St Ivel is a brand of dairy products in the United Kingdom, introduced in 1901 by the
Yeovil-based dairy company Aplin & Barrett, for use on a range of their products.
The company was taken over by
Unigate Dairy Company in 1960.
Most production sites were in the south west of
England and some in
Wales. Most of its brands were bought in the beginning of the 2000s by
Dairy Crest, following a severe decline in doorstep deliveries of milk – previously a major area of business for Unigate. In 2020 the St Ivel brand was still used for buttermilk produced by Dairy Crest's successor
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Products and divisions
Low fat spreads
The spreads division, which included the ''Gold'' low fat brand, manufactured in
Kirkby on Merseyside, were bought by
Dairy Crest in November 2002 for £86m from Uniq. Uniq had been formed from what was left of Unigate after selling its cream division to Dairy Crest in May 2000. When the spreads division had gone as well, Uniq and the former Unigate were barely recognisable.
Cream
The cream division was bought by Dairy Crest from Unigate/Uniq in July 2000.
Yoghurts
St Ivel, being owned by Uniq/Unigate, made ''Shape'' yoghurts in
Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, until this brand was sold off to
Danone for £32m. The factory closed in February 2003,
having opened in 1908, and is now the ''Beaufort Park'' housing estate after being sold for £19m in August 2004. The factory was demolished in June 2005.
Milk
Under the St Ivel name, Dairy Crest makes milk promoted to school age children with added
Omega 3 fatty acids.
Robert Wiseman Dairies of
Scotland tried unsuccessfully to buy the milk division of Unigate in March 2000. St Ivel also supply milk to
Marks and Spencer
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Juice
St Ivel manufacture Mr Juicy. This can be purchased in a range of flavours, however, the most common one is orange.
Production sites
St Ivel had other sites in
Chichester,
Evercreech, Whitchurch, Westbury, Hemyock, Harby,
Chard
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Minsterley in Shropshire, and
St Erth in
Cornwall. Cheese was made in
Haverfordwest,
Carmarthen.
References
External links
The A-to-Z of Yeovil's History: Aplin & Barrett's western Counties Creameries Ltd– A history of St. Ivel's original parent company
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Dairy products companies of the United Kingdom
British brands
Yeovil