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‘We’ve agreed to work together to focus in the short-term on providing further opportunities through the local business network.’
‘We’ve agreed to work together to focus in the short-term on providing further opportunities through the local business network.’
‘My sympathy goes out to those who may lose their employment, my respect to those who have fought so hard to keep the creamery open.’
‘It was dreadful, we had consultations on the Monday and then we were told on the Thursday who was going and who wasn’t.’
There are 29 farms across Kintyre and Gigha which supply milk to Campbeltown Creamery.
‘We are working together to try to secure the site for the future, although there is still considerable work to do to bring this to a conclusion.’
‘We recognise that this decrease, particularly at this time of year, will be disappointing to our members.’
Creamery’s ‘extra mature cheddar’ is international gold class.
Chris Thomas, a Liverpool university engineering graduate, is First Milk’s new non-executive chairman.
‘The Smoked Mull of Kintyre has been an amazing success story and we’re extremely proud of its award-winning flavour profile and texture.’
James Graham gave an outline of the possible options open to producers relating to the future of the Campbeltown Creamery following its sale by First Milk.