Princes is hoping to "invigorate" the added-value tuna sector in the UK with the launch of a range of "on-the-go" tuna salads. In a bid to tap into the lunchtime market, Princes has rolled out a four-strong range that includes Tomato ...
Tags: Princes, lunchtime NPD, tuna salads
Hain Celestial has today (22 August) been announced as the buyer of Premier Foods plc's spreads assets, including brands such as Hartley's jam and Sun-Pat peanut butter. The US food group had been linked to Premier's spreads business, ...
Tags: Hain Celestial, Premier Foods plc, peanut butter, food industry
Hain Celestial is to sell its UK sandwich business Daily Bread to Adelie Food Group in return for the local firm's prepared fruits business. The US group said the deal with Adelie, which supplies products including salads, quiches and ...
Tags: Hain Celestial, sandwich business, fruit business, food industry
Norwegian conglomerate Orkla, which is reshaping its business to focus on consumer goods, is to buy local food group Rieber & Søn. Orkla has struck a deal to buy the Rieber family's 90.1% stake in Rieber & Søn. The agreement ...
Tags: food group, food, pizza, chocolate
Tesco's US venture Fresh & Easy has extended its private-label offering with the launch of a 'Made Easy' convenience line. The range, which includes 39 varieties of bag salads and kits, micro-steamers, and sliced & diced vegetables has ...
Tags: salads, sliced vegetables, diced vegetables, easy meal
Chiquita Brands International has appointed a CEO to replace Fernando Aguirre who announced his decision to step down amid a company revamp in August. Edward Lonergan, most recently CEO of hygiene solutions firm Diversey Inc, will take up ...
Tags: Ceo, revamp, bananas and salads
Chiquita Brands International has said its third-quarter net loss more than doubled amid falling sales and restructuring charges. The company said net losses rose to US$67m, up from $29m last year. Sales dropped to $714m, down from $723m ...
Tags: net loss, banana and salads businesses, profit decline
US produce giant Chiquita Brands International has appointed CFO Brian Kocher to the newly-created position of COO as it looks to restructure the business. In line with its new strategic direction, the company said it is consolidating ...
Tags: leadership positions, company revamp, strategic direction
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 ...
French vegetable processor Bonduelle has booked an increase in full-year earnings, with sales growth outside of Europe offsetting weakness on the continent while cost cutting initiatives and lower financing costs boosted the bottom line. ...
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Thai Taste, a UK-based food company, has launched three new salad dressings for BBQ and picnic season. The firm claimed that its three flavors include Chilli & Garlic, Coriander, Lime & Chilli, and Sweet Mango, that are made from fresh ...
Tags: Thai Taste, salad dressing, BBQ, picnic
Sweetgreen, the organic salad and frozen yogurt shop, has announced In-Season Eggplant as the fruit salad for the month of September. The company noted that its eggplants - the traditional purple, teardrop-shaped variety, are sourced from ...
Tags: organic salad, frozen yogurt, fruit salad
Switzerland-based Nestlé has opened a new Mövenpick venpick ice cream boutique in Russia, which offers the frozen treat in every starter, main course and dessert on the menu. The outlet offers culinary creations such as ...
Salsarita's Fresh Cantina, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain, has introduced a new line of Mexican-inspired tortilla pizzas — Cantizza, in the US. The Cantizzas are available in four varieties - BBQ Pork - Cantizzas with savory ...
John West has initiated plans to enter the German market with its Pole and Line caught Tuna, which includes Steaks, Chunks and Salads. According to the company, the Pole and Line range will be 100% Skipjack Tuna and will comprise of three ...
Tags: German market, pole and line caught tuna, exact source of their fish