The Society
The United Dairy Farmers Co-operative was formed in 1995 when the Government transferred ownership of the Northern Ireland Milk Marketing Board and its processing subsidiary, Dromona Quality Foods, to Northern Ireland dairy farmers who had supplied it with milk. Since then the Group has developed its business interests through organic growth and a series of acquisitions. In 2001 the Group acquired Dale Farm Dairies from Express Dairies subsequently merging this business with Dromona Quality Foods to form Dale Farm Limited. Dale Farm has now 5 processing operations throughout the UK and now manufactures and distributes a wide range of dairy products to domestic and international markets.
United Dairy Farmers is committed to delivering value to its farmer shareholders by building a world class dairy business which provides products and services that satisfy the changing needs of customers and consumers.
The Group Businesses include:
| United Dairy Farmers | Transports, tests and markets ex-farm milk |
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| United Tankcare | Supplies and maintains on-farm milk tanks |
| United Milk Records | Provides a herd recording service |
| United Quotas | Milk quota brokerage |
| United Feeds (Joint Venture company) |
Manufactures and supplies animal feeds and other farm inputs |
| Dale Farm | Processes and markets a wide range of dairy products |
| Dale Farm Ingredients | Supplies a range of dairy food ingredients to domestic and international markets |
| Dale Farm Ice Cream | Distributes ice cream products |
| Dale Farm GB | Manufactures and supplies consumer dairy products, including yogurts, desserts and cottage cheese |
| Rowan Glen | Manufactures and supplies a range of Scottish yogurts and dairy products |
Further details on the Group subsidiaries and their products are available on their individual web sites and these can be accessed through the Links section.