The Fair will count with the presence of a variety of brands of the dairy sector, including:

Sodiaal UK

Sodiaal is a prominent dairy cooperative in France, offering a diverse range of products that includes P.D.O cheeses, Brittany butter, UHT milk, and cream. With a production process deeply rooted in French traditions, Sodiaal takes great pride in supporting the local economy by ensuring that all their products are made exclusively in France. From milk collection to cheese making, the cooperative is committed to maintaining high standards and preserving local craftsmanship.
The Estate Dairy

The Estate Dairy is a collective of passionate individuals dedicated to producing and bottling exceptional dairy products, including premium milk, cultured butter, and cream. Committed to quality and sustainability, the company sources the richest milk from small, local family farms that align with their values. This meticulous approach results in milk with a distinctive golden hue and butter and creams with a remarkably rich flavor. At The Estate Dairy, each product is crafted with the utmost respect for its quality and heritage.

Callestick Ice Cream

The Parker family began farming at Callestick Farm in 1953, and ice cream production commenced in 1989. For over 35 years, Callestick Farm has been dedicated to crafting exquisite ice creams using the finest fruits, confectionery, and local Cornish cream. The company’s range of award-winning flavours is made with fresh milk from their herd of over 380 Jersey X Friesian cows, which graze on 1,000 acres of farmland in the heart of Cornwall. Each ice cream reflects the farm’s commitment to quality and its rich heritage.

Golden Hooves

Golden Hooves is a multi-award-winning, farmer-backed cheese brand that invites consumers to explore not justwhere their food comes from, but how it is produced. Founded on a commitment to excellence, Golden Hooves is a small team with big ambitions and the highest standards in the industry.

Alsop & Walker

Alsop & Walker, a renowned dairy company based in East Sussex, United Kingdom, has been crafting exceptional cheeses since 2008. Their commitment to quality and innovation shines through in their award-winning creations. At the heart of Alsop & Walker’s success lies their master cheesemaker, Arthur Alsop. He skilfully blends traditional craftsmanship with contemporary techniques to produce cheeses that captivate the palate.

Organic Herd

For nearly three decades, Organic Herd has evolved from a single partnership into a leading provider of organic dairy products. Over the past 29 years, the company has expanded its offerings to include a diverse range of products, from delicious milk and moreish Cheddar to high-quality dairy ingredients like milk powder. Renowned for their expertise in organic dairy, Organic Herd is widely regarded as a trusted solution provider for all things related to organic dairy.
Long Clawson Dairy

Established in 1912 as a farmer-owned cooperative, Long Clawson Dairy is a storied institution based in Leicestershire. Today, the cooperative boasts over 30 supplier members, all situated within a 30-mile radius of the dairy. These local farms provide fresh milk daily, which is transformed by the company’s expert cheesemakers into a range of delicious, award-winning cheeses, including Blue Stilton®, White Stilton, Shropshire Blue, and Rutland Red.

Fine Cheesemakers of Scotland
Fine Cheesemakers of Scotland is the premier destination for exploring the finest artisanal cheeses from Scotland. Indulge in a selection of award-winning farmhouse cheeses, such as the deliciously crumbly Anster from St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Co, the intriguingly named Minger from the Highland Fine Cheese Co, and the classic Dunlop from Connage Highland Dairy. Each cheese represents a rich tapestry of heritage, craftsmanship, and a steadfast commitment to quality.

White Lake Cheese

White Lake Cheese is renowned for producing exceptional artisan cheeses, including a diverse range of soft and semi-hard varieties made from goat, sheep, and Guernsey cow milk. All cheeses are handcrafted on their farm in Somerset. With numerous awards recognizing the quality of their products, White Lake Cheese is confident that customers will discover something to love. The farm’s own goats provide the milk for their distinctive goat cheeses, while a local Guernsey herd supplies the cow’s milk. Additionally, the sheep’s milk used comes from a trusted local farm. Each cheese reflects the farm’s dedication to quality and craftsmanship.

To discover more about the exhibitors and to book your place, visit Speciality and Fine Food Fair online

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John Tobin, the speaker and president of MES at Ever.Ag, has over 25 years’ experience in the deployment of MES systems in the food and beverage industries. Some of these projects include automation of production processes on SCADA systems, distributed control systems, the definition, design and implementation of corporate MES strategies.

He regularly conducts MES consultancy exercises on behalf of Orbis for a range of clients including Diageo, Glanbia, Ornua, DFA and Baxter Pharmaceutical. He has led the initiative within Ever.Ag to specialise in the area of operational intelligence and digitization for food and beverage.

He holds a B.E. in mechanical engineering and is a member of the Institute of Engineers of Ireland. He has presented at a number of international conferences for MESA, ISA, WBF, Aspentech and has co-authored various publications in industrial journals.

Ever.Ag’s MES OPS 4.0 software is installed in multiple sites across the globe. The company’s mission is to create innovative AgTech solutions and services that empower agriculture, food, and beverage supply chains to feed a growing world. Ever.Ag’s MES Digitization solution monitors KPI’s to enable production of a consistent, predictable and quality assured product. It provides traceability from intake to finished goods incorporating a paperless pactory to digitise the plant floor.

