US-based packaged food provider, ConAgra Foods has announced the completion of acquisition of Ralcorp Holdings, a producer of private-brand foods and food service products. The packaging company agreed to acquire Ralcorp on 26 November ...
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Scottish food firm Browns Food Group has purchased the Hall's brand from Dutch group Vion. Browns said the move "effectively merged" two of Scotland's "oldest family-owned food businesses". "We are very pleased to have secured the ...
US-based ConAgra Foods has completed the acquisition of Ralcorp, a manufacturer of private label food products in the US, for $6.8bn. The completion of the deal follows approval of the acquisition by Ralcorp's shareholders and the receipt ...
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Greencore reported a "satisfactory" start to the year today (29 January) as acquisitions in the US offset flat UK revenues. In a trading statement released ahead of its AGM, Greencore said that sales of at its convenience food business ...
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Unilever will cut up to 125 jobs in the US after announcing plans to close close its Atlanta-based spreads factory. The group said late last week that it will close the plant by 30 June this year. "The action is being taken to address ...
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued an emergency recall after cakes and other sweet products labelled under the brands Cake Factory Outlet and Clearance Cake Excess were produced in a factory contaminated from rat infestation. Rat ...
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The Canadian Competition Bureau has confirmed that it does not intend to challenge US-based ConAgra Foods’ acquisition of Ralcorp for $6.8bn. This decision by the agency satisfies one of the conditions for the completion of the ...
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Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco enjoyed a happier Christmas than Marks and Spencer, with sales up by nearly 2%, compared with sales down by the same amount at M&S. Online food sales were up by 18% on the same period last year. ...
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Marks and Spencer group Plc released its quarter 3 2012/13 interim management statements 13 weeks to 29 DECEMBER 2012 - Group sales +0.6% - Total UK sales +0.3% - Like for like UK sales -1.8% - Multi-channel sales +10.8% - International ...
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BBC TV Apprentice finalist Nick Holzherr officially launched his ‘Whisk’ food app business today (January 7), which has integrated the online delivery systems of Tesco and Waitrose. Nick Holzherr bears no grudges against ...
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Thai food manufacturer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) is to acquire China meat and ready-to-eat foods producer Chia Tai Food Enterprise in a deal worth THB483m (US$15.8m). In a filing to the Thailand stock exchange, the company said the ...
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Last week may have been the first week back at our desks after the new year, but we hit the ground running with news that Unilever sold its Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods. At first glance, a mainstream brand like Skippy ...
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Nestléhas won the latest legal spat in its chocolate war with Cadbury after it stopped its rival from copying the shape of its KitKat fingers. Rowntree launched the KitKat in the 1930s and Switzerland-based ...
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Global consumer packaging group Rexam has received approval from the Chinese authorities and hopes to complete the sale of its Cosmetics, Toiletries and Household care products business for $459m to Sun European Partners’ affiliate. ...
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Shanghai and Beijing are set to introduce tougher laws for food companies, in order to prevent food safety violations. In Shanghai, the companies engaged in unsafe food safety practices will be blacklisted and prevented from continuing in ...
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