BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
- Private
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Milk Production & Distribution
Number of Employees 1,794
Contact Information
3130 Great Western Court Hunts Ground Road
Stoke Gifford
(44) 870 240 8341
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers: 424490
Recent Events
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Milk Link Opens New Innovation Center in Devon
News & Analysis
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S & C to supply to M. L. and C. C.(EVOLUTION)(Scientific & Chemical contracts with Milk Link)(Cheese Company)(Brief article)
- 2007-01-01
Scientific & Chemical SciChem has been awarded a two year contract by Milk Link, one of the UK's leading integrated dairy businesses, to supply laboratory and analytical requirements for its entire UK operation. The Cheese Company, part of Milk Link, is also encompassed within the contract....
Acquisition of Milk Link's fresh liquid milk business.(EVOLUTION)
- 2006-09-01
The Board of Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC Wiseman is pleased to note the announcement by the Office of Fair Trading not to refer the proposed purchase of the fresh liquid milk business of Milk Link Limited Milk Link, comprising Peninsula Milk Processors Limited and Newlands Farm...
British milk producer Milk Link has formed a partnership with multinational food company Glanbia
- 2004-04-01
British milk producer Milk Link has formed a partnership with multinational food company Glanbia. The two say the new company, Cheese Company Holdings, will be the second biggest cheese producer in the UK, with products including cheddar, stilton and other British cheeses. It will employ about 1,000 people at four...
Milk Link and Express set standard for future
- 2003-09-01
Dairy co-operative Milk Link and liquid milk and cream supplier Express Dairies have created a joint venture that they believe is the future of the dairy market in the UK. Staplemead Dairy Products has been created to develop, produce and market fresh dairy products in selected milk sectors,...
Milk Link installation by Moody Systems. (News & Installations).(Milk Link updating Staplemead Dairy )(Brief Article)
- 2002-12-01
Milk Link has begun a major upgrade of its recently acquired Staplemead Dairy in Frome, Somerset, with Moody Systems responsible for the installation. The project sees Moody supplying all tanks, pumps and valves, installation of all equipment on site and commissioning. The Staplemead facility produces retail...
Milk Link - People - appoints Mike Newitt - Brief Article
- 2002-10-10
UK firm Milk Link has named Mike Newitt as commercial director retail. Newitt has previous experience as managing director of Tanner Foods. Also at Milk Link, Adrian Else, a former Express Dairies sales director has become commercial manager milk and ingredients. David Coleman, Express Dairies UHT director has been named...
Milk Link, Express Dairies complete 30m [pounds sterling] deal - Company News - Milk Link to buy processing assets - Brief Article
- 2002-08-15
Farming members of Milk Link and shareholders of Express Dairies have approved the purchase by Milk Link of significant processing assets belonging to Express, and the formation of a joint venture company--in line with the 30m [pounds sterling] (47.8m [euro]) transaction proposed at the beginning of July (see Eurofood archive...
Express and Milk Link form alliance - Company News - Brief Article
- 2002-07-18
UK-based dairy firm Express Dairies has conditionally agreed to enter into a strategic alliance with compatriot dairy group Milk Link. The strategic alliance between Express and the major farmers' co-operative in Southern England, Milk Link, was described by Express as a major strategic development, and in line with its...
Express Dairies, Leicester, is entering into a strategic alliance with Milk Link, the major farmers' cooperative in Southern England.(to produce and market added value chilled packaged dairy products)(Brief Article)
- 2002-07-08
* Express Dairies, Leicester, is entering into a strategic alliance with Milk Link, the major farmers' cooperative in southern England. A 50/50 joint venture will be developed in Frome, Somerset, to produce and market added value chilled packaged dairy products. The joint venture will also produce...
Mutual benefits for Milk Link and Express Dairies as a result of a new alliance. (Company Evolution).(Brief Article)
- 2002-07-01
The structure of raw milk supply arrangements continues to evolve and Milk Link is just one farmer group that has put in place capital structures with a view to processing some or all of their members' milk. Now, Express Dairies has conditionally agreed to...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Nicholls | CEO |
| Neil Kennedy | Chief Executive |
| Jim Cooney | Managing Director, Ingredient Services |
| Simon Banfield | Partner |
| Dave Williams | Director, Finance |
| David Coleman | Director, Supply Chain |
| David Richards | Director, Operations |
| Johnnie Russell | Farmer Director |
| Mark Brooking | Director, Membership |
| Mark Robertson | Operations Director |
| Mike Newitt | Director, Commercial, Retail |
| Nairn Glen | Director, Group Finance |
| Peter Winstone | Farmer Director |
| Rob Hirst | Director of Organisation and Change |
| Will Sanderson | Director, Corp Affairs |
| Heather Coates | Senior Brand Manager |
| Chris Page | Non-Executive Director |
| Karen Young | Accountant |
| Nicola Parsons | Head, HR |
| Robert Ranson | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Rex Ward | Founder Director of Milk Link and Chairman |
| Jeremy Pope | Board of Directors |
| John Singleton | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | CEO | Current |
| Milk Link Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hazelwoods | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Chief Executive | Current |
| Cheese Co | Managing Director | Current |
| Milk Link Limited | Managing Director | Current |
| Sales & Marketing | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Managing Director, Ingredient Services | Current |
| Glanbia Foods Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Partner | Current |
| Milk Link Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Director, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Director, Supply Chain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Director, Operations | Current |
Johnnie Russell has managed a family-owned dairy and beef farm in Dorset for over 20 years and has been a Milk Link member since its formation. He also has over 30 years senior level experience in UK and international Corporate Banking and currently runs the UK wholesale lending operations of ING, the major European bank.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Farmer Director | Current |
| Milk Link Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Director, Membership | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Operations Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Director, Commercial, Retail | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Director, Group Finance | Current |
| Milk Link Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Peter Winstone is in partnership on a 400 acre family-run farm in Somerset . Former Chair of the Milk Link Council, Peter was first elected onto the Board in October 2000 and has played an important role in the restructuring process to develop Milk Link into a vertically integrated dairy co-operative.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Farmer Director | Current |
| Milk Link Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Founder Director of Milk Link and Chairman | Current |
| The Cornwall | Partner | Current |
| Milk Link Limited | Director | Current |
Rob Hirst joined Milk Link in October 2003 as Commercial Director where he was responsible for sales of Ingredients. Rob has over ten years' experience in the retail sector, eight of which are specifically in the food industry. Previous positions include Dairy Category Manager, Tesco from 1987 to 2003 and retail store management roles at Safeway.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Director of Organisation and Change | Current |
| Safeway Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Director, Corp Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Senior Brand Manager | Current |
Chris Page was appointed a Non-executive director in June 2003. With a wealth of experience in the food industry, he enjoyed an impressive career at Mars Confectionery where he held a number of Board-level sales and marketing roles within the UK and Europe . Chris brings a vast insight into consumer sales and marketing. Chris also now chairs the Audit Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Non-Executive Director | Current |
| Milk Link Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Karen Young is a chartered accountant with over ten years' experience in the dairy industry. She has been company secretary at Milk Link since its incorporation in 1999 and was instrumental in the Company's successful establishment and managing its constitutional changes. Karen is involved in all aspects of the continued development of the business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Accountant | Current |
| Milk Link Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Head, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milk Link Limited | Director | Current |
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