Hostess Brands today (19 November) agreed to last-ditch talks with union officials to try to resolve the dispute that has threatened the existence of the US baker. The company, which owns brands including Twinkies snacks, was set to ask ...
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Associated British Foods today (10 September) revealed it had taken an impairment charge of A$150m (US$155m) on its Australian meat business as it battles "difficult" trading conditions in the market. The UK-listed group announced the ...
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UK baker Warburtons is reducing its pack size for premium rolls in a bid to appeal to more price conscious consumers. The company said it is relaunching its Lunch Rolls range and Batch Baked and cutting the pack size from six to four ...
Tags: Warburtons, pack size, rolls offering, cheaper products
US private label bakery manufacturer Baker's Pride has launched a "hi-tech" donut facility at it Mt. Pleasant Street Bakery division. The 65,000 sq ft facility uses innovative, modern baking technology to produce mass quantities of ...
Swiss bakery group Aryzta has reported a 0.9% increase in underlying quarterly sales from its food division amid "very challenging" economic conditions in Europe. The 0.9% rise was the underlying revenue growth from Arytza's "food group" ...
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US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-quarter earnings as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit profits. In the three months to 28 October, net earnings amounted to US$265m, an 8% drop on last ...
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Africa and the Middle East have driven a rise in exports of food and non-alcoholic drinks from the UK in the first half of 2012, figures show. For the six months to the end of June, food and soft drinks exports increased by 2.2% to ...
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co has announced the expansion of its premium private label Two Forks Bakery and Hartford Reserve Deli lines. In bakery, the US supermarket group added a line of cupcakes and rebranded its key lime and ...
Tags: A&P, private label, bakery and deli lines
Allied Bakeries, the UK bread arm of Associated British Foods, has extended its Kingsmill portfolio in the UK with the launch of a breakfast products range. Kingsmill Fruit and Fibre comprises three products: Kingsmill Fruit and Fibre ...
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Associated British Foods has secured an own-label bread contract with UK retailer The Co-operative Group previously held by rival Premier Foods plc. The contracted, confirmed today (25 October), will take effect from the "middle part" of ...
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Net profit slides to EUR146.3m Underlying net profit, pre-tax profit rises Sales, margins improve Swiss bakery group Aryzta said that its performance for fiscal 2012 was "satisfactory" as it booked a decline in net profit, despite ...
Increasingly demanding requirements from food manufacturers and their consumers mean that packaging is becoming progressively 'smarter'. Active or intelligent packaging is a sector which continues to grow in size, with expansion driven by ...
Tags: Smarter Packaging, Antimicrobial packaging, take-up of packaging
UK-based Warburtons is all set to launch a new £1 price-marked pack for its Sandwich Pittas to make the most on sandwich alternatives sector. Warburtons category strategy controller Martin Baptie said the Warburtons sandwich ...
US-based B&G Foods has completed the acquisition of New York Style and Old London snack brands from Chipita America for approximately $62.5m in cash. The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility at Yadkinville, North Carolina, which ...
Tags: acquisition, manufacturing facility, bagel crisps, mini bagel crisps
Rudi's Organic Bakery is voluntarily recalling its bread products in the US as they may contain metallic foreign objects. The products being recalled from the market include Rudi's Organic Bakery Multigrain Oat Bread (UPC: ...
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