UK and Ireland directory

The UK and Ireland dairy supply-chain directory.

Dairy Index is shaped around milk fields, cheese rooms, creameries, cultured dairy, ingredients, chilled transport and assurance-led supplier discovery across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Browse dairy suppliers Open trade board

Directory status23 listed supplier records

Product familiesMilk / Cheese / Cream / Yoghurt / Ingredients

Buyer confidenceAssurance, chilled chain and profile-claim routes

Popular dairy categories

Milk, cheese, cream and chilled-chain discovery for trade buyers.

Browse by practical dairy buying need: product family, processor capability, milk-field region, assurance signal, chilled-chain capacity and route-to-market fit.

Priority supplier group

Liquid milk processors

Pasteurised milk, bottling, bulk liquid milk, tanker intake and own-label supply.

Browse category

Priority supplier group

Cream suppliers

Bulk cream, whipping cream, foodservice cream, bakery formats and seasonal cream capacity.

Browse category

Priority supplier group

Cheddar and territorial cheese

Cheddar, territorials, maturation, cutting, block supply and wholesale formats.

Browse category

Priority supplier group

Speciality and artisan cheese

Farmhouse cheese, soft cheese, blue cheese, washed-rind and provenance-led supply.

Browse category

Priority supplier group

Mozzarella and pizza cheese

Mozzarella, pizza cheese, foodservice formats, grated cheese and manufacturing supply.

Browse category

Priority supplier group

Butter and dairy fats

Salted butter, unsalted butter, dairy fats, butter oil and bakery ingredient supply.

Browse category

Priority supplier group

Yoghurt and cultured dairy

Yoghurt, kefir-style drinks, cultured desserts, chilled private label and foodservice tubs.

Browse category

Growth supplier group

Dairy desserts

Chilled desserts, custards, creams, portion pots, indulgent dairy and retail formats.

Browse category

Ingredient supplier group

Milk powders

Skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, blends, export parcels and batch documentation.

Browse category

Ingredient supplier group

Whey and protein ingredients

Whey powder, whey protein, permeate, functional dairy ingredients and sports nutrition inputs.

Browse category

Ingredient supplier group

Dairy ingredient traders

Raw milk, cream, powders, fats, liquid ingredients and international sourcing routes.

Browse category

Specialist supplier group

Ice cream and frozen dairy

Ice cream, gelato, frozen dairy desserts, inclusions and temperature-controlled fulfilment.

Browse category

Specialist supplier group

Goat and sheep dairy

Goat milk, sheep milk, speciality cheese, yoghurt and provenance-led alternative dairy supply.

Browse category

Assurance supplier group

Organic dairy

Organic milk, cream, cheese, yoghurt, certified handling and buyer-ready assurance evidence.

Browse category

Assurance supplier group

Farm-assured milk supply

Farm-assured intake, milk fields, collection contractors and processor supply relationships.

Browse category

Chilled-chain service group

Cold storage and depots

Temperature-controlled storage, consolidation, cross-dock, blast chill and chilled fulfilment.

Browse category

Chilled-chain service group

Chilled dairy transport

Dairy pallets, tanker routing, retail DC delivery, foodservice routes and timed collections.

Browse category

Service supplier group

Co-packing and packing

Cutting, packing, labelling, date coding, private-label support and short-life rework.

Browse category

Service supplier group

Dairy plant and equipment

Processing equipment, filling lines, CIP, engineering, maintenance and commissioning support.

Browse category

Service supplier group

Packaging and ingredients support

Dairy packaging, labels, stabilisers, cultures, enzymes and technical ingredient support.

Browse category

Route-to-market group

Foodservice dairy wholesalers

Wholesale dairy, mixed chilled deliveries, catering formats and regional foodservice access.

Browse category

Route-to-market group

Export-ready dairy supply

Export documentation, Irish and UK ingredient routes, consolidated loads and international buyer support.

Browse category

Trade-board group

Clearance and surplus dairy

Short-dated parcels, surplus cheese, cultured dairy, cream, butterfat and buyer-review workflows.

