Former TescoCEO Terry Leahy will take up the post of chairman at B&M Retail after private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquired a majority stake in UK discount retailer. B&M, owned by the Arora family, will continue to be managed ...
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A "solid" third quarter has led Denmark-based food ingredients firm Chr. Hansen to raise its forecasts for annual sales and EBIT margins. Chr. Hansen said today (4 July) it expects its sales to increase by 9-11% on an organic basis and ...
Ruiz Food Products has announced the appointment of Rachel Cullen as CEO. Cullen joins the company with over 25 years of experience with companies including Unilever, Kraft Foods and most recently Dean Foods. She replaces Bryce Ruiz who ...
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Japanese food group House Foods has snapped up US soy products firm El Burrito Mexican Food Products. The deal, announced for an undisclosed sum, will see the Japanese manufacturer expand its portfolio to include soy lines. "Adding ...
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US speciality food group Inventure Foods has attributed its third-quarter profits to rising sales of its frozen natural and health food products. Net income in the three months to 29 September increased to US$1.7m, compared a loss of ...
Tags: Frozen sales, Inventure Q3 gains, natural and health food
Featured reports from the just-food research store include innovation trends in sauces, and functional food marketing in Asia Pacific. CONSUMERS Consumer and Innovation Trends in Sauces, Dressings, and Condiments Growth in home ...
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As organic and natural food products continue to multiply—and become more upscale—brand owners are using package graphics,structures and materials to differentiate their products both from conventional products and from other ...
The UK government has announced it is recommending a standardised, hybrid approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutritional labelling. The labels outlined will incorporate a combination of guideline daily amounts (GDAs), colour coding and ...
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Food sales volumes fell at Unilever in the second quarter of 2012 after an increase in the first three months of the year, highlighting the current challenging nature of the sector. Unilever, which owns food brands including Knorr stock ...
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Featured reports from the just-food research store include global food and grocery retailing and functional food marketing in Asia Pacific. RETAIL Global Food and Grocery Retailing: Market Guide to 2016 This report provides ...
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If you asked for three words to sum up Britain in the 21st century, a pessimist might come up with 'lonely', 'busy' and 'aging'. Government figures indicate the number of single-person households is increasing by more than 160,000 a year, ...
Tags: popular format, single-serve, snacking trend
US food manufacturer Lancaster Colony has booked a drop in full-year profits. In the 12 months to the end of June, earnings slid 9.9% to US$95.8m. Operating profits in the period dropped 2.5% to US$143.3m. Lancaster's speciality foods ...
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US farmer-owned cooperative Land O'Lakes has acquired premium chilled dessert maker Kozy Shack Enterprises. The company said the acquisition was a "good strategic fit" that complimented its existing branded dairy business. Land O'Lakes ...
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As just-food, along with companies and executives from across the food manufacturing and retailing sectors, visits Paris for this year's SIAL exhibition, we share with you a few highlights of what you can expect from the event. Pays de ...
Tags: food products, Natural Ingredients, chemical additives
Kosher food specialist G. Willi-Food has recorded a drop in nine-month profits as the firm experienced commodity cost increases and pressures from supermarkets to reduce prices. Net income in the nine months to the end of September ...
Tags: Net profit, Operating profit, Net sales