ConAgra Foods has swooped to buy US own-label group Ralcorp Holdings, a business that rejected a number of takeover bids from the company last year. The $90-a-share deal, which values Ralcorp at US$6.8bn, was announced today (27 ...
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In a first for African retail,the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa(WWF-SA)and Woolworths have announced a broad-based,multifaceted partnership to drive greater sustainability through selected Woolworths products and operations.The ...
Tags: WWF-SA, Woolworths, African, dairy, beef, seafood, textiles
US-based Teasdale Quality Foods has acquired Hoopeston Foods,a producer of conventional and organic canned dried beans in the Midwestern US,for an undisclosed amount. Hoopeston manufactures shelf stable ...
Tags: organic canned dried beans, acquire, brands
Campbell Soup has entered into an agreement to acquire Bolthouse Farms, a US-based food and beverage company, from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for $1.55bn in cash. The acquisition is a part of Campbell's strategy to ...
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Campbell Soup has completed the acquisition of Bolthouse Farms, a US-based food and beverage company, from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners in an all cash deal of $1.55bn. The acquisition is a part of the company's strategy ...
Dutch food firm Wessanen has taken full ownership of Favory Convenience Food by purchasing an additional 35.9%stake from Rabo Capital for EUR5m($6m). Wessanen noted that this purchase follows strategic review of its frozen foods ...
Tags: stake, frozen foods, frozen snack
The overall consumption of syrups&spreads in Russia has been found to be driven more by indulgence factor,according to a new analysis by UK-based research firm Canadean-Food. According to the report'Consumer Trends in the Syrups&Spreads ...
Tags: syrups, spreads market, retail
Irish co-op The Irish Dairy Board is to supply own-label butter to Tesco stores in four markets in central and eastern Europe. The IDB said the EUR20m(US$25.6m)deal will see it produce private-label products for Tesco in the Czech ...
Tags: Tesco, butter, IDB, dairy production
The changing foliage won't be the only new colours to see in St. Jacobs this fall as Home Hardware Dealer-Owners from across Canada gather at the 2012 Home Hardware Fall Market. Taking place from Saturday, September 22 to Tuesday, September ...
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Changing lifestages of people in China is making way to savory snacks market in the country,finds a new analysis by Canadean–Food. The report"Consumer Trends in the Savory Snacks Market in China,2011"observed that close to ...
Tags: savory snacks market, market share, education, undergraduates
Astro-Med brand QuickLabel Systems in the US has announced the launch of the new label printer, Kiaro! color inkjet label printer which helps businesses to print their own labels instead of purchasing pre-printed labels. QuickLabel ...
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Spanish gourmets have shown penchant for dried food over other variants of pasta&noodles during 2011,according to a new report by UK-based research firm Canadean-Food. Dried Pasta has accounted for 34%of the overall pasta&noodles market ...
Tags: dried food, noodles, trend analysis