Low fat spreads The spreads division, which included the
Gold low fat brand, manufactured in
Kirkby on Merseyside, were bought by
Dairy Crest in November 2002 for £86m from Uniq. Uniq had been formed from what was left of Unigate after selling its cream division to Dairy Crest in May 2000. When the spreads division had gone as well, Uniq and the former Unigate were barely recognisable.
Cream The cream division was bought by Dairy Crest from Unigate/Uniq in July 2000.
Yoghurts St Ivel, being owned by Uniq/Unigate, made
Shape yoghurts in
Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, until this brand was sold off to
Danone for £32m. The factory closed in February 2003, having opened in 1908, and is now the
Beaufort Park housing estate after being sold for £19m in August 2004. The factory was demolished in June 2005.
Milk Under the St Ivel name, Dairy Crest makes milk promoted to school age children with added
Omega 3 fatty acids.
Robert Wiseman Dairies of
Scotland tried unsuccessfully to buy the milk division of Unigate in March 2000. St Ivel also supply milk to
Marks and Spencer.
Juice St Ivel manufactures Mr Juicy. This can be purchased in a range of flavours, however, the most common one is orange. ==Production sites==