Darling Ingredients, a global developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients, creating a wide range of ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, ...
Germany-based Vion Zeven has unveiled plans to shut its pork slaughter and processing plant in Lingen, as the facility has been incurring higher losses in the recent past. In 2013, the slaughtering operations at the plant dropped by 30% ...
Tags: Lingen Pork, Vion, Pork
UK-based 2 Sisters Food Group has posted an operating profit of £25.5m ($41.6m) for the 13 weeks ended 26 October 2013 (Q1 2013/14), compared to £30.5m for the same period last year. Total like-for-like (LFL) sales increased ...
Tags: 2 Sisters Food, chilled foods
2 Sisters’ plan to axe 200 jobs at its Coupar Angus chicken processing plant in Perth and Kinross would be “absolutely devastating”, warns the Unite union. News of 2 Sisters' 200 job cuts was received with disbelief and ...
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2 Sisters Food Group has had an action-packed year. In June, its acquisition of Vion finally won approval from the Office of Fair Trading – safeguarding 5,000 jobs. But it wasn’t all good news for the food manufacturer. Its ...
Profits fell for Boparan Holdings, holding company for 2 Sisters Food Group, in the past financial year, dented by the integration of Vion's meat processing plants. Boparan: 'trading conditions have been very tough' Reporting on results ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Meat
Karro Food, a UK-based pork processor, has ceased its slaughter and butchery operations at its Wiveliscombe site in Somerset, putting 93 jobs at risk. The move follows an extensive review of the company's operations with staff and trade ...
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Darling International, a US-based provider of rendering and bakery residuals recycling solutions, is set to acquire Vion Ingredients, a division of Vion Food, for approximately EUR1.6bn. Vion Ingredients is engaged in the development and ...
Tags: Vion Ingredients, Food
Dutch food company Vion has announced plans to consolidate its production operations in Germany in order to improve its overall efficiency. The move is part of the company's new restructuring strategy to further secure the company's ...
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Dutch food company Vion is set to further restructure its pork activities in Netherlands, as part of efforts to restore results on the highly competitive pork market. The development is part of the company's plan to restructure its food ...
UK-based pork products supplier Karro Food has secured a new £60m funding from finance firm GE Capital to invest further in its operations and strengthen its presence in the market. This development comes after Karro Food carried ...
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UK-based pork processor Karro Food plans to shut down slaughter and butchery operations at Wiveliscombe site in Somerset, a move which will result in 113 job losses. The company stated that the development is part of a strategic review of ...
Tags: Karro Food, Meat Operations
Financial representatives are attempting to forge a sale of some or all of chilled food firm Bakkavr’s UK facilities to 2 Sisters Food Group, according to a source within 2 Sisters. 2 Sisters has been highly acquisitive recently ...
Tags: Agriculture&Food, 2 Sisters, Bakkavor Next
Five thousand food jobs in Scotland and Wales have been safeguarded after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approved the 2 Sisters Food Group’s acquisition of Vion UK’s poultry business. About 5,000 food manufacturing jobs ...
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The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has approved a takeover of the Vion UK's poultry business by 2 Sisters Food, following an extensive review of the transaction. The OFT fully reviewed the transaction, including the combination of the ...
Tags: Poultry Business, Agriculture