Browse category

Commercial service group

Recruitment and sector services

Dairy recruitment, QA support, technical consultancy, training and professional sector services.

Browse category

Dairy Index category ledger illustration with cream, pasture green and technical supplier panels — Dairy product families: milk, cream, cheese, cultured dairy, whey, butter and chilled distribution.

SEO landing-page plan

Priority category-location pages for high-intent dairy searches.

The first sitemap should cover cheese in Yorkshire, milk processors in Cork, cold-chain dairy logistics in Cheshire, cream suppliers in Somerset, dairy ingredients in Cheshire, mozzarella suppliers in Gloucestershire and organic dairy in Scotland before broader national rollout.

Cheese + Yorkshire

Cheese suppliers in Yorkshire

A buyer-focused page for Yorkshire cheese makers, cheese packers, maturation capacity, chilled foodservice supply and QA-led regional dairy partners.

Open category page

Milk processors + Cork

Milk processors in Cork

An Irish dairy route for liquid milk, cream separation, dairy ingredients, seasonal intake support and export-connected processor discovery around Cork and Munster.

Open category page

Cold chain + Cheshire

Cold-chain dairy logistics in Cheshire

A regional landing page for chilled dairy storage, tanker support, retail DC trunking, groupage and processor-to-buyer movement around Cheshire, North Wales and the M6 corridor.

Open category page

Cream + Somerset

Cream suppliers in Somerset

A buyer-focused page for Somerset cream suppliers, cheese-linked processors, foodservice cream formats, bulk cream availability and South West chilled routes.

Open category page

Dairy ingredients + Cheshire

Dairy ingredient suppliers in Cheshire

A buyer-focused route for milk, cream, powders, fats, liquid dairy ingredients, traceable supply-chain language and ingredient traders serving UK, European and international customers.

Open category page

Mozzarella + Gloucestershire

Mozzarella and pizza cheese suppliers in Gloucestershire

A practical landing-page route for mozzarella, pizza cheese, cream, whey and milk product areas around Gloucestershire and neighbouring South West dairy corridors.

Open category page

Organic dairy + Scotland

Organic dairy suppliers in Scotland

A regional route for organic milk, cream, butter, cheese, yoghurt and provenance-led Scottish dairy discovery with assurance evidence and owner-confirmed profile data.

Open category page

Live trade boards

Wanted and clearance posts are now a live daily-use module.

Wanted and clearance posts give buyers and suppliers a practical trade board for current dairy requirements, short-window parcels, chilled-route capacity and service availability across the UK and Ireland.

Live buyer demand board

Wanted dairy loads

Buyers can now submit wanted requirements for cream, cheese blocks, milk powders, whey, short-run packing or chilled consolidation across the UK and Ireland.

Open trade board

Live clearance capture

Clearance and surplus

Suppliers can now list short-dated, surplus or seasonal dairy parcels for review before the board becomes a broader classifieds marketplace.

Open trade board

Equipment and services

Equipment, plant services, packaging, cold storage, tanker capacity and co-packing availability can be grouped as the trade board grows.

Open trade board

Taxonomy depth24 dairy trade categoriesProduct, ingredient, chilled-chain, service and route-to-market groups.

Supplier cardsReview-only unclaimed listingsRecognised companies are framed cautiously until owner confirmation.

SEO structureUK and Ireland landing-page planCategory-location routes for cheese, cream, milk, logistics and ingredients.

Market referenceAHDB milk-price watch proposedSector data should be shown as a source-linked reference, not buyer advice.

Dairy jobs visibility

Recruitment visibility beside the supplier directory.

Dairy Index can carry production, QA, engineering, chilled logistics and commercial hiring messages without presenting sample vacancies as live jobs. Employers can request a single advert, featured employer slot or campaign package.

Open jobs advertising

Market reference watch

Milk-price references should be source-linked and clearly separated from trading advice.

A future Dairy Index market widget should point to recognised public references such as AHDB milk-price and dairy market indicators, with date stamps, source links and a clear note that it is for sector context only.

