Rachel's received a Gold award at Wales the True Taste Food & Drink Awards 2010, for their Wholemilk Gooseberry Yogurt. [15] Products [ edit ] The company produces a full range of organic dairy products, but the major products are organic yoghurts, including a range of well known flavours and different styles such as Greek, fat free, low fat, bio-live and set yoghurts (now yoghurt drinks as well). The company is also well known for its introduction of new combination flavours such as Mango & Vanilla, Raspberry & Elderberry, and Peach & Passion Fruit. Special festive Christmas flavours such as the ‘Rudolph’s Organic’ Christmas pudding yoghurt and Brandy and Nutmeg cream are also part of the product range. Organic certification is awarded by the Soil Association, an organisation that the original Rachel’s mother Dinah was a founding member of. Farms that are certified are able to prove that their processes sustain the health of soils, ecosystems, animals and people, and comply with current EU regulations. We want the milk to be as fresh as it can, so we get a delivery of organic milk into the factory every day​.” Construction of the extension started in late 2003 and was officially opened in November 2004 by Rhodri Morgan, the First Minister of the Welsh Assembly.

In addition to the added costs facing Rachel’s, Brook has concerns about the future supply of organic milk. Due to the closing gap between the sale price of non-organic and organic milk, some farmers have decided to move away from the production of organic milk. The latest data from Kantar showed that the grocery price inflation rate is starting to fall​​, but at 9.7% consumer spending on premium products is still being supressed. Managing rising input costs The new extension has increased daily output of the facility threefold, allowing the production of over 50 tonnes of yoghurt per day.” Graafland Engineering supplied an evaporator of 1,200l per hour capacity. Penmann Climatic Systems provided the blast chilling equipment. Rachel’s Organic

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Rachel’s has been committed to organic production throughout its history and remains so to this day, but in the current economic climate that has brought with it some issues.

Hence Rachel's was included in a boycott related to baby milk products by the Lactalis Nestlé from 2012 onwards. [9] Awards [ edit ]

The extension provided an additional 50 jobs at the company, bringing the total workforce to 100. Since the expansion the workforce has increased to 140 and yoghurt production has trebled. During this time, Rachel’s Organic was acquired by Horizon Organic Dairy of America (1999), which was itself taken over by Dean Foods in early 2004. In 2002–04 the company’s turnover doubled, with more than 10 million pots of yoghurt per year being produced. This prompted the plans for a new major expansion. Adams, Stephen (20 April 2009). "The Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London . Retrieved 22 May 2010.

Rachel's Organic launches brand refresh alongside new yogurt line". FoodBev Media. 31 January 2019 . Retrieved 23 March 2022. Crunch talks for 140 staff as factory is sold". Cambrian News. July 28, 2010. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010 . Retrieved July 28, 2010. Rachel’s has won numerous awards for the quality of its products and its innovation including Great Taste awards, [10] and Wales the True Taste awards. [11] In 2007 Rachel’s was recognised as one of Britain’s most environmentally friendly brands in a YouGov poll conducted by Marketing Week, [12] and in 2009 was given Coolbrand status in the UK list of Superbrands. [13] In July 2010, Rachel's received eight awards in the Dairy Produce Category at the Royal Welsh Show. [14]Based in Aberystwyth in West Wales, Brook said that the physical geography of the region creates conditions that are ideal for milk production, where the “ high-quality nature of the local supply contributes to great tasting yoghurt​”.