Mondelez International, the snacks group spun off from Kraft Foods last month, has reported a fall in underlying third-quarter sales amid problems in Brazil and Russia. The company, which produces brands including Cadbury chocolate, ...
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Premier Foods plc has become the latest company to launch a range of breakfast biscuits in the UK. The group is hoping to tap into the GBP33m (US$52.4m) breakfast biscuit market with the launch of Hovis Breakfast Bakes. It has ...
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Singapore-based agricultural group Olam International has announced the resignation of its CFO Krishnan Ravi Kumar. Kumar, who is leaving to "pursue a new career outside the agri-commodity sector", will be replaced by Shekhar ...
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Kraft Foods has added two new flavors to its BelVita breakfast biscuits line in the US. BelVita breakfast biscuits, launched in the US late last year, are now available in chocolate and cinnamon brown sugar varieties, Kraft said this ...
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Lotus Bakeries has acquired Mondelez International's marketing and distribution rights for the Dinosaurus biscuit brand through its acquisition of Spanish baker Artiach. The Belgian baker and Spanish food group Nutrexpa jointly acquired ...
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Nestle UK and Ireland has said it will double its commitment to Fairtrade by gaining certification for its two-fingered Kit Kat brand from January. Nestle's four-finger Kit Kit has been using Fairtrade cocoa since 2010, but this latest ...
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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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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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UK-based investment vehicle Silk Invest has purchased a "significant minority stake" in Ethiopian biscuit maker NAS Foods. The move once again highlights the growing opportunity presented by the rapidly expanding markets in Africa. ...
2 Sisters Food Group has expanded its Fox's biscuits range in the UK with the launch of Rocky Chockas. An extension to the Rocky chocolate biscuit range, Rocky Chockas has been rolled out in three variants: Toffee Chocolate (113g), ...
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Burton's Biscuits Co. has launched a range of SnapJacks under its Maryland brand for the UK market. Launched as a "twist to the everyday biscuit", Maryland SnapJacks are available in four variants: Honeycomb, Orange, Vanilla and Red ...
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TerraCycle celebrated a new milestone, after the company’s recycling fundraising Brigade programs hit the 10 million mark in terms of the number of pieces of waste packaging saved from UK landfill. Launched in the UK in 2009, ...
CKE Restaurants is introducing Bacon Bacon Biscuit at Carl's Jr.and Hardee's restaurants in the US.Bacon Bacon Biscuit is a new addition to the lineup of Made from Scratch Biscuits. Bacon Bacon Biscuit features bacon strips and a slice of ...
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UK’s biscuit brand McVitie’s manufacturer United Biscuits has partnered with recycling company TerraCycle for the launch of the McVitie’s Biscuit Wrapper Brigade. United Biscuits said the recycling fundraising scheme, ...
KP snacks–the maker of Hula Hoops,KP Nuts and McCoy's–has been bought from United Biscuits by German firm Intersnack for an undisclosed sum. KP Snacks has been bought by Intersnack for an undisclosed sum Analysts had long ...
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