date:Oct 04, 2012
such as First Milk, and in the European Union (EU) which in due course Arla may look at.
Consolidation inevitable
Wild added that while Arla looks set to take a break from its consolidation efforts, it will inevitably continue elsewhere.
Consolidation is inevitable especially for those supplying the highly concentrated retail base in the UK and continental Europe. The dairy co-operatives in the UK and Europe recognise that they have to be bigger.
The smaller firms are not going to be big en