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Protein
Dairy's protein moment: demand, formats, whey and the value the protein pound actually buys.
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8 pieces on Protein.
The Next Plate
The dairy majors have built their plans on protein while Mars has moved on to fibre, AI and the solo meal; none of them has yet made the meal for one, and especially the older one, a dairy occasion, and that is the opening for UK and Irish dairy.
28 October 2026
The Longevity Economy
The opportunity is not a product labelled for older people but a portfolio redesigned around the nutritional, functional and experiential needs of longer lives, with value growth more plausible than broad volume growth.
19 October 2026
The Protein Plant
The finding that matters most for boards is about information, not plant: Britain publishes a value for whey sold as powder but none for whey fractionated into concentrates, isolates and specialised proteins, and a board cannot compare a route it cannot price.
7 October 2026
The Unclaimed Protein
The Protein Series settled where the protein market is going; the decisions it leaves a dairy business are where to compete on the price ladder, which claim a formulation can legally carry, which of four positions to take, and how to tell whether it is working.
5 October 2026
The whey forward 2026/27
UK and Irish producers who commit whey-processing capex before 2028 will capture premium margin for a decade, while those still exporting raw whey watch the value accrue elsewhere.
24 April 2026
GLP-1, protein and dairy's opportunity
As GLP-1 users prioritise nutritional density, dairy's high-quality protein becomes a real advantage if the sector repositions its messaging.
13 March 2026
Part 3 | from by-product to billion-euro asset
Ireland's whey advantage in functional nutrition rests on value extraction over volume, and sustaining it demands relentless investment in processing, research and talent.
13 January 2026
Cottage cheese: from trend to transformation
With volume up 29.4% and value up 26.2%, cottage cheese offers UK retailers, foodservice operators and artisan producers a rare simultaneous growth opportunity.
5 November 2025
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