Saputo, a Canada-based dairy company, has increased its takeover bid by 14% to A$449 million ($430m) to acquire an Australian dairy processor Warrnambool Cheese and Butter. The move comes after diary co-operative Murray Goulburn (MG) ...
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Fonterra, a dairy co-operative in New Zealand, plans a N$72m ($60.72m) expansion project at its mozzarella plant in Clandeboye, Canterbury, aimed at strengthening its global foodservice capabilities. The foodservice segment includes full ...
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Murray Goulburn, an Australian diary co-operative, has launched a A$420m ($404m) bid to acquire Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB), following Canada's Saputo C$378m bid earlier this month. The proposal would create one of the largest ...
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First Milk’s plan to close its Maelor cheese packing site near Wrexham, with the loss of up to 231 jobs, will damage the local economy, Unite the union has warned. First Milk decided to close the cheese packing site after losing a ...
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British insurance and pensions company Legal & General Group (L&G) has tabled a bid to acquire Co-operative Group’s home insurance business. L&G has expressed interest to purchase Co-Operative's household book and not its motor ...
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Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, is in talks with French food manufacturer Danone to resolve a dispute following the whey protein concentrate precautionary recall initiated in August 2013. The recall of infant milk ...
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Paragon Print and Packaging has supplied three different label, film and cartonboard packaging formats for The Co-operative's new Loved by US brand range. Paragon used digital color technology in order to make sure that total consistency ...
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With new orders from several boutique stores in Southern California, Near and Far is proud to announce that they have provided much needed work for 32 artisan weavers and their Fair Trade co-operative in Guatemala. The handmade scarves, ...
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Fonterra has posted NZ$736m ($608m) in net earnings for the full-year 2013, an 18% increase compared with NZ$624m in 2012, despite a drought which resulted in lower milk production in Australia. The co-operative cited strong demand in ...
RPC Bebo Polska, a UK-based manufacturer of injection molded open-top polypropylene containers, has added two new designs to its standard containers range for food and non-food applications. Suitable for salads, dips and desserts, the ...
Murray Goulburn (MG) Co-operative, an Australian diary giant, has recorded more than two-fold increase in net profit after tax to $34.9m for the financial year ended 30 June 2013, as compared to $14.5m in 2012. Sales rose by 1% against ...
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The innovative use of a double-skin Clima façade based on a specification provided by Saint-Gobain Glass has created one of the major energy-efficiency features for One Angel Square, said to be one of the most sustainable large ...
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City analysts remain doubtful about media reports speculating Premier Foods is considering selling its Hovis brand to the world's biggest baker Grupo Bimbo. Panmure Gordon was sceptical about rumours suggesting Grupo Bimbo will acquire ...
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The Co-operative Bank has written down £148.4m after deciding not to go ahead with the implementation of a new core banking platform. The bank revealed the write down as part of its financial results for the six months to 30 June ...
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Dairy giant Arla has doubled profits for the first half of its financial year, amid news the two mergers it undertook in 2012 were paying off. Arla delivered capacity cost savings of £57M on an annual basis Arla announced its ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Dairy