New butter processing investment at Lockerbie Creamery

Milk Link has announced plans to upgrade its butter processing capabilities at its award winning Lockerbie Creamery. The investment of over £350,000 will see the installation of an additional bulk butter production line capable of handling a range of sweet cream, blended and spreadable butters.

The new investment will increase Lockerbie Creamery’s butter production capacity by 2,000 tonnes and will increase the range of butters that Milk Link is able to offer its customers.

Milk Link currently produces over 8,000 tonnes of butter at Lockerbie predominantly for leading foodservice customers. Its branded foodservice offering includes Bladen butter and Country Life. Whilst ’Lockerbie’ branded butter, which won the title of ’Supreme Champion’ at this year’s Royal Highland Show, is sold in a range of retailers including Tesco stores in Scotland.

Commenting on the new investment, Mark Robertson, Milk Link’s Operations Director, said "This new investment will help develop further our butter making capabilities both in terms of the range and quality of the products we can offer. Overall, the investment is great news for all at the Lockerbie Creamery and gives us a further boost as we enter the New Year."

Milk Link produces a range of branded cheeses and butters, including Tickler, the fabulous extra-mature cheddar produced in the heart of Devon; The Red One, the really remarkable Red Leicester; Lockerbie Cheddar and Butter, unique products with a special kick and "a wee bit of bite"; the Cadog range of superb Welsh cheeses; and Moo Milk, the extended shelf life milk which comes as full-fat, semi-skimmed, one %, skimmed and with different flavours.

The company manufactures over 20 varieties of cheddars, Blue Stiltons and British regional cheeses for the retail, food service and ingredients sectors and employs over 1,000 staff across five cheese and dairy processing facilities and its consumer packing facility at Oswestry, Shropshire.