With more than 75 years of experience baking Europe's favorite cookies, Lotus Bakeries announces the release of new packaging for Anna's Thins, available throughout North American markets this month. The new packaging was created by ...
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The UK distributor of Pack Leader’s range of PRO labelers, Advanced Dynamics has installed an ELF-50 desk top labeling unit at Orchard Valley Foods’ production site at Tenbury Wells, in Worcestershire, UK. Orchard Valley Foods ...
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Scotland-based supplier of labels DE Product Labels has installed a HP Indigo WS4500 to make use of its short-run capability to provide low to medium print volumes to its customers. According to the company, the HP Indigo press will allow ...
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Chattanooga Bakery has announced the launch of its Southern brand of marshmallow cookie sandwiches MoonPie across US with a new package design. Chattanooga Bakery vice president of marketing Tory Johnston said it had been nearly two ...
For most of us, cupcakes are a pleasant treat. For Freed's Bakery, though, cupcakes are serious business -- big business. That's because Manchester, NH-based Freed's, a division of Maplehurst Bakeries, Brownsburg, IN, is one of the largest ...
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One of the UK’s largest own-label cake and pastry manufacturers has been snapped up by a private equity firm in GBP 23.5M management buy-in deal (MBI). McCambridge's cake division bakes one in 10 of every retail pre-packed ...
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A fall in production has hit half-year profits at UK-listed palm oil processor New Britain Palm Oil. CEO Nick Thompson said heavy rain made it harder to collect and transport fresh fruit bunches. The wet weather also meant the fruit ...
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The union representing Hostess Brands workers has insisted the US bakery group is "falsely claiming" the closure of three bakeries was the result of strike action. Hostess has been trying to force through cuts to pay and conditions and ...
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UK bakery and ingredients firm The Real Good Food Co. has booked a drop in half-year profits, despite rising revenues. The sugar-to-dessert company said profit for the six months to end September dipped to GBP1m (US$161.9m), down from ...
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UK sugar-to-dessert group Real Good Food Company has booked a 62% increase in EBITDA on strong sales gains. EBITDA for the 15 months to 31 March rose to GBP9.1m (US$14.3m) on sales that increased from GBP249m to GBP305.5m. Key trading ...
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General Mills has added to its Betty Crocker bakery mix brand in the US with the launch of a Shake-n-Pour dessert line and cereal-flavoured muffins. The Shake-n-Pour dessert line is available in three variants: Chocolate Brownies, ...
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Finnish retailer S Group has booked higher half-year profits on the back of improved sales. S Group today (16 August) reported a 2.9% increase in first-half profit to EUR80.6m (US$99.6m). Retail sales were up 5.8% to EUR5.84bn. The ...
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Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods is to offload a potato processing plant to local frozen potato firm Cavendish Farms. Meat and bakery processor Maple Leaf has agreed to sell its facility in Lethbridge in Alberta for around C$60m ...
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Maple Leaf Foods has agreed to sell its potato processing plant in Alberta, Canada, to Cavendish Farms for C$60m ($60.75m). The 142,000ft2 plant, located in Lethbridge, produces a range of frozen French fries, hash browns and specialty ...
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British baking firm Warburtons is set to stop the sale of its products Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, due to high transportation costs. In 2011, the company had launched its lines such as white Toastie loaf, brown bread and crumpets ...
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