The latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes health claim strategies for food and drinks firms, social media strategies for food companies and super grains. Bakery Cookies (Sweet Biscuits) Market in United ...
Tags: Bakery, Confectionery, Online
Plum Organics plans to expand its business further in international markets following yesterday's (24 January) acquisition of UK baby food group Plum UK. Speaking to just-food, Plum Organics CEO Neil Grimmer revealed that the company is ...
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The latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes health claim strategies for food and drinks firms, social media strategies for food companies and super grains. Health Claim Strategies for Food and Drinks ...
Tags: food, Grains, drinks firms
News that Flowers Food has emerged as the "stalking horse" bidder for various Hostess Brands bread brands in the US caught our attention this week. Meanwhile, an entirely different kind of horse got tongues wagging on this side of the pond ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will consider taking legal action over the discovery of horse DNA in some beef burgers on sale in several retailers in the UK and Ireland. The UK's food safety watchdog is urgently investigating ...
The former CEO of Milk Link,Neil Kennedy,has said his decision to leave his role at new parent firm Arla Foods has nothing to do with the dairy giant's strategy for the recently-acquired business. Kennedy,who is to leave his post as SVP ...
Unsatisfactory online grocery experiences-especially on special occasions-are a sure-fire way to undermine brand loyalty,writes Andrew Don. A typical suburban family home last Christmas Eve:presents around the tree,table laid in ...
Tags: Asda, online service, online grocer Ocado, UK
The CEO of Iglo Group, Martin Glenn, has announced his intention to step down after six years at the helm. jGlenn, who has led the business since the Permira-backed buyout in 2006, will remain as an investor in the business and stay on ...
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French retail giant Auchan is to launch a banner in its domestic market dedicated to the sale of fresh produce. A spokesperson for Auchan confirmed the plans to just-food today (9 January). The stores are expected to open under the ...
Tags: Auchan, fresh produce, meat, fish, fruits
Nestle has declined to comment on a report claiming it could sell US$1bn of assets in Latin America in order to secure final regulatory approvals for its Pfizer nutrition unit acquisition. Nestle is looking to sell the assets to ...
Tags: Nestle, sale report, nutrition acquisition, nutrition
Analysts at Experian believe that overseas investment will maintain the momentum of mergers and acquisitions in the UK food sector. Last year saw the highest volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK food and drink sector since ...
Tags: UK, food sector, overseas investment, mergers and acquisitions
Emmi is not currently planning to take full ownership of AVH Dairy Trade, following news that it has acquired a 70% stake in the Netherlands-based dairy firm. Emmi announced yesterday (7 January) that it has acquired the stake for an ...
Tags: Emmi, full ownership, AVH Dairy Trade, dairy firm
Emmi has continued to see its share price rise after another acquisition deal to improve the Swiss dairy giant's presence in key international markets. This week, Emmi announced it has acquired 70% of Netherlands-based AVH Dairy Trade, ...
Tags: dairy giant, dairy, Dairy Trade, milk products, cheese
Finland-based meat group HKScan has said its plans to cut up to 295 jobs as part of efforts to streamline its subsidiaries in its home country will not affect production. The firm this morning (7 January) said it will begin labour ...
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Last week may have been the first week back at our desks after the new year, but we hit the ground running with news that Unilever sold its Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods. At first glance, a mainstream brand like Skippy ...
Tags: Skippy peanut butter, Hormel Foods, Skippy, company news