Nisa has delisted more than 100 top-selling chilled lines in Northern Ireland, potentially affecting demand and sales for its retailers in the region.
The firm removed the 134 lines at the start of October, blaming the Brexit-imposed Windsor Framework for its decision. Under the latest phase of the agreement, all milk and dairy products moving into Northern Ireland must be individually labelled.
Products impacted by the delists include top-selling convenience lines such as Müller yoghurts, Grenade protein shakes, Frijj and Arla UHT milk.
Neil Bell, of Nisa Summerhill Road in Belfast, has been impacted by the recent delists. He said: “The number of delists is massive and we’ll start potentially looking at other suppliers to help fill the gaps.
“We’ll be missing some really popular products, such as Müller and Frijj. We stock many variants of Müller yoghurts. Some customers buy cheaper brands, but these always sell well and there will be a financial impact. It’s tough as well, because we do have ordering targets to meet with Nisa.
Read more: Nisa’s wholesale revenue falls by £8m
“There a few supermarkets nearby and we might end up losing customers to those rival stores if they have better availability than us.”
Nisa was also criticised by retailers for not providing updates on replacements for the delisted lines, despite promising to do so.
A senior boss of a major wholesale distributor into Northern Ireland added they had not experienced any issues with chilled availability relating to the Windsor Framework’s latest phase.
A Nisa spokesperson said: “We are working closely with suppliers to explore viable alternatives for delisted products in Northern Ireland, following the introduction of further labelling requirements under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
“We’ve confirmed a recommended replacement for almost 40% of these products to our NI customers, and we will continue to keep retailers informed as the range is updated, doing all we can to minimise the impact.”
An Arla spokesperson said: “The introduction of new labelling requirements on 1 October under the Windsor Framework has led to a limited number of products being currently unavailable in Northern Ireland. We are working to ensure that any disruption faced by customers is kept to a minimum.”
A Mondelez spokesperson added: “Grenade protein shakes are temporarily unavailable in Northern Ireland, which could affect retailers until mid-to-late November. Grenade works closely with all its retailers to ensure shoppers can enjoy its products.”
A Yazoo spokesperson added its products were still available in Northern Ireland through “normal routes”.
The full list of delisted products
Arla UHT Milk Semi Skimmed
Orkney Cheddar Medium Coloured
Arla UHT Milk Semi Skimmed
President Creme De Brie
Arla Skyr Natural Icelandic Style Yogurt
Longley Farm Fat Free Natural Yogurt
Lurpak Spreadable Lighter 250G
Dairylea Spread PMP£1.95
Castello Pineapple Ring 125G
Dairylea Portions PMP£1.75
Arla Protein Raspberry Yoghurt 200G
Muller Salted Block Butter
Lurpak Crushed Garlic 125G
Muller Corner Bliss Cheescake Salted Car
Anchor Salted Butter Block 200G
Muller Light Strawberry 160G
Anchor Unsalted Butter Block 200G
Muller Light Toffee Yogurt 160G
Lurpak Block Butter Salted Uk 200G
Muller Light Vanilla And Chocolate
Yeo Valley Organic Block Butter 200G
Muller Light Greek Strawberry 4PK
Arla Bob Mature Cheddar Cheese
Muller Corner Fruit 4X136G
Arla Protein Chocolate
