First Milk (company)
| Company type | 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 | £253m (2019) [1] |
| Website | firstmilk.co.uk |
First Milk is a company based in the United Kingdom 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]
History
Jim Paice became the company's chairperson in November 2012. At this time, the companies revenue was £579m.[4] The company delayed dividend payments to help cash flow problems in January 2015, due to lack of demand.[5] The company made about seventy redundancies in June the same year.[6] The company was the ninth largest dairy company in the United Kingdom in 2019, based on turnover.[1]
Products
The company owns the brands The Lake District Dairy Co, Pembrokeshire Cheddar, Mull of Kintyre, Scottish Pride and Isle of Arran.[4]
References
- ^ a b White2019-03-04T14:08:00+00:00, Kevin. "Who owns the dairy industry? The 10 biggest dairy companies in the UK". The Grocer. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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- ^ "First Milk - the only major dairy company 100% owned by British farmers".
- ^ a b "Business Profile: Kate Allum, chief executive, First Milk - Farmers Weekly". 18 August 2013.
- ^ "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.