Wincanton is a small town as well as electoral ward in South Somerset, southwest England. The town lies off the A303 road, a primary path between London and South West England, as well as has some light market. The community and electoral ward has a population of 5,272. In the late 1890s the West Surrey Central Dairy Company acquired a neighborhood creamery. In 1908, after establishing a dried milk talcum powder, it altered its name to Cow & Gate. The creamery and also dairy items manufacturing facility had its very own house sidings from the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway station, offering gain access to for milk trains. In order to cope with the transportation troubles throughout its rapidly broadening creamery, milk bottling and also doorstep delivery network, Cow & Gate formed a devoted logistics arm in 1920. Drawn out in 2002 from follower firm Unigate, Wincanton PLC is the UK's 2nd largest logistics business. The firm still has a milk products base in the town, although its head office function transferred to Chippenham, Wiltshire in 2005. In 1999, Unigate sold its remaining dairies products to Milk Crest, which still has a creamery and also milk handling plant in the community, but has actually marketed the cheese service to Adams Foods Ltd., manufacturer of the Pilgrim's Choice brand of Cheddar cheese, in 2010 the second best marketing brand in the UK.