Robert Wiseman agrees sale to Muller

THE founding family of the UK’s biggest fresh milk supplier was today set to pocket nearly £100 million after agreeing to sell out to German giant Muller.

The Glasgow-based Robert Wiseman Dairies said more than half of its shareholders have accepted a £279.5m takeover offer from the German-owned yoghurt maker best known for its Muller Corner and Muller Rice desserts.

Although shareholders have yet to officially vote, it is being seen as “a done deal” by analysts, and will trigger a £98.1m windfall for the Wiseman family, who own 35 per cent of the shares.

Wiseman produces about a third of the fresh milk consumed in the UK and counts the Co-operative Group, Sainsbury’s and Tesco among its customers.