Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI), Britain’s largest producer of branded and private label fresh and flavoured milk, cream, butter and ingredients, has launched Project Darwin, a £100m cost and margin improvement programme which aims to secure a vibrant and sustainable future for the business, benefiting consumers, customers, employees and farmers.
Project Darwin includes a comprehensive review of every aspect of MMI’s operations, logistics, back office and people organisation in order to simplify the business, reduce cost and further improve customer focus and accountability.
Patrick Müller, CEO of Müller Milk & Ingredients said: “Fresh milk is loved by British families but the market environment has changed significantly due to global dairy market volatility, decline in consumption and changes in retailing and we need to adapt and return to sustainable levels of profitability so fresh milk can continue to be part of the fabric of British life.
“We have the best invested network in our industry and aim to be the leading fresh milk processor in the country for years to come. We’ve invested in unique and class leading propositions in farm to fridge product quality and shelf life. We have fully recyclable packaging including securing 50% of Britain’s stocks of recycled HDPE for use in bottles, efficient dairies and innovative ways of working with farmers to help protect them from market volatility.
“This transformation programme will inevitably require tough decisions and a great deal of change but when it succeeds, consumers, customers, employees and farmers will benefit, and we can again look forward to a vibrant and progressive future. We have already started the process by securing important new long-term strategic partnerships with customers which will reinvigorate the sector.”
The 12-month Project Darwin programme is already underway and covers manufacturing, logistics, products, procurement, people and customer relationships.
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