Dale Farm Group

OUR GROUP

Dale Farm is a dairy processing cooperative owned by approximately 1,345 UK farmer members with a turnover in excess of £509 million per year and employing around 1,295 people. The Group’s activities span the food chain, from providing farm inputs and services, to collecting and marketing its members’ milk supplies, manufacturing an extensive range of dairy consumer and food ingredient products, and distributing these to both the domestic market and over 40 export markets worldwide.

OUR MISSION

Adding sustainable value to our members’ milk through supply chain excellence, consumer led branded and own-label innovation, and building added value positions in the consumer and nutrition markets.

OUR BUSINESSES

Dale Farm: A major UK dairy processor serving domestic & export markets. Dale Farm Ingredients: Supplier of dairy-based food ingredients to domestic & export markets. Ash Manor Cheese: Grates, slices, dices and packs a range of convenience cheese products. Dale Farm Lakeland: Manufactures consumer dairy products, including yogurts, desserts & cottage cheese. Rowan Glen: Manufactures consumer dairy products, including yogurts, probiotic drinks and desserts. Dale Farm Ice Cream: Distributes a wide range of ice cream products. Mullins Ice Cream: Manufactures ice cream products. Dale Farm Cooperative: Collects, tests, markets & delivers ex-farm milk. Dairy Herd Management: Provides herd recording & health management information, to improve farm productivity. United Feeds: Manufactures animal feeds & other farm inputs. Tankcare: Supplies & maintains on-farm milk storage tanks.