–2012)[1] |
| Website | firstmilk.co.uk |
History
In November 2012, Jim Paice became the company's chairperson.[1]
In January 2015, the company delayed dividend payments to help cash flow problems due to lack of demand.[4] The company made about seventy redundancies in June the same year. [5]
Products
The company owns the brands The Lake District Dairy Co, Pembrokeshire Cheddar, Mull of Kintyre, Scottish Pride and Isle of Arran.[1]
References
- "Business Profile: Kate Allum, chief executive, First Milk - Farmers Weekly". 18 August 2013.
- "first_milk_company_review_2012" (PDF).
- "First Milk - the only major dairy company 100% owned by British farmers".
- "Dairy co-operative delays payments to farmer-members - Co-operative News". 15 January 2015.
- "Dairy co-op launches governance review following job loss proposals - Co-operative News". 1 June 2015.
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