Swiss food business Aryzta has acquired Irish-owned gourmet food products supplier La Rousse Foods. La Rousse Foods operates own butchery, cheese-maturing room and chocolate lab to cater to more than 1,300 corporate customers in Ireland. ...
Tags: food production, fresh food, seasonal food
US-based Hostess Brands has introduced Sea Salt Caramel flavored cupcakes and zingers to its existing product range. Each Sea Salt Caramel cupcake includes golden yellow cake with caramel creme filling, iced with sweet caramel frosting ...
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Canada Bread, a manufacturer and distributor of fresh bakery products, is set to shut down its bakery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in November. The company will gradually phase out operations from as early as June, and will consolidate ...
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Australia based private equity investment firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has agreed to acquire Kerry Pinnacle, the Australian subsidiary of British baked goods firm Kerry Group. Reuters reported citing a person with knowledge of ...
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Australian pie franchise Pie Face has made a comeback from voluntary administration, with the appointment of a new CEO and the signing of a Deed of Company Arrangement. Pie Face launched in Sydney in 2003 and now has 89 stores across ...
Tags: savoury pies, pastries, cakes, muffins, coffee, Agriculture
Pie Face collapses into voluntary administration Australian food franchise Pie Face has collapsed into voluntary administration. In a media statement, the Pie Face Group confirmed Jirsch Sutherland has been appointed as administrators. ...
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UK-based Linpac Packaging is all set to add new portion packs to its LeanBake bakery packaging range later in 2014 for the sweet confectionery food to go market. According to the company, the new LeanBake portion packs include ...
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Big Sister Foods goes into administration New South Wales-based manufacturer of baked goods Big Sister Foods has collapsed, with receivers PPB Advisory now looking for buyers for the food manufacturer. Big Sister Foods, which has been ...
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Netherlands-based bakery products producer Daelmans Group has bought Fabulous Bakin' Boys, a baked goods manufacturer based in Oxfordshire, England. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Fabulous Bakin' Boys ...
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Canada Bread has announced that its shareholders have approved the company’s proposed sale to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo. At a special meeting on 3 April, the deal received approval from shareholders holding around ...
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The Canadian Competition Bureau has approved Mexican firm Grupo Bimbo’s proposed acquisition of Canada Bread. In February, the Mexican firm agreed to acquire Canada Bread for C$1.83bn ($1.66bn). Canada Bread is the bakery products ...
Milner Milling, privately owned milling business in Tennessee, is set to takeover Cereal Food Processors, one of the leading flour milling companies in the US, for an undisclosed sum. The company plans to work with its sister company, ...
Tags: Cereal Food Processors, acquisition, retail trade businesses
The cottage food movement that has gained traction in the states since about 2010 is continuing to take hold this legislative season. Current law recently crafted in Virginia permits unlicensed home kitchens operating without inspections ...
Tags: cottage food, food security
US-based packaging firm Econo-Pak has announced shifting of its operations to new plant in Milford from its existing location in Sussex, New Jersey. The company has converted the former Altec Lansing building into a food packaging ...
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It's not unusual for people to say they feel much better after dropping gluten from their diets, even though they don't have celiac disease, digestive experts report. What these people describe has come to be called "non-celiac gluten ...