Ever.Ag’s cheese yield optimisation module is designed to increase revenue margins. It is powered by AI/machine learning to provide a predictive model to improve outputs – for example, more cheese and better quality. Both measures increase revenue and margin by 1% to 3%. John Tobin will be speaking at 11:00am on 27 June in the seminars. Don’t miss it!

There is still time to register here!

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Organic Herd, Stand 1066. Organic Herd is making a splash in dairy, offering a range of products for consumers who want their food to be sustainable, ethical and naturally delicious, from brand that is bold, trusted and fun!  Together with our co-operative of British dairy farmers, we believe that how we farm really matters.  We are dedicated to doing dairy the right way; free range, grassfed, herbicide free, produced without antibiotics, and all independently certified to the only food system governed by UK law, so you can trust the label.  Regenerative farming before it was a fashion!  

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POUL TARP A/S. The Danish Engineering Company POUL TARP A/S was established in 1954 and has from the beginning developed and produced software- and hardware solutions for the dairy industry. We offer complete IT-system which handle all data communication between dairy, supplier, milk tanker and farmer. Our pump- and metering system has integrated milk sampling. All hardware and software systems are of the highest European standards, MID approved and USDA Inspected. POUL TARP A/S is represented in more than 20 countries worldwide. POUL TARP A/S is ISO 9001:2015 or ISO 14001:2015 certified and supports UN Global Compact. 

PDV Consultants, Stand 1048. PDV Consultants is an engineering consultancy firm made up of experienced and professionally qualified engineers working within the food & beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Originally foundered in New Zealand, we have since expanded to the UK with an office located in Belfast since 2008. 

 We understand what is required when designing safe and hygienic processing plants to produce wholesome and nutritionally beneficial foods. We are experienced in all aspects of design and construction of food production processes, utilities and supporting infrastructure.
Our services range from consulting to project management and commissioning of processing facilities. We design, execute, and manage process and manufacturing projects on behalf of our clients.
Established in 1990, our company has continuously delivered engineering projects that range from small to large-scale multimillion-dollar undertakings around the world. 

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• Omsco rebrands as Organic Herd

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The new name and identity will also be a catalyst for the launch of an eponymously named Organic Herd range of premium branded organic products. A value-added range that will showcase the very best of organic dairy and set it apart from conventional dairy offerings.

Commenting on the new name, Martyn Anthony, Organic Herd’s chief executive said: “The transition from being the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (Omsco) to Organic Herd demonstrates the ongoing evolution of the business. From being simply a transactional supplier of organic milk to third party processors, our new name reflects that we are now a more confident and more progressive business with a range of valuable customers, supply partnerships, products offerings and routes to market.

“We believe our new, more relevant and relatable name will enable us to redefine and reinforce all that is great about organic dairy. It will enable us to engage more effectively with customers and consumers on the issues that they care about and make a compelling case for why they should choose organic dairy, which by its very nature is the original and only fully accredited regenerative dairy farming system.”

Organic Herd has over the last 12 months maintained its milk price at 49ppl (on a standard liquid litre basis). To put this into context, today its 120 farmer-owners, located across England, Scotland and Wales, receive the leading published organic milk price paid by a processor or coop in the UK. It represents a premium vs the average conventional price of c.10-12ppl. Moving forward, the focus of the business is to continue to deliver sustainable returns to its farmer-owners and the adoption of the Organic Herd name is an integral part of an ambitious long-term growth and development strategy. A strategy based upon continuing to build a more balanced business profile through:

Enhancing its long-term sustainable supply partnerships with dedicated dairy processors; food producers and food ingredients businesses;

Continuing to grow its established international presence through Organic Herd’s Kingdom Organic and British Organic Dairy Co. export cheese brands;

Launching a range of innovative, added value, consumer products into the UK market under the Organic Herd brand to help generate greater returns and champion the benefits of organic dairy.

The new range will be ‘Proudly Sustainable, Naturally Delicious, Always Organic’

The development of the new Organic Herd branded range of premium organic dairy products has been based upon three simple but powerful brand pillars, namely being ‘Proudly Sustainable, Naturally Delicious, Always Organic’. The range will be debuted at the Speciality Fine Food Fair being held in London on 11-12 September.

Aimed at specialist retailers, delis and farm shops across the UK, the vibrantly packaged Organic Herd range will include moreish Cheddars; a tempting selection of butters and flavoured butters including a truly indulgent Truffle Butter; velvety ‘Port Salut style’ soft cheeses featuring two bold flavoured variants; organic Chocolate including an irresistible Milk Chocolate with Caramel and Sea Salt; as well as two silky smooth luxurious milk drinking chocolates.

Commenting further on the new name, identity and product range Martyn Anthony, Organic Herd’s Chief Executive said: “Our new Organic Herd name reflects first and foremost the commitment of our dairy farmer owners for working collaboratively, sharing their knowledge and passion to produce the highest quality organic milk. We are a collective of farmers, one could say a ‘true Herd’, dedicated to producing and adding value to milk through adhering to the very highest level of auditable sustainable farming practices.

“Our new name, identity, and premium product range, we believe, reflect and reinforce our core brand values of being collaborative, innovative, authentic and, above all, our preparedness to be bold to make a positive difference. We know we have much more to do but believe our new identity will be a catalyst to enhance and accelerate our mission of providing a sustainable future for our dairy farmers and the natural environment in which they farm.”

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