The Dairy Council is a British organisation founded in 1920 to promote the widespread consumption of milk in the UK, and advocate its health benefits.
History
It was founded on 24 February 1920, and incorporated on 4 February 1925 as the National Milk Publicity Council, situated on
Southampton Street, London
Southampton Street is a street in central London, running north from the Strand to Covent Garden Market.
There are restaurants in the street such as Bistro 1
and Wagamama. There are also shops
such as The North Face outdoor clothing shop.
...
. From 1983 until 2001 it was known as the National Dairy Council.
During WWII it had to curtail its activities as
milk was heavily rationed. Sale of milk in the UK was three pints per head each week in 1939, rising to five pints in 1951.
Structure
It is situated in
Holborn
Holborn ( or ) is a district in central London, which covers the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Camden and a part ( St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars) of the Ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London.
The area has its root ...
, west of
Holborn tube station
Holborn ( ) is a London Underground station in Holborn, Central London, located at the junction of High Holborn and Kingsway. It is served by the Central and Piccadilly lines. On the Central line the station is between Tottenham Court Road an ...
, next door to the
Food Standards Agency
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in the offices of Dairy UK.
Sodexo UK & Ireland is on the opposite side of
High Holborn
High Holborn ( ) is a street in Holborn and Farringdon Without, Central London, which forms a part of the A40 route from London to Fishguard. It starts in the west at the eastern end of St Giles High Street and runs past the Kingsway and ...
. It is a subsidiary of Dairy UK.
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Function
It produced slogans to consume milk such as '' drinka pinta milka day'' in the 1950s. It placed large adverts in national newspapers.
See also
* Dairy industry in the United Kingdom
* List of countries by milk consumption per capita
This is a list of countries ordered by annual per capita consumption of milk, excluding butter.
See also
* List of countries by tea consumption per capita
* List of dairy products
This is a list of dairy products. A dairy product is food produ ...
References
External links
Dairy Council
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1920 establishments in the United Kingdom
Dairy farming in the United Kingdom
Dairy organizations
Health education in the United Kingdom
Health education organizations
Health in the London Borough of Camden
Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden
Organizations established in 1920