Milk Marque was a British dairy industry co-operative that was the successor to the

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. At one point, Milk Marque controlled over half of the UK market for

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. In 2000, Milk Marque's activities were split into three separate regional successor companies following a report by the

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. The three successor companies were

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, Zenith Milk, and Milk Link. Milk Marque continued as a corporate entity subsequent to the break-up, becoming a private limited company.

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