Comments on: Action Taken To Avoid Milk Supply Shortage

By: Common Cents

Common Cents — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:49:23 +0000

Most of our bread is imported because it can’t be profitably produced in Bermuda.

By: ….Surely you jest.

….Surely you jest. — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:54:14 +0000

As usual all focused on the wrong things. This must be the Bermuda version of “too big to fail”. This is a bailout, plain and simple. This guy has a monopoly, few staff, one main customer and rents government land; if he can’t make this business work then it deserves to fail. When are there consequences in Bermuda? Or is this the almighty “private sector” business acumen we keep getting told is far better than the public sector? What a joke. Proof there’s no shared sacrifice.

By: Creamy

Creamy — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:21:27 +0000

Did I say 7 weeks sick? My mistake. It would be 14 weeks of course, the usual 70 days a year needed for BIU members.

By: Puma

Puma — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 09:36:36 +0000

“NMMmmmooooooohhhHHHHH!”

By: Micro

Micro — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 02:39:30 +0000

Because the average Bermudian sees a job like that and says it’s beneath them or doesn’t care to get dirty or work the long hours required.

By: Creme Brûlée

Creme Brûlée — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 02:22:42 +0000

Sorry Michael, but it’s time to start importing the real stuff…

By: High Road

High Road — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 02:09:16 +0000

I think there is something wrong with your fridge

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:53:58 +0000

Why the dislikes?

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:50:23 +0000

Who needs dairy milk? Try coconut milk or almond milk, to name a few choices.

By: Evie

Evie — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:20:25 +0000

Stop drinking cows milk it’s not good for you smh

By: Family Man

Family Man — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:09:35 +0000

Your staple food item wouldn’t be available without imported feedstock and imported labour to feed and milk the cows.

By: Keepin' it Real!...4Real!

Keepin' it Real!...4Real! — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:04:11 +0000

i guess no one will watch this…but… maybe one will https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7OfQ1ZwakE

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:56:32 +0000

What a great opportunity for the BIU to buy into this and then they can control the price of milk. It must be cheaper and also reduce unemployment. Why should 3 expats look after the cows when 50 Bermudians could do the jobs?

By: Creamy

Creamy — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:34:54 +0000

Perhaps the BIU could buy it. They just put their fees up 15%, so they must have cash. They can show us all how to run a unionised business profitably. Give everyone 7 weeks sick, 6 weeks vacation, guaranteed index-linked pensions. Never fire anyone. Show us how it’s done.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:26:44 +0000

I’ve had milk all my life, no issues here – or at least, no milk related issues here

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:24:38 +0000

tripping over words….need more milk in my diet, let me try again….

If it’s failng was down to poor management, then with new management it may be a great investment .

Definately an opportunity.

By: Keepin' it Real!...4Real!

Keepin' it Real!...4Real! — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:58:59 +0000

Garrus is correct…google Dangers of Milk.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:43:54 +0000

Over 50% of everything you buy that is processed contains milk or a by/product.

Silly people.

By: Watcher55

Watcher55 — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:41:56 +0000

Looks like part of the action is to water the milk down! Anyway we need open importation laws for milk, we should have a choice and the best product would survive

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:41:12 +0000

If it was down to poor well managed then it could be a great investment with a change in management

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:38:45 +0000

You don’t drink milk?

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:37:25 +0000

You have a goat?

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:51:46 +0000

Ummmm, I think you meant to say we need protection from monopolies… (if you’re being sarcastic, it’s hard to pick up… )

By: Garrus

Garrus — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:46:40 +0000

Cow’s milk is for baby cows.

By: Zario

Zario — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:44:38 +0000

Who wants to buy shares in a company, if it is not making money?

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:11:22 +0000

Exactly.

By: Allspice

Allspice — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:26:24 +0000

Brilliant. Import yet another staple food item and make us all the more dependent on foreign sources. Meanwhile build condos on the arable land. Genius!

By: Kunta

Kunta — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:54:20 +0000

Goats milk is de way.

By: smh

smh — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:52:55 +0000

Yes let’s poison our children for the sake of making the milk last a few more days. Wholeheartedly agree. Get outta here lol

By: serengeti

serengeti — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:28:49 +0000

Why don’t you contact the Official Receiver? If you and a bunch of other Bermudians want to buy the company I’m sure they will listen.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:18:48 +0000

Import milk!

By: sage

sage — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:15:56 +0000

Monopolies need protection.

By: Sassafras

Sassafras — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:08:51 +0000

Why don’t they make it a stock company and allow Bermudians the ability to purchase shares? Since it is a Bermudian company it would be a way to allow Bermudians to have stake in a company that is important to the island.

By: Micro

Micro — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:34:26 +0000

Good guy BELCO saves the day again. Say what you want about BELCO, the company does do a great deal in terms of funding in the community.

By: GoodIdeaBadIdea

GoodIdeaBadIdea — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:34:01 +0000

Ok – I understand the need to keep local dairy farmers in demand and when I can get it the fresh milk is great!

But all these “Frankenstein” milks that the local dairy produces that lasts about 3 days in my fridge drive me nuts. Why can’t the local dairy (not naming names) allow a certain amount of UHT milk to come into the country. I for one would welcome buying a carton of milk that makes it to the weekend rather than the current issue with spoilage referenced in minutes rather than days.

Just thinking now that someone has brought up the topic of milk…