TUCO guarantees fixed minimum payment to UK dairy farmers
01 Dec 2016
TUCO (The University Caterers’ Organisation) now guarantees a fixed minimum payment to UK farmers for their milk.
The pricing structure assures farmers a minimum price of 30p per litre for standard milk across the life of a contract.
Mike Haslin, COO at TUCO, said: “By introducing agreements such as this and other schemes, including unrivalled local sourcing frameworks, we are helping our members to put sustainability at the core of their catering operations. British farming is integral to the economy and its products essential for good nutrition - fair trading is at the core of its survival.”
The scheme, based on research carried out among UK dairy farmers and market data, has been developed as part of TUCO’s new milk and bread framework agreement.