It's the time of the year when we look back at the 12 months just past to see what was getting you clicking on just-food. The ten most-read news stories of 2012 include UK grocers signing a code of conduct on promos and Tesco announcing it ...
Australian food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has agreed to offload its Integro commercial oils business to local grain trader GrainCorp. Goodman Fielder announced the A$170m (US$176.5m) deal today (28 August). The company, which is ...
Tags: Goodman Fielder, oils business, GrainCorp, Cargill
Australian food manufacturer Goodman Fielder is to shut three bakery facilities in a bid to create a "more sustainable business" in the sector. Goodman Fielder, which is undergoing a major review of its operations to make it more ...
Tags: Bakery Plants, Profits, bakery facilities
Australasian food company Goodman Fielder has agreed to sell Champion Milling in New Zealand for NZ$51m ($42.43m) to Nisshin Flour Milling, a leading miller in Japan. This deal is a part of the company's plan to focus on core categories ...
Tags: food, sell, Champion Milling, flour, flour milling
Australian grain handler GrainCorp has agreed to acquire Australian oilseed crusher Gardner Smith for A$302m ($313.82m) as well as Goodman Fielder's commercial oils business Integro Foods for A$170m ($176.65m). The deals, which represent ...
Tags: commercial oils business, edible oil sector, leading oilseed crusher
Australasian food company Goodman Fielder has entered into an agreement to sell its Integro oils business to a consortium comprising GrainCorp and Gardner Smith for A$170m($176m). The sale does not include the out-of-home business in ...
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Goodman Fielder, a manufacturer of bread and dairy products in Australia and New Zealand, plans to close three bakeries in Australia and cut nearly 115 jobs. This move is a part of the company's plan to lower costs and improve ...
Australasian food company Goodman Fielder plans to sell or shut down nearly 15 factories across Australia and New Zealand over the next three years,as a part of its efforts to generate A$100m($102.56m)in savings. In an investor ...
Tags: savings, factories, closures, bakery division, product lines
Australian food group Goodman Fielder, which has made losses in its last two financial years, said today (22 November) it had secured a "milestone" agreement on prices and recovering input costs. MD Chris Delaney said Goodman Fielder had ...
Tags: Goodman Fielder, losses, food, bread, artisan bread
Australian food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has narrowed its full-year losses,driven by cost cuts and earnings growth in Asia Pacific. In the 12-month period,the company reported a net loss of A$146.9m(US$154.3m)compared to a loss of ...
Tags: cost cuts, earnings growth, loss