The present invention relates to a method of producing a liquid dairy concentrate the method comprising: providing a liquid dairy ingredient having a fat content of at least 35wt% concentrating the liquid dairy ingredient by ultrafiltration and/or diafiltration to obtain a concentrated liquid dairy ingredient as the retentate adding sucrose and/or trisodium citrate to form a modified retentate blending the modified retentate with one or more further ingredients and homogenising the blend to form a liquid dairy concentrate wherein during the step of blending the modified retentate with said one or more further ingredients the modified retentate is at a temperature of at least 60°C.
