Milk Marque

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Milk Marque was a British dairy industry co-operative that was the successor to the Milk Marketing Board. [1] At one point, Milk Marque controlled over half of the UK market for raw milk. [2]

In 2000, Milk Marque was split into three regional successor companies following a report by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. [3] [4] The three successor companies were Axis, Zenith Milk, and Milk Link. [4] [5]

Milk Marque continued as a corporate entity subsequent to the break-up, becoming a private limited company. [1]

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References

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  2. "CURIA - Documents". curia.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  3. "The end of Milk Marque". Farmers Weekly. 1999-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  4. 1 2 "Milk Marque: Volume 417: debated on Thursday 12 February 2004". Hansard. 12 February 2004. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  5. "Anticipated merger between First Milk Limited and Milk Link Limited" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Office of Fair Trading. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 2023-09-21.