Associated Cooperative Creameries
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Associated Co-operative Creameries (ACC), formerly CWS Milk Group, was a subsidiary and operating division of The Co-operative Group
. It operated dairies throughout the United Kingdom and also doorstep-delivered milk
to households.
Associated Co-operative Creameries Limited is an Industrial and Provident Society
that was first registered in 1961,
and became a subsidiary of the North Eastern Co-operative Society (NECS), a large regional consumer co-operative based in Gateshead
.
It became one of the largest milk processors and distributors in north east England.
After NECS merged with the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS, now the Co-operative Group
) in 1992, ACC absorbed CWS Milk Group, a milk processor and distributor based in Wales and north west England. The abbreviated trading name 'ACC' was adopted in 2001 when the milk and distribution operations were split.
By 2004, Associated Co-operative Creameries Limited, trading as ACC Milk, was the UK's fourth largest dairy business, when it was sold to yet another co-operative, Dairy Farmers of Britain
of Nantwich
, Cheshire, forming Britain's largest milk co-operative, and the UK's third largest milk processor.
ACC moved its registered address to Nantwich at that time.
ACC Distribution was the logistics division of The Co-operative Group and supplied not only stores belonging to The Co-operative Group itself but other co-operative societies. ACC Distribution is still owned by the Co-operative Group and is today known as Co-operative Retail Logistics.
The Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group Ltd. is a United Kingdom consumer cooperative with a diverse range of business interests. It is co-operatively run and owned by its members. It is the largest organisation of this type in the world, with over 5.5 million members, who all have a say in how the business is...
. It operated dairies throughout the United Kingdom and also doorstep-delivered milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
to households.
Associated Co-operative Creameries Limited is an Industrial and Provident Society
Industrial and Provident Society
An industrial and provident society is a legal entity for a trading business or voluntary organisation in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and New Zealand...
that was first registered in 1961,
and became a subsidiary of the North Eastern Co-operative Society (NECS), a large regional consumer co-operative based in Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
.
It became one of the largest milk processors and distributors in north east England.
After NECS merged with the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS, now the Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group Ltd. is a United Kingdom consumer cooperative with a diverse range of business interests. It is co-operatively run and owned by its members. It is the largest organisation of this type in the world, with over 5.5 million members, who all have a say in how the business is...
) in 1992, ACC absorbed CWS Milk Group, a milk processor and distributor based in Wales and north west England. The abbreviated trading name 'ACC' was adopted in 2001 when the milk and distribution operations were split.
By 2004, Associated Co-operative Creameries Limited, trading as ACC Milk, was the UK's fourth largest dairy business, when it was sold to yet another co-operative, Dairy Farmers of Britain
Dairy Farmers of Britain
Dairy Farmers of Britain was a UK co-operative milk processor that bought milk directly from farmers and had several factories producing milk and cheese products for sale in various regions throughout the UK...
of Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
, Cheshire, forming Britain's largest milk co-operative, and the UK's third largest milk processor.
ACC moved its registered address to Nantwich at that time.
ACC Distribution was the logistics division of The Co-operative Group and supplied not only stores belonging to The Co-operative Group itself but other co-operative societies. ACC Distribution is still owned by the Co-operative Group and is today known as Co-operative Retail Logistics.