# Watson Dairy Consulting

> Independent dairy manufacturing consultancy led by John Watson (Aberdeen, Scotland), with over 50 years of hands-on dairy processing experience. Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology; member of the Society of Dairy Technology. Provides dairy due diligence, feasibility studies, factory design, expert witness support, yield improvement and process optimisation worldwide, covering liquid milk, UHT, cream, butter, cheese, yogurt, milk powders, whey processing and infant formula.

## Company & Contact

- [About](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/aboutus.php): John Watson's background, qualifications and company history
- [Contact](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/contact.php): Enquiries, NDA-first engagement process
- [All Consultancy Services](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/dairyconsultancyservices.php): Full service list

## Core Advisory Services

- [Dairy Due Diligence](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/dairy-due-diligence.php): Independent technical and commercial due diligence for acquisitions and investment
- [Dairy Feasibility Studies & Business Planning](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/dairy-business-planning.php): Greenfield/brownfield feasibility, capex realism, operating economics, risk assessment
- [Dairy Factory Design](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/servicesdairyfactorydesign.php): Process and factory design services
- [Dairy Project Management](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/dairyprojectmanagement.php): End-to-end project delivery
- [Dairy Investment Advice](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/dairy_investment_advice.php)
- [Project Financing](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/dairy_project_financing.php)
- [Milk Supply Contracts](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/Milk_contracts.php): Constituent/quality-based milk pricing
- [Milk Price Forecasting](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/milk_price_forecasting.php)
- [Milk Powder Production Cost & Profitability](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/skimmed_milk_powder_producers.php): Full bottom-up cost build, yield benchmarks, sensitivity analysis

## Dairy Science Reference

- [Milk Composition & Properties](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/milk.php): Referenced composition, physical property and species-comparison tables
- [Pasteurisation F-Value](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/pasteurisation-f-value.php): z-values, P* index, regulatory basis (Reg 853/2004)

## Calculators & Tools

- [Milk Standardisation (Cream Removal)](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/milk-standardisation-cream-removal.php)
- [Milk Powder Protein Standardisation](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/milk-powder-protein-standardisation-calculator.php): Codex STAN 207 34% SNF floor
- [Pasteurisation Holding Time Calculator](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/pasteurisation-holding-time-calculator.php)
- [Milk Weight & Density](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/milk-weight-density.php)
- [Milk Powder Mass Balance Calculator](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/milk-powder-mass-balance-calculator.php)
- [Reynolds Number & Pipe Sizing](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/dairy-pipe-sizing-reynolds.php)
- [Cheese Yield (Van Slyke)](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/cheese-yield-van-slyke.php)

## Training

- [Dairy Training Overview](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/servicesdairytraining.php)
- [Milk Reception Training](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/milk-reception-training.php)

## Policies

- [Privacy Policy](https://dairyconsultant.co.uk/privacy-policy.php)