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Little Town Dairy Ltd. is a family run business producing a wide range of cultured milk products, including Yogurts, Soured Cream, Crème Fraiche and Buttermilk.
Their story began in the early 1960’s when Matt & Eileen arrived at Little Town Farm, to begin their married life at the helm of the working dairy farm, the proud owners of their herd of 7 cows. In the 1970’s they began bottling their own milk in a small dairy based on the farm and started to supply local shops and restaurants as well as to the doorstep.
By the 1980’s Eileen was looking at other ways to utilize and market the milk, yo...
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Drunken Sailor Canning Co. is a small food business located in Western Sydney, Australia. For the past 8 years, Drunken Sailor has been experimenting with various unique flavour combinations to create delicious jams, relishes, dukkah and mustards.
Originally established as a side venture operating from the home of business owner Justin Arnoux, Drunken Sailor is now a HACCP accredited manufacturer. They are a small, dedicated team of staff creating a quality range of small batch products which are available to retail and food service customers.
During a site visit to discuss Drunken Sailor’s auto...
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The main stay of Riggs Autopack is the Model 1000 range of semi-automatic depositors, designed for artisans and small-scale food producers that need short batch runs and quick product changeovers.
These machines are available for outright or lease purchase, short or long term hire, and we also provide a no-obligation machine trial at your premises.
Manually filling containers can be exhausting and time consuming, often meaning much of the working week can be spent in production fulfilling orders, which in turn can then impact on other areas of the business such as winning new orders and bidding for supermarket contracts.
By usi...
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Changing consumer lifestyles have been driving the ready meal market for some years now, with the on-going trend towards convenience continuing to boost sales. However, with consumers becoming more concerned about quality, convenience is no longer a strong enough selling point.
To maintain consumer interest, ready meal producers place more emphasis in new product development, focusing on the quality of produce and increased sophistication of the meal. Today’s ready meals contain fresher, often only part cooked ingredients which enhance the quality and aesthetic of the meal.
An area of significance to the ready meal producer is als...
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