United Dairies
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This article is about the former dairy products manufacturing and distribution company. For the United Dairies record label, see Steven Stapleton
United Dairies is a former U.K. company processing and supplying milk and dairy products. The company merged in 1959 with Cow & Gate to form the Unigate
company. The dairying side of Unigate's business was sold in 2000 to Dairy Crest
.
The company was a household name until its demise and its livery remains popular on die-cast
vehicle models and model railway wagons.
(Switzerland) is a distinct company founded by Dr. Niklaus Gerber
in 1887.
Steven Stapleton
Steven Peter Stapleton is a British musician and the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse with Wound...
United Dairies is a former U.K. company processing and supplying milk and dairy products. The company merged in 1959 with Cow & Gate to form the Unigate
Unigate
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company. The dairying side of Unigate's business was sold in 2000 to Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest Group plc is a major dairy products company in the United Kingdom. Its brands include Cathedral City Cheddar cheese, Utterly Butterly, Vitalite, Clover, St Ivel and Frijj. The company delivers milk to around 1.1 million households via their milkmen...
.
The company was a household name until its demise and its livery remains popular on die-cast
Die-cast toy
The term die-cast toy here refers to any toy or collectible model produced by using the die casting method. The toys are made of metal, with plastic, rubber or glass details. Wholly plastic toys are made by a similar process of injection moulding, but the two are rarely confused...
vehicle models and model railway wagons.
United Dairies of Zürich
United Dairies of ZürichZürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
(Switzerland) is a distinct company founded by Dr. Niklaus Gerber
Niklaus Gerber
Niklaus Gerber was a Swiss dairy chemist and industrialist. He was born in 1850 in Thun, Switzerland. He attended the University of Bern and University of Zurich, studied chemistry in Paris and Munich and spent 2 years at the Swiss-American Milk Co. in Little Falls, New York.In 1887, Gerber...
in 1887.