UK-based supermarket chain Waitrose is set to launch a new dessert - Caramelised Banana and Raspberry Baked Alaska, under ‘Heston From Waitrose’ range. According to the company, the new product is being launched for the ...
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UK-based importer and distributor of specialty foods Bespoke Foods has launched new products to expand its Thai Taste range in Waitrose stores. The new range will include Easy Thai Fishcakes Kit, Easy Thai Red Curry Kit, Easy Thai Green ...
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Benihana, a US-based operator of Japanese theme and sushi restaurants, has launched new menu items for the month of September. The new menu items include Filet Mignon & Chicken for Two, a five-course meal for $48, and Hibachi Mango Salmon ...
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US-based Pete's Gourmet Confections has launched a new beer candy for craft beer lovers. The new product is made from rich nougat and handcrafted chocolate stout beer. It will first mix roasted oats and barley, chocolate malt and dark ...
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Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has revealed it plans to close its liquid chocolate facility in Chester, with the loss of around 25 jobs. The company said it would relocate the production of liquid milk chocolate products to ...
US meat giant Tyson Foods has booked a drop in full-year profits as the company battled increasing grain and feed ingredients costs. In the 12 months ended 1 October, net profit slumped to US$576m from $733m in the prior year, the ...
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TreeHouse Foods has named Dean Foods executive Chris Sliva as COO of its Bay Valley Foods unit. Sliva's appointment to the newly-created role reflects the "new alignment" of its senior management, TreeHouse said. This is a reflection of ...
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Sausage maker Wall's is targeting the UK's "working man" with its first foray into the market for hot breakfast snacks. Wall's will this month launch a breakfast muffin and sausage bap, complete with tomato sauce sachet and an egg, for ...
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UK confectioner Wrigley has launched what it claims is a first for the company with the roll out of a mixed Skittles and Starburst bag. Available across all channels, Wrigley said it is hoping to tap into the "massive potential" of the ...
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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 milk supplier Robert Wiseman Dairies has insisted it will look to bring more transparency to how it determines the price it pays farmers after a tense summer in the sector. The company has launched plans to work with representatives ...
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Canadian yoghurt firm Ultima Foods has announced plans to expand its plant in the eastern city of Granby. Ultima, which produces Yoplait under licence but also has its own brand, Iögo, will spend C$22m (US$22.5m) over the next two ...
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A chunk of Dole Food Co.'s business could end up in the hands of one of Japan's largest trading houses it was announced this week - and China appears to be central to the potential deal. On Wednesday (12 September), Dole, which is in the ...
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UK own-label firm Bakkavor has returned to profit in the third quarter of the year. Earnings in the three month period amounted to GBP2.8m (US$4.5m) compared with a loff of GBP5.7m in the prior year. The improvement was predominantly ...
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Chinese meat firm Zhongpin is set to be taken private by its chairman and chief executive. Nasdaq-listed Zhongpin announced today (26 November) chairman and CEO Xianfu Zhu had agreed to pay US$13.50 a share for the company. Zhongpin ...
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