Dairygold adds soft cheese factory to portfolio

DAIRYGOLD has acquired one of Yorkshire’s top soft-cheese producing companies for an undisclosed sum.

Dan Dairies, based in Swillington, Leeds, has operated in Britain since 1992. It employs 14 people and has an annual turnover of about £3.5 million (€5.08m).

The company specialises in producing soft cheeses which it supplies to a number of companies, including bakeries and distributors.