UK-based bakery products manufacturer Finsbury Food Group is planning to close its Grain D'Or bakery business, putting around 250 jobs at risk. The company said that Grain D'Or has been historically loss making even after implementing ...
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British grocery chain Tesco has announced that it will offload its Euphorium bakery chain to refocus on core supermarket business. The move is in line with a strategy initiated by its chief executive Dave Lewis to revive the ...
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General Mills has agreed to sell its Argentina bakery and foodservice business to a Mexico-based baking company Grupo Bimbo for undisclosed sum. However, General Mills will retain its growing retail food business in Argentina, including ...
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India-based private equity firm Everstone Group has completed the acquisition of Modern Foods, a bakery business of the Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). Following the acquisition, Everstone aims to triple the brand's revenue to Rs 10bn ...
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has entered into an agreement for the sale and transfer of its bread and bakery unit, which functions under the name of Modern to Nimman Foods for an undisclosed amount. Nimman Foods is an investee company ...
Campbell Soup is planning to reorganize its business operations into three divisions, in a move to accelerate its growth trajectory. Under the new plan, the new divisions, Americas Simple Meals and Beverages, Global Biscuits and ...
Tags: Biscuits, Snacks, Agriculture
Maple Leaf Foods today announced changes to its organizational structure and leadership that will be effective upon completing the sale of its 90% ownership in Canada Bread Company, Inc. to Grupo Bimbo, S.A.V. de C.V., which is expected to ...
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The Canadian Competition Bureau has approved Mexican firm Grupo Bimbo’s proposed acquisition of Canada Bread. In February, the Mexican firm agreed to acquire Canada Bread for C$1.83bn ($1.66bn). Canada Bread is the bakery products ...
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. Adjusted Operating Earnings(1)(2)(3) for the fourth quarter was a loss of $21.7 million compared to Adjusted ...
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Maple Leaf Foods, a Canada-based meats and baked goods producer, has launched an auction for its bakery business, which includes 90%-owned Canada Bread. Canada Bread is a manufacturer bread, rolls, bagels and sweet goods, specialty pasta ...
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Maple Leaf Foods, a Canada-based meats and baked goods producer, is looking at selling its Bakery business, which includes 90% stake in Canada Bread. The company has recently completed a comprehensive review of opportunities to accelerate ...
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Australia bakery business Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses have launched carbon neutral bags across its network of 58 stores in Victoria. According to the company, the new bags are manufactured by Lombard The Paper People, and meet ...
UK-based bakery products manufacturer Finsbury Food has sold its free-from bakery business to Scottish firm Genius Foods for pound 21m, as part of its efforts to focus on core cake and bread businesses. The sale includes two subsidiaries ...
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McCain Foods has completed the acquisition of Kitchens of Sara Lee (KOSL) Australia from Hillshire Brands.The transaction is valued at A$82m. The acquisition of KOSL includes a manufacturing facility at Lisarow, New South Wales, as well ...
US food company Hillshire Brands has completed the sale of its Australian subsidiary Kitchens of Sara Lee (KOSL) to McCain Foods (Aust), a subsidiary of McCain Foods, for A$82m ($85m). McCain Foods (Aust) entered into an agreement to ...
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