Wincanton is a town as well as electoral ward in South Somerset, southwest England. The town exists off the A303 road, a primary course between London and also South West England, and also has some light sector. The community as well as selecting ward has a population of 5,272. In the late 1890s the West Surrey Central Dairy Company purchased a local creamery. In 1908, after establishing a dried milk talcum powder, it transformed its name to Cow & Gate. The creamery as well as dairy products manufacturing facility had its own home sidings from the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway station, offering accessibility for milk trains. In order to cope with the transportation problems across its quickly expanding creamery, milk bottling and also doorstep distribution network, Cow & Gate developed a specialized logistics arm in 1920. Drawn out in 2002 from follower company Unigate, Wincanton PLC is the UK's 2nd biggest logistics firm. The firm still has a dairy items base in the community, although its head office function transferred to Chippenham, Wiltshire in 2005. In 1999, Unigate offered its remaining dairies to Milk Crest, which still has a creamery and milk handling plant in the town, but has actually sold the cheese organisation to Adams Foods Ltd., producer of the Pilgrim's Choice brand name of Cheddar cheese, in 2010 the second best selling brand name in the UK.