US-based ConAgra Foods has completed the acquisition of Ralcorp, a manufacturer of private label food products in the US, for $6.8bn. The completion of the deal follows approval of the acquisition by Ralcorp's shareholders and the receipt ...
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The Topline bagging system takes an empty bag from a preassembled bundle, fills it to its specified weight and ends the process with densification and sealing of each bag. There's tired and there's down for the count. Eugene, Oregon-based ...
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US baker Flowers Foods has reached an agreement with Hostess Brands to acquire its Wonder, Nature's Pride, Merita, Home Pride and Butternut bread brands for around US$360m. Flowers has emerged as the "stalking horse" bidder that, if the ...
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The Canadian Competition Bureau has confirmed that it does not intend to challenge US-based ConAgra Foods’ acquisition of Ralcorp for $6.8bn. This decision by the agency satisfies one of the conditions for the completion of the ...
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US baker Flowers Foods has reached an agreement with Hostess Brands to acquire its Wonder, Nature's Pride, Merita, Home Pride and Butternut bread brands for around US$360m. Flowers will also take on 20 of Hostess' bakeries and ...
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US-based baking company Flower Foods has signed two agreements to acquire certain bakery assets of Hostess Brands. The value of the total deal is approximately $390m. One of the agreements includes purchase of the Wonder, Nature's Pride, ...
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Almost all of the branded products had more than 90%share when compared with private label products in Brazil's Bakery&Cereals market,finds a report by Canadean–Food. The report titled'Consumer Trends in the Bakery&Cereals Market in ...
The Indian Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has issued a Gazette Notification that mandates producers of packaged food to reveal the genetically-modified (GM) ingredients, in their product if used any. The new ...
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Food inflation in the UK is likely to increase further in 2013, a development which will affect the catering and hospitality trade, according to the annual food inflation report from the UK-based procurement specialist Prestige Purchasings. ...
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US own-label group Ralcorp Holdings, which today (27 November) agreed to a takeover bid from ConAgra Foods, returned to profit in its fiscal 2012 year, boosted by acquisitions made during the year. In the 12 months to the end of ...
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Ralcorp Holdings has acquired Italian private-label frozen ready meals maker Gelit for an undisclosed sum. Gelit, based in Cisterna di Latina, employs around 130 staff and produces frozen ready meals for sale in the US and Italy. The ...
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US baker Flowers Foods has reported a slight lift in third-quarter earnings, which were boosted by "solid" sales gains. In a regulatory filing yesterday (8 November) the company said net income rose to US$31.2m in the three months to 6 ...
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Nature's Pride, the American bread brand owned by Hostess Brands, is rolling out a new packaging for its wide-pan Hearty Breads, featuring simplified nutritional benefits, in order to help consumers make better informed choices. All the ...
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Frutarom Health BU, Switzerland, has forayed into the Latin American market with its portfolio of ingredients for the functional food, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical and cosmetics markets. Frutarom noted that Latin America is an ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's has launched seven complete meals, four sauces, four fresh pastas and two breads under its Carluccio's brand. The fresh meals range includes lasagne al forno; seven layers deep; the ragù; ...
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