Pop into your local supermarket and pick up a packet of own label chocolate digestive biscuits. Now carefully inspect the packaging. Across the front and back of the pack you’ll find a raft of information that goes beyond brand ...
Tags: label, packaging, brand messaging, recycling details
Chilled foods manufacturer Greencore has completed the sale of its Minsterley desserts business to Muller Dairy. The sale , for pound 4.3M plus stock, was announced on June 15 2012. Minsterley's former owner Uniq – acquired by ...
Tags: Chilled foods, Greencore, Minsterley desserts, Muller Dairy
Supermodel, style icon and OpenSky Insider Veronica Webb has teamed up with OpenSky.com to create her first fashion line. The iconic supermodel known as a muse and favorite runway model of designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Azzedine Alaia ...
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Informed sources say potential buyers for R&R Ice Cream put their first-round bids on the table this week – with the firm founded by US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rumoured to be in the running. var ...
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Informed sources say potential buyers for R&R Ice Cream put their first-round bids on the table this week – with the firm founded by US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rumoured to be in the running. Bain capital ...
Tags: Private Equity Firms, Majority Stake, Ice Cream, Food
There were, despite continued economic uncertainty in many Western markets and concerns over slowing growth in the East, signs that M&A activity rebounded in the food sector this year. Data for the whole of 2012 has not yet been published ...
Tags: European M&A advisors, food sector, Food
Looking behind the headlines is just-food's signature dish and this year we looked at the major stories in-depth, including the possible suitors for United Biscuits' salty snacks business; the work ahead for China's Bright Food after it ...
Tags: Agriculture Food, Just Food, Bright Food, Kraft Foods
Canadian retail giant Loblaw has added a line of gluten-free products to its President's Choice own-label range. The product range comprises eight items including Mini Brownies, Blueberry Muffins, Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf Cake and Sliced ...
Tags: Loblaw, gluten free products, Mini Brownies, Blueberry Muffins
Boparan Holdings,the parent company of UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group,has reported a loss in its first quarter due to costs from a site closure but saw underlying profits rise. In the 13 weeks ended 27 October,the company made a net loss of ...
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Trace One,a provider of e-collaborative solutions,has implemented a common portal for Spanish retailer El Corte Inglés,in order to facilitate the central management of own-label consumer products. The tool has enabled El Corte to ...
Tags: El Corte Inglés, Trace One, Portal, Platform
US own-label firm TreeHouse Foods has booked a decline in third-quarter profit as a result of higher input costs and drop in volumes. Earnings in the three months to the end of September totalled US$21.6m compared to $30.4m last year. ...
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US private-label group TreeHouse Foods has snapped up cheese and pudding assets owned by dairy co-op Associated Milk Producers. TreeHouse announced the acquisition of the aseptic units on Friday (30 November) for an undisclosed sum. The ...
Tags: private-label, TreeHouse, pudding assets, Associated Milk Producers
US snack firm Snyder's-Lance is reported to be in negotiations to offload its own-label snacks business Vista. Citing two unnamed sources, Bloomberg said ConAgra Foods, TreeHouse Foods and Ralcorp Holdings are interested in the unit, ...
Tags: Snyder's-Lance, own-label snacks, unnamed sources, ConAgra Foods
A recall of US food manufacturer Sunland's peanut butter - which is believed to be contaminated with salmonella - has expanded further. In an announcement at the weekend, the US Food and Drug Administration said Sunland has extended its ...
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One of the UK’s largest own-label cake and pastry manufacturers has been snapped up by a private equity firm in GBP 23.5M management buy-in deal (MBI). McCambridge's cake division bakes one in 10 of every retail pre-packed ...
Tags: cake, pastry, private equity, McCambridge