DairyCo

Milk Link makes strong progress in recruitment of farmers

Published 22 November 11

Milk Link has confirmed that it has now recruited over 40% of the milk it requires for the expansion of its Lockerbie Creamery.  This securing of c.50 million litres of additional milk on a long term basis means that the business is ahead of its recruitment targets, both in volume and timing, as it builds up increased milk supplies in advance of the new cheese facility going operational at the end of 2012. 

The recruitment campaign relates to Milk Link's major £20 million investment to transform its Lockerbie Creamery, which when complete will enhance both its capacity and capabilities and make it the largest dairy processing facility in Scotland.  The site will benefit from a major redevelopment with the installation of the latest processing technology increasing annualised production by 12,000 tonnes to over 37,000 tonnes of cheese per annum.