Buyer agrees deal on creamery.Byline: DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. POWELL A LEADING British cheese and dairy products dairy products dairy npl → produits laitier dairy products dairy npl → Milchprodukte pl, Molkereiprodukte pl business is set to buy Llandyrnog Creamery, safeguarding 160 jobs. The deal, by Milk Link, is due to be completed by next Friday Next Friday is the 2000 sequel to Friday , which depicts the neighborhood of South Los Angeles in a comedic sense. The hero, Craig Jones (Ice Cube), leaves home and moves in with his lottery winning and sex-crazed Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) in Rancho Cucamonga. , and it will mean the 300 farmers who supply the creamery will still have an outlet for their milk. The creamery, owned by the co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFoB) is a UK co-operative milk processor that buys milk directly from farmers and has several factories producing milk and cheese products for sale in various regions throughout the UK. , went into receivership on Wednesday and administrators were appointed to find a buyer. A Milk Link spokesman said: "Milk Link is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement on terms for the acquisition of the Llandyrnog Creamery and its associated operations. "The agreement when ratified will secure the future of the award winning Welsh cheese creamery, safeguarding jobs and providing a secure outlet for milk produced by approximately 300 farmers." Some had lost pounds 20,000 in milk revenue for May when the creamery went into administration last week. On the new agreement, Neil Kennedy, Milk Link chief executive, said: "This is great news both for Milk Link and the loyal staff and farmers who are at the very heart of the Llandrynog Creamery. The acquisition of Llandyrnog will complement our existing market leading cheese business and we believe will deliver, over time, substantial business benefits." Milk Link is recruiting farmers to supply milk to the creamery and is working with relevant Dairy Farmers of Britain Council members to do this. Meetings will be held next week over finding farmers wanting to supply Llandyrnog. |
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