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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US food firm Lancaster Colony has added two products to its Sister Schubert's line of rolls. The company yesterday (8 October) announced it had developed Sweet Hawaiian Rolls and Mini Loaves, products it claimed were the "first of their ...
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Hain Celestial has today (22 August) been announced as the buyer of Premier Foods plc's spreads assets, including brands such as Hartley's jam and Sun-Pat peanut butter. The US food group had been linked to Premier's spreads business, ...
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ConAgra Foods has announced that it is investing around US$100m in expanding production at its Russellville, Arkansas, production facility for the production of its Bertolli and PF Changs brands. The move will create more than 80 jobs, ...
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UK retailer The Co-operative Group has added to its food management team with the appointment of executives from Tesco and Asda. Matt Hood will join the Co-op next month as head of commercial trading for dairy, chilled prepared foods and ...
American Lorain has booked a 14% increase in second-quarter sales, driven by increased sales of its convenience and frozen food products. In an announcement today (14 August), the company said sales increased 14.2% to US$35.7m in the ...
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Dutch food group Wessanen has taken full control of frozen food maker Favory Convenience Food. It has bought the 35.9% stake it did not already hold from Rabo Capital for EUR5m (US$6m). Wessanen is looking to maximise the value of its ...
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Aunt Bessie's has added to its dessert range in the UK with the launch of five new puddings. The launch, the company said, is part of the firm's strategy to focus on different hot pudding occasions, targeting both couples and larger ...
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Dutch organic food specialist Wessanen has seen its second-quarter profits slide as a result of lower sales volumes and higher marketing spend. The company today (25 July) booked net profits of EUR3.1m (US$3.8m) in the quarter, down from ...
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UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has reported a 14% increase in full-year profits as it reported a solid increase in sales despite fierce competition. Iceland booked net profit before tax of GBP147.5m (US$229.8m) for the 53 weeks to ...
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Birds Eye, a European frozen food manufacturer, is set to add Hash Brown Waffles to its Waffles portfolio in September 2012 in the UK. The company said that the Hash Brown Waffles are a combination of shredded potatoes and onion ...
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Nestlé USA has launched a range of holiday confections under brands Wonka SweeTarts, Nerds, Lik-M-Aid Fun Dip, Butterfinger, and Nestlé Crunch. The holiday product range features - SweeTARTS Merry Mix; Butterfinger, Wonka ...
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US-based packaging company Sonoco has completed the 18,000ft2 expansion of its thermoforming location in Waynesville, North Carolina. The company plans to start up a new multilayer, trim-in-place line, which will facilitate the production ...
Private equity firms Blackstone and BC Partners are planning to submit a revised offer for frozen food company Iglo, after Permira rejected their earlier EUR2.5bn bid as too low. Blackstone and BC Partners, which are the last remaining ...
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Private equity firms Blackstone and BC Partners are set to submit a joint bid for frozen food company Iglo, in a deal which is expected to value the company at $3bn, including debt. The two firms, which were earlier competing with each ...
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