Associated British Foods (ABF) is reportedly contemplating the sale of its unprofitable sugar business in China to remain focused on its sugar operations in Europe and Africa. For this purpose, the food company has invited bids for five ...
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Twinings have introduced a new English Breakfast tea range to Australia. The tea producer says its new range will now include extra strong, decaffeinated and honey vanilla options alongside its pre-existing traditional English Breakfast ...
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Vivergo, the UK's largest ethanol producer by capacity, said Wednesday that profitability at its 420,000 cubic meter/year (111 million gallon/year) plant at Hull in northeast England has been "adversely affected" by the lowest spot prices ...
Vivergo Fuels, the biggest UK ethanol producer by capacity, said Monday it has steadily increased output in recent months, adding that a combination of oversupply in the European market and limited seasonal demand had led to lower prices. ...
Tags: Ethanol Production, EU Market
Britian's biggest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is losing market share to smaller rivals such as Primark as austerity pushes hard-pressed Britons towards trendy budget fashion. M&S, the 129-year old brand, is in a stiff battle ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Patak's, curry pastes and spices brand owned by Associated British Foods, is recalling a batch of Patak’s Jalfrezi Cooking Sauce as certain jars may contain hard plastic material, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced. The ...
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Pork Farms owner Vision Capital is fishing for prospective buyers for the chilled savoury pastry manufacturer, FoodManufacture.co.uk can exclusively reveal. Pork Farms makes chilled savoury pastry products The private equity firm, with ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pork
AB Enzymes, a Germany-based ingredient firm, has entered into a five-year distribution agreement with Barentz, continuing its long-term partnership. The agreement expands Barentz presence in the European market to include international ...
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The performance of Associated British Foods' (ABF's) sugar division has disappointed City analysts, while its Primark business continues to shine. The UK bread market remained 'intensely competitive' with 'some pressure on margins', said ...
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Associated British Foods plc issued updates prior to entering the close period for its full year results, 52 weeks to 14 September 2013, which are scheduled to be announced on 5 November 2013. The group’s adjusted operating profit ...
Tags: Primark, Apparel Stores
The closure of Premier Foods' Barry mill in the Vale of Glamorgan – with the loss of 43 jobs last week – and plans to reorganise its milling business into two parts could herald its sale, according to City analyst Investec. ...
Tags: Milling Business, Agriculture, Food
Allied Bakeries' deal to supply bread to Co-op stores has helped the grocery division of its parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) achieve 7% growth in the third quarter of its financial year. ABF's grocery division posted third ...
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Allied Bakeries is on target to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of 10,000 loaves an hour, at Walthamstow in East London this summer. Allied Bakeries plans to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of ...
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Associated British Foods has forecast flat revenue from its grocery division in the first half of its fiscal year amid challenging conditions in bread markets in the UK and Australia. ABF, which owns the Kingsmill bread brand in the UK ...
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Associated British Foods has "emphatically" denied allegations of tax evasion on profits made by its sugar processing operations in Zambia. In a report published by Action Aid at the weekend, the charity claims the Ryvita and Silver Spoon ...
Tags: ABF, Zambia, tax evasion on profits