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GlaxoSmithKline's Sale of Its Drinks Brands Was The Latest in a Long Line of UK Brands
Sep 29, 2013GlaxoSmithKline’s sale of Lucozade and Ribena for £1.35bn earlier this month was the latest in a long line of iconic British brand sales topped by Cadbury. GlaxoSmithKline's sale of its drinks brands was the latest in a long ...
Tags: Timeline Tracks, Food Brands
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2 Sisters Food Group and Pepsico Are Among Trade Buyers That Snaped up Burton's Biscuits
Sep 16, 20132 Sisters Food Group, and PepsiCo are among the trade buyers that could snap up Burton's Biscuits, although the deal could easily go to a private equity house, according to analysts. Burton's makes Cadbury-branded biscuits under licence ...
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Burton's Biscuit Company's 2012 Results Have Failed to Impress Industry Expert Julian Wild
Sep 4, 2013Burton's Biscuit Company's 2012 results have failed to impress industry expert Julian Wild, partner and food industry merger and acquisitions expert at law firm Rollits. Jammie Dodgers is one of Burton's Biscuits' power brands Wild ...
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Premier Foods Announced The Deal with 2 Sisters Over Hovis Breakfast Bakes Last Week
Jul 24, 2013Premier Foods announced the deal with 2 Sisters over Hovis Breakfast Bakes last week "I think we will see an increasing number of this sort of deal. There's no point in investing in manufacturing if someone else has got the expertise," ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Confusion Over Job Cuts at Tulip Is Rife Among Industry Insiders and Analysts at a Time
Jul 11, 2013Confusion over job cuts at Tulip is rife among industry insiders and analysts at a time when things were beginning to look up for UK and export markets for pork. Tulip's pork business is doing well, according to industry commentators ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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2 Sisters Food Group Is Considering a Bid for Bernard Matthews
Jun 18, 20132 Sisters Food Group is considering a bid for Bernard Matthews, according to recent press reports. Speculation surrounds Bernard Matthews as the subject of potential takeover by 2 Sisters The meat processing group, which has hit the ...
Tags: Faccenda Group, Julian Wild, Seara Foods, 2 Sisters Food Group
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Far Eastern Food Firms Could Snap up UK Crisp Brand Tyrrells
May 21, 2013Far Eastern food firms could snap up UK crisp brand Tyrrells, which is reportedly up for sale for £100M. Tyrrells is up for sale for £100M Food industry commentator Julian Wild, of legal firm Rollits, told ...
Tags: Tyrrells, Hain Daniels, Kellogg, Agriculture Food
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Bad Weather and The Pressures of The High Street Have Hit Greggs' Sales
May 2, 2013Bad weather and the pressures of the high street have hit Greggs’ sales, leading the retail baker to issue a profits warning. In its interim management statement issued to the stockmarket today (April 29), the company said its own ...
Tags: Greggs, Profits Warning
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2 Sisters Proposed Creation of a Second Shift, Which May Create More Than 200 Jobs
May 2, 20132 Sisters Food Group has proposed the creation of a second shift at a Welsh chicken processing site it bought from Vion, which could create more than 200 jobs. 2 Sisters may create 200 chicken processing jobs in Anglesey The food ...
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Bad Weather and The Pressures of The High Street Have Hit Greggs' Sales
May 2, 2013Bad weather and the pressures of the high street have hit Greggs’ sales, leading the retail baker to issue a profits warning. Like-for-like sales in Greggs' shops were down In its Interim Management statement issued to the ...
Tags: Greggs Issues, Food
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A National Campaign to Establish a 'Made in Britain' Logo
Mar 20, 2013A national campaign to establish a ‘Made in Britain’ logo that can be applied to all products manufactured in the UK is gathering force. Eat the flag: Made in Britain aims to boost the sale of British goods Since it was ...
Tags: Food firms, Food, food industry
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Foodservice Supplier Brakes Has Put 90 Jobs at Risk by Deciding to Outsource Desserts
Mar 12, 2013Foodservice supplier Brakes has put 90 jobs at risk by deciding to outsource desserts production from its subsidiary division Creative Foods in Cornwall to Greencore’s Ministry of Cake company in Devon. Greencore is picking up ...
Tags: Brakes, jobs, outsource desserts
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About 50 New Jobs Will Be Created in Yorkshire When Symington's Transfers Production
Mar 12, 2013About 50 new jobs will be created in Yorkshire when Symington’s transfers production of its noodles from China to the UK. Bringing noodles home. Symington’s decision to transfer noodle production from China to the UK will ...
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Vion Red Meat and Poultry Businesses Can Expect Some "Major Cost Savings"by Ranjit Boparan
Mar 5, 2013The Vion red meat and poultry businesses acquired by 2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) can expect some “major cost savings” by their new owner Ranjit Boparan, according to a leading City analyst. 2 Sisters has acquired 11 of ...
Tags: Vion, red meat and poultry businesses, 2 Sisters Food Group
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2 Sisters Food Group Has Bought Vion's UK Poultry and Red Meat Businesses
Mar 5, 2013The 2 Sisters Food Group has bought Vion’s UK poultry and red meat businesses for an undisclosed sum. 2 Sisters has acquired Vion UK's red meat and poultry businesses The company said the acquisition will help to meet growing ...