US baker Flowers Foods has reported a slight lift in third-quarter earnings, which were boosted by "solid" sales gains. In a regulatory filing yesterday (8 November) the company said net income rose to US$31.2m in the three months to 6 ...
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Irish retailer Musgrave Group has launch a price cut campaign across its Superquinn stores. Prices will be cut by up to 40% on around 200 fresh food products across bakery, fresh meat, fruit and vegetables and cheese, the retailer ...
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By optimizing its product flow, weigh batching and mix-handling systems, Dawn Food Products Inc. decreased the time and labor needed to handle food mixes while containing dust at its facility in Evesham, U.K. Dawn is one of the world's ...
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Canada-based Unifiller Systems has launched the iSpot, a compact, mobile and user friendly depositor for the food and bakery industry. The iSpot depositor enables operators to draw and portion smooth flow-able products directly from bowl ...
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Spanish discount retailer Dia has announced plans to launch a neighbourhood store model across Spain under the banner Dia Fresh. The format, which focuses on consumers' demands for fresh products, will stock items such as fruit, ...
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Hostess Brands has won permission from the US Bankruptcy Court for the wind down of its business and the sale of its assets. A New York judge yesterday (21 November) approved the company's motion for the wind down after the firm was ...
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Shares in Dutch food group CSM closed up today (8 August) after the company reported half-year profits that beat analyst forecasts and it provided an update on the planned sale of its bakery business. CSM shares finished 3.05% higher on ...
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Dutch ingredients group CSM said its first-quarter profits were down by more than a quarter today (24 April), as weakness at its bakery supplies unit continued to weigh on the group's results. EBITA excluding one-off costs in the first ...
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Dutch food group CSM reported a decline in third-quarter profits today (25 October) as one-off costs hit earnings. In the three months to the end of September, EBITA fell to EUR20.9m (US$27.1m) from EUR28.3m a year earlier. One-off ...
Grupo Bimbo saw its third-quarter earnings tumble 82% after it incurred a jump in pension costs and charges from the integration of the Sara Lee business the bakery giant acquired in North America. The Mexican company reported net income ...
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Agribusiness giant Bunge has announced the opening of an ingredient innovation centre in the US. The "state-of-the-art" centre in Bradley in Illinois will include an industrial kitchen and corporate dining facilities, Bunge said. After ...
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Snack Pack, the brand owned by US food company ConAgra Foods, has introduced Bakery Shop pudding in five flavors. The company noted that the new line offers kids and parents a convenient, tasty treat equally suited for the lunch box and ...
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Saudi food group Almarai had booked an increase in second-quarter profits on the back of a jump in sales, which were up more than one-quarter. Almarai said net profit rose by 8.7% in the three months to 30 June, while operating profit ...
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Peters Bakery, a UK-based baker with over 50 stores, has been sold to Coopland & Son, in a deal that will save more than 200 jobs. The sale includes 22 of Peters Bakery's stores and the transfer of 129 staff. It also includes the ...
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Barry Callebaut, the Swiss B2B chocolate manufacturer, today (5 July) reported a 2% increase in sales for the first nine months of its fiscal year, with contracts in the Americas helping revenue. Sales were up 2.3% to CHF3.59bn ...
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