UK baker Warburtons has appointed Nestle UK's head of chocolate, Mark Simester, to the post of marketing director. Simester will join Warburtons in October, replacing Richard Hayes who left in January. Simester is well-placed to ...
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Intersnack has reached a deal to acquire the snack unit of United Biscuits for an undisclosed sum. The privately-held German snack group will take control of KP Snacks, the UK's second-largest snack business with an annual turnover of ...
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1. Teen: Easy-Bake Oven needs gender-neutral packaging A New Jersey youngster has started a petition asking Hasbro Inc. to change the girly colors and graphics on the carton to make the popular toys more boy-friendly. 2. Cisco redesigns ...
Oberto Brands has indicated that it will open a manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee, in order to meet growing demand for its meat snack products. The company manufactures Oh Boy, Oberto! Jerky, Lowrey's Meat Snacks and Pacific ...
Tags: meat, snack, meat snack products, Meat Snacks
The week's two major stories broke within hours of each other on Wednesday - Tesco admitted it was "likely" to leave the US and Germany's Intersnack snapped up United Biscuits' salty snacks business. Elsewhere, ex-Tesco CEO Terry Leahy led ...
Tags: salty snacks, Intersnack, Hula Hoops, McCoy's, Skips, dairy, pork sector
German snack firm Intersnack has agreed to acquire UK-based United Biscuits' (UB) snacks division, KP Snacks, from its private equity owners Blackstone and PAI Partners. This move is a part of the Intersnack's strategy to strengthen its ...
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Hellmann's, a US-based mayonnaise brand owned by Unilever United States, has launched its new limited edition flavor Southwestern Ranch Flavored Reduced Fat Mayonnaise. The new creamy flavor can be used as a dipping sauce for snacks ...
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German food company Zertus has struck a deal to buy UK confectioner and snack firm Zetar. Zertus and London-listed Zetar announced an agreement valuing the UK firm at GBP43.7m. The German company is paying 297p per Zetar share, which ...
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Gluten-free food manufacturer Dr Schar has opened its first manufacturing facility in the US. The European firm has seen strong growth in demand for gluten-free products in Europe and the company said the opening of the New Jersey-based ...
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UK snacks maker Seabrook Crisps has made a number of senior management appointments, including the appointment of Jonathan Bye as chief executive. Bye, previously managing director of Vimto Soft Drinks, takes over from Ken Brook-Chrispin ...
Private-equity firm Wind Point Partners has snapped up US snacks group Shearer's Foods in a takeover backed by former Sara Lee executive C.J. Fraleigh. Wind Point Partners has acquired what it called "the largest producer of private-label ...
Speech by the Mayor Shanghai, located at the foreground of the Yangtze River Delta, the strategic passage from Yangtze River into East China Sea, and the thoroughfare along the sea route of the Far East, is a sea-port city of great ...
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US discount retailer Dollar General has booked higher half-year profits after it increased sales. Dollar General reported net income of US$427.6m for the six months to 3 August, up from $303m a year earlier. Operating income was $771.5m, ...
Tags: Profits, Sales increase, candy, snacks sales
This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights commodities data from agribusiness specialists LMC International. It also includes in-depth looks at Carrefour's operations in Spain and Wal-Mart Stores' ...
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UK-Ambersphere Solutions has had a busy year,serving the needs of their regular customers whilst getting involved in many of the high profile 2012 summer events that took place across the UK.And with Christmas just round the corner,they are ...
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