Europe’s leading own label ice cream manufacturer R&R Ice Cream has agreed to acquire UK-based ice cream producer Fredericks Dairies for £49m. Fredericks Dairies, headquartered in Skelmersdale, England, has license to ...
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US-based Del Monte Foods has reported that its net income marginally declined to $28.3m for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, compared to $28.6m for the same period of 2012. For the period ended 27 January 2013, the company's net sales ...
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Del Monte has introduced a new product range, Del Monte Occasions, in combifitMidi 1,000-mL carton packs with combiSwift screw cap from SIG Combibloc. The new line-up of fruit-based juice drinks comes in the varieties of Pineapple Mojito, ...
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Aseptic carton packaging manufacturer SIG Combibloc has provided 1,000ml carton packs with screw cap combifitMidi for Del Monte’s new line-up of fruit-based juice drinks ‘Del Monte Occasions.’ Del Monte UK commercial ...
An increase in prices has driven improved annual profits at Fresh Del Monte Produce, the company announced today (19 February). Fresh Del Monte booked underlying net income of US$147.4m for 2012, up from $107.4m a year earlier. The ...
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Ardagh Group, a global leader in glass and metal packaging solutions, today announced that it has made a binding and irrevocable offer and entered into exclusive negotiations with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain to purchase from it the entire ...
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SceneChat , a social video advertising startup addressing the needs of brand marketers, researchers and educators, with an innovative interactive video and social sharing solution, today announced the immediate availability of a free trial ...
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UK discount retailer Poundland has added around 100 products to its grocery stable. The range, which adds to 252 existing lines, includes Del Monte fruit juices, Whitworths brown sugar, Kellogg's Cornflakes and Heinz soup. Each product ...
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A fall in costs pushed up half-year profits at Fresh Del Monte Produce despite the US company reporting lower sales. Fresh Del Monte said today (31 July) its first-half net income was US$119.7m, up from $90.4m a year earlier. The higher ...
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Much of the talk for manufacturers on the release of their first-half and second-quarter results last week was focused on weakness in Europe and the knock-on effect from the impact of the US drought on corn prices. Elsewhere, Haribo said it ...
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Del Monte Foods has moved to a net profit in the first quarter of its financial year on the back of an increase in sales. In the three months ended 29 July, earnings amounted to US$6.3m compared to a net loss of $27.6m last year, the ...
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ConAgra Foods has named former PepsiCo executive Bill Hutton as head of the company's consumer foods international business. Citing Hutton's FMCG experience in emerging markets, ConAgra also emphasised that he is adept at "creating value ...
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Another quarter of lower sales of consumer products has hit overall revenue at Del Monte Foods. The US company today (22 June) reported a 1.7% fall in fourth-quarter net sales after sales of its consumer brands, which include canned ...
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A chunk of Dole Food Co.'s business could end up in the hands of one of Japan's largest trading houses it was announced this week - and China appears to be central to the potential deal. On Wednesday (12 September), Dole, which is in the ...
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CHEP, a provider of managed pallet pooling solutions, has announced a new contract for shipping platform solutions with Del Monte Fresh Produce, a marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. CHEP has been the ...
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