Budgens, Londis and SuperValu retailers are recalling certain SuperValu Salted Peanuts as one batch of the product was found to contain high levels of aflatoxins, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). FSA noted that the product ...
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Russia has agreed to ease a 16-year ban on the imports of beef and lamb from the UK. This move which is expected to contribute £80m to the UK food and farming industry over the next three years. The UK government expects to receive ...
Natoora is recalling Freshly Sliced Italian Mortadella Sausage as it contains pistachio nuts that are not mentioned in the ingredient list, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). The product subject to recall is Natoora Freshly ...
From a sustainability standpoint, 2012 might be characterised as a year when the world went backwards - or at a pinch stayed still - but the food industry moved forward. There are plenty of campaigners who would beg to differ on the ...
Tags: CSR, Industry, Agriculture Food
There were, despite continued economic uncertainty in many Western markets and concerns over slowing growth in the East, signs that M&A activity rebounded in the food sector this year. Data for the whole of 2012 has not yet been published ...
Tags: European M&A advisors, food sector, Food
UK food manufacturer Princes has booked an increase in annual profits thanks to its acquisition of canned food assets from Premier Foods last year. The company grew profit after tax by 13% in the year to 31 March to GBP31.1m ...
Tags: Premier Canning, Agriculture Food, FY Profit, Princes
UK food manufacturer Isabel's Cuisine is to extend its range of gluten-free products with the launch of a bakery pre-mix line. The company said it is hoping to strengthen its share of the gluten-free market with the launch, which ...
Tags: Gluten Free Line, bakery pre mix line, Agriculture Food
Dutch food company Vion has agreed for a management-buyout of its UK pork business, securing nearly 4000 jobs. The deal is being led by Seamus Carr, managing director of Vion's pork business unit, and is supported by UK private equity ...
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Vion has finalised a deal for an MBO of its UK pork arm, which is among a series of assets in the country the Dutch food group is looking to sell. The company today (13 December) confirmed UK private-equity firm Endless would back a ...
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Dutch food manufacturing giant Vion has agreed a management buyout of its UK pork operations, safeguarding about 4,000 jobs. The new venture, backed by private equity firm Endless, will be led by Seamus Carr, md of Vion’s Pork ...
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One of the UK’s largest own-label cake and pastry manufacturers has been snapped up by a private equity firm in GBP 23.5M management buy-in deal (MBI). McCambridge's cake division bakes one in 10 of every retail pre-packed ...
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Premier Foods plc has refused to be drawn on reports it has hired Goldman Sachs to talk to potential suitors for its bread business. Sky News and The Times reported the UK food maker had asked the investment bank to sound out whether ...
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UK food group Princes has devised a GBP1.6m (US$2.5m) advertising campaign across its portfolio to push its 'Yours to Enjoy' brand message. The campaign, which launches this month, aims to promote the "different usage occasions, ...
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Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King today (9 October) called on the UK food industry to adopt common front-of-pack nutrition labels. King said the sector should "put aside their differences" and introduce "universal" labelling. ...
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Princes is continuing its innovation spree with an extension of its ambient canned meat range in the UK. In a bid to attract a younger audience, the UK food and drink firm is launching Princes Chicken Deli Fillers from July to target ...