AHDB milk price referenceMonthly UK farmgate and market-context signal, shown only with source and date.

Ingredient and cream watchOptional buyer-context panel for cream, butterfat, whey and powders once a reliable source workflow is agreed.

Directory integrity ruleMarket references must not imply trading advice, price guarantees or Dairy Index endorsement of any supplier.

Supplier interest

Add or update a dairy supplier listing.

Share supplier details for review by the Dairy Index team. These submissions help add credible UK and Ireland dairy companies and keep buyer-facing information accurate.

Listing review UK and Ireland coverage Buyer-ready profile data

Assurance-first positioning

Assurance signals are shown early so buyers can shortlist with more confidence.

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Featured businesses

Creamery, processor and chilled-chain supplier cards.

Listed supplier records show the information buyers need: capability, region, assurance signals, trading fit and current availability.

Arla Foods UK

Leeds, Yorkshire

RegionYorkshire and Humber, England

CapabilityMilk, cheese and branded dairy

Review-only recognised-company card for buyer navigation across milk, cheese, butter, spreads and chilled dairy categories.

Public-source review requiredprofile awaiting owner confirmationno endorsement implied

Trading fitLiquid milk, cheese, butter, spreads, branded dairy categories, chilled dairy discovery

AvailabilitySupplier profile available for enquiry and claim routing

Supplier listing awaiting owner review and enrichment.

BV Dairy

Shaftesbury, Dorset

RegionSouth West England, England

CapabilityCultured dairy, yoghurt and soft cheese

Review-only public-source card for yoghurt, cultured dairy, cream cheese, soft cheese and foodservice dairy manufacturing; profile awaiting owner confirmation.

Public-source review requiredprofile awaiting owner confirmationno endorsement implied

Trading fitYoghurt, cultured dairy, cream cheese, soft cheese, foodservice dairy manufacturing

AvailabilitySupplier profile available for enquiry and claim routing

Supplier listing awaiting owner review and enrichment.

Carbery

Ballineen, West Cork

RegionRepublic of Ireland, Republic of Ireland

CapabilityCheese, whey protein and dairy ingredients

Review-only public-source card for West Cork cheese, whey protein, nutritional dairy ingredients and flavour-adjacent dairy manufacturing; profile awaiting owner confirmation.

Public-source review requiredprofile awaiting owner confirmationno endorsement implied

Trading fitCheese, whey protein, nutritional dairy ingredients, dairy ingredients, Irish manufacturer discovery

AvailabilitySupplier profile available for enquiry and claim routing

Supplier listing awaiting owner review and enrichment.

Regional hubs

Regional pages built around milk fields, creameries and chilled dairy routes.

The hub module is translated into dairy logic: milk supply regions, processor clusters, chilled corridors, assurance standards, jobs and buyer-ready supplier cards.

Explore regional hubs

Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset

South West

Cheese making, cream, farm-assured milk fields and chilled distribution into London and the Midlands.

Hub signalStrong dairy identity with processor depth and speciality production.

Cheddar makers, cream processors, milk collection contractors, chilled depots.

Cheshire, Shropshire, Wrexham, North Wales

Cheshire and North Wales

High-volume liquid milk, cheese, ingredients and logistics corridors around M6/M56/A55.

Hub signalUseful bridge between Welsh milk fields, English processors and national distribution.

Bulk liquid milk, cold storage, tanker services, cheese packers.

North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, East Riding

Yorkshire

Cultured dairy, cheese, foodservice supply, processor services and commercial access to northern buyers.

Hub signalA practical regional hub for northern wholesale and chilled route planning.

Yoghurt producers, cheese rooms, wholesalers, engineering support.

Munster and south Ireland

Ireland: Cork and Tipperary

Grass-based milk supply, dairy powders, whey, cheese, export ingredients and Bord Bia-led assurance.

Hub signalIreland must be treated as a first-class Dairy Index market, not an afterthought.

Powder suppliers, ingredient merchants, co-packers, export documentation services.