In a ballot today (December 7) by the union Unite, around 1,200 workers voted to stage three days of 24-hour strikes in a protest over pay, working conditions and a culture of alleged bullying. Andrew Hanson, head of ...
Hain Celestial, a US-based natural and organic food products company, has completed the acquisition of some of the packaged grocery brands of UK-based Premier Foods in a £200m cash-and-stock deal. The consideration consisted of cash ...
Tags: natural and organic food products company, acquisition
Mr Kipling,the cake brand owned by UK-based food company Premier Foods,has introduced its Chequers cake range,which has been specifically designed for lunchboxes and general snacking. The Chequers range features two varieties-chocolate ...
Tags: Chequers cake, lunchboxes, general snacking, younger consumers
Britain's food industry was rocked by two announcements over the past month.Premier Foods broke the news that it was to close bakeries in Birmingham and Greenford,west London and restructure its distribution operations with the loss of 900 ...
Tags: Britain's food industry, Premier Foods, Vion, meat processing
UK-based Premier Foods has sold Elephant Atta ethnic flour business to Westmill Foods,a subsidiary of Associated British Foods(ABF),in an all-cash deal of £34m,as a part of its plan to lower debts and avoid a breach of its credit ...
Tags: flour, debts, credit agreement
UK-based Premier Foods has announced its plans to close two bakery sites and streamline its distribution network, as a part of its effort to revamp its struggling Hovis bread business. This move will lead to a loss of 900 jobs. This ...
Hain Celestial,a US-based natural and organic food products company,has reported that its net income from continuing operations increased by 56.6%to$19.8m for the first quarter of 2013,compared to$12.6m for the same period of fiscal 2012. ...
Tags: net income, net sales, Celestial Seasonings, brands
UK-based Premier Foods has entered into an agreement to sell its sweet pickles and table sauces business to Japanese food firm Mizkan for£92.5m in cash. The sale includes production,distribution,sales,marketing and licensing of the ...
This week Premier Foods announced plans to axe 900 jobs and to close two bakeries, while Dutch meat group Vion revealed the sale of its UK food businesses - raising doubts about the future of 13,000 employees. Here, we capture a flavour of ...
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This week Premier Foods announced plans to axe 900 jobs and to close two bakeries,while Dutch meat group Vion revealed the sale of its UK food businesses?raising doubts about the future of 13,000 employees.Here,we capture a flavour of the ...
Tags: beef, lamb, BSE, food exports
Britain's biggest food manufacturer has unveiled plans to close two bakeries and four distribution centres with the loss of 900 jobs from its bread division. Premier Foods plans to close its Greenford bakery site in west London and its ...
News that debt-laden giant Premier Foods plans to axe 900 jobs,close two bakeries and restructure its distribution system was greeted with fury by unions and applause by City analysts. Unite the union and the Bakers Food and Allied ...
Tags: Premier Foods, job cuts, massive debts
The Hain Celestial Group,Inc.(NASDAQ:HAIN),a leading natural and organic products company providing consumers with A Healthy Way of Life™,today reported its results for the first quarter ended September 30,2012. Performance ...
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This week, just-food attended the SIAL food and drink exhibition in Paris where the team caught up food manufacturers including Genius Foods, Dare Foods, The Irish Dairy Board, as well as the Irish Prime Minister. Outside of Paris, the UK ...
Tags: dairy, food, gluten-free, biscuits
UK-based Premier Foods has appointed Geoff Eaton as the chief operating officer and executive director to speed up transformation of the debt-laden company. Geoff Eaton was formerly the CEO of former puddings maker Uniq. During his ...
Tags: transformation, debt-laden, acquisitions