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Country Life Butter is the only one I remember. It's the British equivalent to Ireland's Kerrygold and New Zealand's Anchor as the brand was started by a consor

Country Life Butter is the only one I remember. It's the British equivalent to Ireland's Kerrygold and New Zealand's Anchor as the brand was started by a consortium of the Milk Marketing Board and the large dairies. Though apparently Anchor is now produced in the UK for the UK market. > In the United Kingdom, Anchor block butter was imported from New Zealand until August 2012 when Arla Foods UK, the British licensee, transferred production to a local factory at Westbury, Wiltshire, using British cream.[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_(brand) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_(brand)

ksec 3y ago
>Country Life Butter OH Yes. But if I remember correctly it wasn't as good as Lurpak or KerryGold. Sometimes I just wish British Product work a little harder on Export.
- laurencerowe 3y ago
  It was fine as far as I recall, probably the same stuff as in the supermarket brands. Guess it never made sense to focus on exports since as a highly industrial economy Britain imports almost half of its food. Agriculture is only 0.7% of Britain's economy compared to 5.7% in New Zealand, 4.5% in Denmark, and 1.2% in Ireland (though Irish GDP in reality maybe 40% lower since multinationals tend to report income there for tax benefits, so 2% may be a better estimate.)
  - ksec 3y ago
    I think UK is not that much difference in that a lot of the GDP actually goes to finance. Although probably not as dramatic as 40%. But still, yes Arg is a rather week sector in UK.
    - laurencerowe 3y ago
      Financial services are a big part of the UK economy but the lawyers and bankers get paid and then spend money in the UK. Ireland’s very low corporate tax rate makes it attractive for multinational companies to structure their operations so that earnings are booked in the country even though little in the way of work is done there (perhaps through intellectual property charges.) This is only viable for a small country like Ireland because it can attract a proportionately larger amount of earnings with its low tax rate.

ksec 3y ago

>Country Life Butter OH Yes. But if I remember correctly it wasn't as good as Lurpak or KerryGold. Sometimes I just wish British Product work a little harder on Export.

laurencerowe 3y ago
It was fine as far as I recall, probably the same stuff as in the supermarket brands. Guess it never made sense to focus on exports since as a highly industrial economy Britain imports almost half of its food. Agriculture is only 0.7% of Britain's economy compared to 5.7% in New Zealand, 4.5% in Denmark, and 1.2% in Ireland (though Irish GDP in reality maybe 40% lower since multinationals tend to report income there for tax benefits, so 2% may be a better estimate.)
- ksec 3y ago
  I think UK is not that much difference in that a lot of the GDP actually goes to finance. Although probably not as dramatic as 40%. But still, yes Arg is a rather week sector in UK.
  - laurencerowe 3y ago
    Financial services are a big part of the UK economy but the lawyers and bankers get paid and then spend money in the UK. Ireland’s very low corporate tax rate makes it attractive for multinational companies to structure their operations so that earnings are booked in the country even though little in the way of work is done there (perhaps through intellectual property charges.) This is only viable for a small country like Ireland because it can attract a proportionately larger amount of earnings with its low tax rate.