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Express Dairies is a subsidiary of Dairy Crest, specialising almost entirely in home deliveries of milk and other dairy products.

History

The company was founded by George Barham in 1864 as the Express County Milk Supply Company,^[1] named after the fact that they only used express trains to get their milk to London.

The company developed retail outlets, given the name Premier Super Markets, which in 1964 they sold to Unilever's Mac Fisheries chain for £1million. The cash income allowed them to develop and launch marketing for long-life milk.

Acquired by Grand Metropolitan in 1969,^[2] and sold again in 1991 to Northern Foods^[3] who demerged it in 1998.^[4]

A period of acquisition and disposal then occurred, where by it:

1999: acquired a 51% stake in Claymore Dairies Ltd (Scotland) for £2.2 million
February 1999: acquired Star Dairies Food Service Ltd. and certain assets of Star Dairies International Ltd for £3.5 million
June 1999: acquired the UK liquid milk operations of Glanbia plc for £100 million.
August 1999: acquired the share capital of Blakes Chilled Distribution Ltd. for £3 million.
November 2000: announced a 50/50 partnership in Northern Ireland with Golden Vale PLC to create Dale Farm Dairies Limited.
October 2001: announced the sale of Dale Farm Dairies Limited to Dromona Quality Foods Limited.
July 2002: disposed of its UHT business and Frome creamery.,

Following a period of poor profitability, it was acquired in 2003 by Arla Foods^[5] who in turn sold it on to Dairy Crest in July 2006.^[6] It still operates under the name Express Dairies.

References

^ Archive hub
^ Competition Commission Report 1990
^ Grand Met Sells Dairy Interests New York Times, 21 November 1991
^ UK Business Park: Northern Foods
^ Express and Arla deal set to cut overcapacity
^ Dairy Crest buys rival to expand milk round Guardian, 24 July 2006

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[1] Archive hub

[2] Competition Commission Report 1990

[3] Grand Met Sells Dairy Interests New York Times, 21 November 1991

[4] UK Business Park: Northern Foods

[5] Express and Arla deal set to cut overcapacity

[6] Dairy Crest buys rival to expand milk round Guardian, 24 July 2006

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 ==History==
+The company was founded by George Barham in 1864 as the ''Express County Milk Supply Company,''<ref>[http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/04040501.html Archive hub]</ref> named after the fact that they only used express trains to get their milk to London.
-The company was founded by George Barham in 1864 as the ''Express County Milk Supply Company''.<ref>[http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/04040501.html Archive hub]</ref> It was acquired by [[Grand Metropolitan]] in 1969<ref>[http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1990/fulltext/288c5.pdf Competition Commission Report 1990]</ref> and sold again in 1991 to [[Northern Foods]]<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4DE123DF932A15752C1A967958260 Grand Met Sells Dairy Interests] New York Times, 21 November 1991</ref> who demerged it in 1998.<ref>[http://www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk/nos44897.htm UK Business Park: Northern Foods]</ref> Following a period of poor profitability during the late 1990s, it was acquired in 2003 by [[Arla Foods]]<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-100046030.html Express and Arla deal set to cut overcapacity]</ref> who in turn sold it on to [[Dairy Crest]] in July 2006.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/jul/24/food.money Dairy Crest buys rival to expand milk round] Guardian, 24 July 2006</ref> It still operates under the name ''Express Dairies''.
+The company developed retail outlets, given the name [[Premier Super Markets]], which in 1964 they sold to [[Unilever]]'s [[Mac Fisheries]] chain for £1million. The cash income allowed them to develop and launch marketing for [[long-life milk]].
+Acquired by [[Grand Metropolitan]] in 1969,<ref>[http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1990/fulltext/288c5.pdf Competition Commission Report 1990]</ref> and sold again in 1991 to [[Northern Foods]]<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4DE123DF932A15752C1A967958260 Grand Met Sells Dairy Interests] New York Times, 21 November 1991</ref> who demerged it in 1998.<ref>[http://www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk/nos44897.htm UK Business Park: Northern Foods]</ref>
+A period of acquisition and disposal then occurred, where by it:
+*1999: acquired a 51% stake in Claymore Dairies Ltd (Scotland) for £2.2 million
+*February 1999: acquired Star Dairies Food Service Ltd. and certain assets of Star Dairies International Ltd for £3.5 million
+*June 1999: acquired the UK liquid milk operations of [[Glanbia plc]] for £100 million.
+*August 1999: acquired the share capital of Blakes Chilled Distribution Ltd. for £3 million.
+*November 2000: announced a 50/50 partnership in [[Northern Ireland]] with Golden Vale PLC to create Dale Farm Dairies Limited.
+*October 2001: announced the sale of Dale Farm Dairies Limited to Dromona Quality Foods Limited.
+*July 2002: disposed of its UHT business and [[Frome]] creamery.,
+Following a period of poor profitability, it was acquired in 2003 by [[Arla Foods]]<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-100046030.html Express and Arla deal set to cut overcapacity]</ref> who in turn sold it on to [[Dairy Crest]] in July 2006.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/jul/24/food.money Dairy Crest buys rival to expand milk round] Guardian, 24 July 2006</ref> It still operates under the name ''Express Dairies''.
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