Premier Foods plc has launched its Bisto brand into the UK stock pot category, with a product that will take on Unilever's Knorr. Bisto Stock Melts will go on sale next month and rival Knorr Stock Pots, which was launched in 2008. ...
UK-based private-label ice cream maker R&R Ice Cream has acquired Italian ice cream manufacturer Eskigel. The acquisition, for around EUR77m (US$94.5m), will give R&R an "immediate and major" presence in Europe's largest ice cream ...
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Nick Bunker, the head of Kraft Foods' businesses in the UK and Ireland, is to become CEO of United Biscuits recently-separated snacks unit. United Biscuits said today (6 August) Bunker would become chief executive of KP Snacks on 1 ...
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UK - Lighting and visuals rental company HSL supplied nearly 300 moving and LED lightsources and over 100 generics to a series of Welsh language channel S4C Light Entertainment programmes recorded in a 10 day block at Studio 1 of the NEP ...
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Convenience food group Greencore saw its share price climb nearly 4% this morning (27 November) after booking an increase in full-year profits Net profit soared 79.8% to GBP35.6m (US$57m) on the back of its acquisition of Marks and ...
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Premier Foods plc has offloaded another of its brands, this morning (30 October) announcing the sale of Branston pickle to Japanese group Mizkan. The UK food manufacturer has agreed to sell its sweet pickles and table sauces to Mizkan for ...
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UK cake maker Finsbury Food Group has seen its annual sales propelled by new product development and contract gains in the back half of last year. The company booked a 9.4% increase in sales for the year to 30 June, which rose to GBP207m ...
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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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Hain Celestial has posted "record" full-year financial results on a significant day in the US company's recent history. The company booked a 44% leap in annual net income for the year to the end of June. Operating profit increased 36.3%. ...
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Xylem Inc. will launch a range of new wastewater solutions during the WEFTEC 2012 trade show in New Orleans. Among the highlights for Xylem during WEFTEC 2012 are the following: Xylem continues to grow its Analytics offering with the ...
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Premier Foods plc has added to its Mr Kipling Inspirations cake line in the UK with the launch of a Dessert Classics range of themed cakes. The range, inspired by popular desserts, comprises two variants: Banoffee slice and Mississippi ...
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Hain Celestial is to sell its UK sandwich business Daily Bread to Adelie Food Group in return for the local firm's prepared fruits business. The US group said the deal with Adelie, which supplies products including salads, quiches and ...
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Vale SA,the giant Brazilian mining company is in no rush to sell its 22%stake in Norway based aluminum company Norsk Hydro ASA. Mr Murilo Ferreira CEO of Vale said that"We will sell when it is showing value for Vale.The asset wasn't core ...
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TENCEL has turned 20.The first large production facility for lyocell fibers was put into operation in Mobile/Alabama(USA)in 1992.Today the Lenzing Group manufactures TENCEL fibers at three sites located in Austria,Great Britain and the ...
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Boparan Holdings, the parent company of UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group, has moved into the black in its last financial year when its sales grew ahead of the market. The business booked a profit of GBP42.5m for the 12 months to 28 July, ...
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