UK: Rodda’s invests £6 million in cottage cheese production

Rodda’s, the Cornwall-based family dairy producer, is investing £6 million ($7.5 million) in a new cottage cheese facility at its Scorrier site.

The project, reportedly driven by a surge in UK demand for high-protein, natural dairy products. is currently entering its final commissioning phase. The investment will introduce specialist manufacturing equipment alongside existing operations, creating up to 20 new skilled roles as the site ramps up to a full production capability of 4,000 tonnes of cottage cheese per year.

The business handles around 61 million litres of milk each year, with only 7% historically used for its flagship clotted cream. By manufacturing cottage cheese on site, Rodda’s will utilize a greater share of its surplus skimmed milk instead of selling it back into the commodity market.

Managing director Nicholas Rodda stated: “Cottage cheese is one of the fastest‑growing dairy categories in the UK, and this facility allows us to respond to that demand while getting more value from every litre of milk we buy from our farming families”. Production is due to begin this summer.

Source: Retail Times / FarmingUK / FoodBev