Wincanton
Wincanton is a village and electoral ward in South Somerset, southwest England. The town exists off the A303 road, a major route in between London and also South West England, and has some light market. The community and also 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 creating a dried out milk talcum powder, it altered its name to Cow & Gate. The creamery and dairy products manufacturing facility had its very own exterior sidings from the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway station, supplying gain access to for milk trains. In order to cope with the transport troubles throughout its swiftly broadening creamery, milk bottling and also front door shipment network, Cow & Gate developed a specialized logistics arm in 1920. Spun out in 2002 from follower company Unigate, Wincanton PLC is the UK's 2nd largest logistics business. The firm still has a dairy products base in the community, although its head office function moved to Chippenham, Wiltshire in 2005. In 1999, Unigate sold its continuing to be milks to Milk Crest, which still has a creamery as well as milk processing plant in the town, but has marketed the cheese business to Adams Foods Ltd., manufacturer of the Pilgrim's Choice brand of Cheddar cheese, in 2010 the second best marketing brand in the UK.