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Express Dairies is a subsidiary of Dairy Crest, specialising almost entirely in home deliveries of milk and other dairy products. ==History== The company was founded by George Barham in 1864 as the ''Express County Milk Supply Company,''〔(Archive hub )〕 named after the fact that they only used express trains to get their milk to London. The major creamery and milk bottling plant was located just south of South Acton railway station on the North London Line. This gave easy and equal access for milk trains from both the Great Western Railway and the Southern Railway.〔http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/South_Acton_station.html〕 The company was purchased by Grand Metropolitan in 1969,〔(Competition Commission Report 1990 )〕 and sold in 1991 to Northern Foods.〔(Grand Met Sells Dairy Interests ) New York Times, 21 November 1991〕 It was demerged from Northern Foods in 1998,〔(UK Business Park: Northern Foods )〕 and purchased a 51% controlling stake in Claymore Dairies Ltd of Scotland, for £2.2 million. Express Dairies acquired Star Dairies Food Service Ltd. and certain assets of Star Dairies International Ltd for £3.5 million in February 1999. In June the UK liquid milk operations of Glanbia plc were acquired for £100 million, and the share capital of Blakes Chilled Distribution Ltd. was purchased in August for £3 million. Express Dairies announced a joint venture in Northern Ireland with Golden Vale plc in November 2000 that created Dale Farm Dairies Ltd, although that was sold in October 2001. Express Dairies disposed of its UHT business and Frome creamery in July 2002. Following a period of poor profitability, the business was acquired in 2003 by Arla Foods,〔(Express and Arla deal set to cut overcapacity )〕 who in turn sold it on to Dairy Crest in July 2006.〔(Dairy Crest buys rival to expand milk round ) Guardian, 24 July 2006〕 It still operates under the name ''Express Dairies''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Express Dairies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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