The week's two major stories broke within hours of each other on Wednesday - Tesco admitted it was "likely" to leave the US and Germany's Intersnack snapped up United Biscuits' salty snacks business. Elsewhere, ex-Tesco CEO Terry Leahy led ...
Tags: salty snacks, Intersnack, Hula Hoops, McCoy's, Skips, dairy, pork sector
German food company Zertus has struck a deal to buy UK confectioner and snack firm Zetar. Zertus and London-listed Zetar announced an agreement valuing the UK firm at GBP43.7m. The German company is paying 297p per Zetar share, which ...
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This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights commodities data from agribusiness specialists LMC International. It also includes in-depth looks at Carrefour's operations in Spain and Wal-Mart Stores' ...
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A court has cleared the proposed management buy-out of UK snack maker Lees Foods. The takeover, first put forward in April, had been delayed after some investors argued the GBP5.6m (US$8.8m) bid the directors made for Lees under-valued ...
Tags: Lees Foods, snack maker, shareholder
Cranswick has expanded its presence in the cooked meats category with the acquisition of Kingston Foods. The company said the move further diversified its product portfolio and is in-line with the strategy that Cranswick CEO-elect Adam ...
Cocoa processors including Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland could be encouraged to follow the example of Nestle and launch investigations into their cocoa supply chains, the head of the Fair Labor Association has told just-food. Auret ...
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This week's featured reports from the just-food store includes research on consumer and innovation trends and opportunities in functional foods. TRENDS Experimentation: Consumer & Innovation Trends This report provides a unique blend ...
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Shares in Kettle Chips owner Diamond Foods tumbled today(10 December),the first day of trading after the US snack group reported a fourth-quarter loss. Diamond's stock was down almost 9%today after the company booked a loss of US$32.9m ...
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Canadian food manufacturer Dare Foods has said it is focusing on the emerging BRIC economies for M&A opportunities and partnership or licensing deals as part of its international growth strategy. Dare Foods, based in North America, told ...
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Carrefour is reportedly in talks to combine its venture in Turkey with local rival Migros Ticaret. Bloomberg Friday (28 September) reported Carrefour and Migros were in "early" talks over a possible combination of the two businesses. ...
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UK wholesaler Booker has said it is on course to meet its full-year expectations after making a "good start" to its new financial year. The wholesale retailer said total sales rose 1.7% in the 12 weeks to 22 June, with tobacco weighing on ...
Tags: catering sector, restaurants and caterers, Non-tobacco
Boots UK has expanded its line-up of on-the-go foods with the launch of a new lunch range developed in conjunction with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. The premium line, called Jamie Does Lunch, will include 21 products from sandwiches to ...
US agribusiness firm Cargill has supplied what it claims is the first-ever sustainable verified rapeseed oil to consumer giant Unilever. In an initial deal announced this week, the consignment will cover 5% of Unilever's rapeseed oil ...
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The latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes a look at the baking ingredients market in Australia, global food and grocery retailing and consumer trends in speciality rice. INGREDIENTS Baking ingredients market ...
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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 ...
Tags: Food business, Food industry, Food, food sector