Muller Light Greek Lemon 4PK
Arla Skyr Strawberry
Muller Corner Crunch 4X124G
Cocio Classic Chocolate
Muller Fruit Corner Strawberry 136G
Arla Protein Blueberry
Muller Fruit Corner Cherry 124G
Arla Lactofree Soft White Cheese
Muller Rice Vanilla Custard 170G
Yeo Valley Organic Butter Unsalted
Muller Crunch Corner Crunch Choc Digestives
Lurpak Unsalted Butter Block
Muller Crunch Corner Crunch Vanilla Choc
Moo Milk Chocolate Milk
Muller Crunch Corner Banana Chocoflake
Moo Milk Banana Milk
Frijj Fudge-Brownie Milkshake 330Ml
Moo Milk Chocolate Fudge Cake Milk
Frijj Chocolate Milkshake 330Ml
Delamere Hard Goats Cheese
Muller Fruit Corner 6PK
Delamere Goats Butter
Muller Corner Strawberry PMP£1.50
Delamere Straw Flav Milk
Muller Crunch Corner Toffee Hoops
Delamere Chocolate Flav Milk
Muller Light Red Fruit 6PK
Delamere Iced Coffee Latte
Muller Lght Inspired By Seasons 6PK
Delamere Vanilla Flavoured Milk
Muller Light Yellow Fruits 6PK
Delamere Banana Flav Milk
Muller Corner Bliss Strawberry 4PK
Delamere Dairy Salted Caramel Flavoured Cows Milk
Muller Fruit Corner Peach And Apricot 13
Onken Natural Set
Muller Corner Crunch 6X124G
Dunns River Chocolate Flavour Milk Drink (Pet)
Frijj Banana Milkshake 330Ml
Dunns River Nurishment Vanilla Flavour Milk Drink (Pet)
Muller Corner Biscuit 6PK
Dunns River Nurishment Strawberry Flavour Milk Drink (Pet)
Muller Corner Vanilla Chocolate Balls PMP£1.50
Yazoo Choc Milk
Mullerlight Limited Edition 160G
Yazoo Strawberry Flavour Milk 400ml
Muller Bliss Lemon 4X105G
Yazoo Vanilla PMP£1.29
Muller Corner Crunch Vanilla Chocolate Balls
Yazoo Banana PMP£1.29
Frijj Banana PMP£1.30
Yazoo Strawberry PMP£1.29
Frijj Strawberry
Yazoo Chocolate PMP£1.29
Frijj Chocolate PMP£1.30
Yazoo Banana Milk
Frijj Fudge Brownie PMP£1.30
Yazoo Vanilla Milk
Frijj Strawberry PMP£1.30
Chocomel Tetra
Co Op Filter Fresh Whole Milk
Yazoo Strawberry PMP£1.99
Nomadic Vanilla Protein Pudding
Yazoo Chocolate PMP£1.99
Nomadic Strawberry Bio Cereal & Yogurt
Yazoo Banana PMP£1.99
Nomadic Chocolate & Oats With Natural Yoghurt
Yazoo Chocolate Milk
Nomadic Ltd Edition Yog Oat Cluster 169G
Yazoo Kids Chocolate
Nomadic Protein Pudding Chocolate 200G
Yazoo Kids Strawberry
Kerrygold Irish Butter PMP£2.39
Yazoo Strawberry Milk
Marvel Dried Milk Powder 175G
Yazoo Banana Milk
Ambrosia Custard Can PMP£1.95
Grenade Carb Killa White Chocolate Cookie Ready To Drink
Primula Nacho Cheese Dip
Grenade Carb Killa Fudge Brownie Ready To Drink (8)
Primula Sour Cream & Chive Dip
Grenade Carb Killa Cookies & Cream Ready To Drink
Wyke Farms Farmhouse Salted Butter
Grenade Banana Armour Ready To Drink
Yop Strawberry
Grenade Carb Killa Dark Chocolate Mint Ready To Drink
Yop Raspberry
Cheesestring Individuals
Yoplait Peppa Pig Fromage Frais 6X45G
Cheesestring Twister 4PK
Petits Filous Strawberry And Raspberry
Rachels Organic Forbidden Fruits Cherry
Petts Filous Strawberry & Raspberry Fromage
Rachels Organic Greek Style Coconut Yogurt
Yoplait Petits Filous Frubes Variety 9X3
Rachels Organic Forbidden Fruits Peach
Yoplait Petits Filous Yogurt Drink 4X100
Rachels Organic Greek Style Set Natural Yogurt
Yoplait Wldlfe Strw/Peach Big Pot 4X85G
Rachels Organic Greek Style Ginger Yogurt
Yoplait Wildlife Choobs Variety 6X37G
Rachels Organic Greek Style Honey Yogurt
Yoplait Wildlife Choobs Strawberry 6X37G
Nestle Ski Variety 4PK
Petits Filous Strawberry&Apricot Fromage
Nestle Ski Smooth Strawberry & Raspberry 4PK
Yoplait Petits Fils Dry Fr Almond 380G
