Naturally Splendid Enterprises has executed a definitive agreement with Prosnack Natural Foods and and iCream Capital to acquire 100% of Prosnack. Prosnack is a Canadian company based in North Vancouver. Under the terms of its agreement ...
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Cargill has appointed Chuck Gitkin as chief marketing officer (CMO) for North America protein business. He will also be a member of the Cargill Protein Group’s leadership team. Previously, Gitkin was senior vice president of ...
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McCain Foods (Canada) announced a major investment in its Florenceville-Bristol French fry plant that will expand capability and create 40 to 50 new jobs. The company is adding a new production line to meet growing demands for hash brown ...
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McCain Foods is now selling a takeaway inspired frozen pizza range in Australian supermarkets. The pizzas are made with stone-baked crusts and is described as a premium frozen pizza. Marketing Manager at McCain’s Foods Australia ...
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McCain Foods is planning to invest $10m in the expansion of its Smithton potato processing plant in Tasmania, Australia. Work under the expansion includes the installation of a new $1.6m packing line at the facility, which produces french ...
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Dessert brand Sara Lee has launched a new range of single serve desserts in Australia. The Sara Lee Singles range includes three varieties: New York Baked Cheesecake, Raspberry and Chocolate Fudge, and Creme Brulee. Each dessert comes in ...
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McCain Foods has agreed to sell its North American frozen pizza business unit to Germany-based food establishment Dr. Oetker. An agreement to this effect was signed between McCain Foods and Dr. Oetker. The transaction includes the sale ...
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Canada-based McCain Foods is set to close French fry facility in Borden-Carleton of Prince Edward Island province. The company's move, which could result in the loss of around 121 jobs, is due to a shift in the market for French fries and ...
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McCain Foods, a frozen food company based in Canada, is set to close its Penola potato processing plant in South Australia by the end of this year, while leaving 59 jobs at risk. The decision has been taken due to rising input costs, raw ...
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McCain Foods, a frozen food company based in Canada, plans to invest more than $100m to expand its manufacturing plant in Burley, Idaho, US, in order to boost the production of potato products. The expansion involves the addition of a new ...
Rising energy costs are driving food and drink processors towards green solutions, with a 53% jump in the number of on-site renewable electricity projects in the sector last year, SmartestEnergy has claimed. The company, which claims to ...
A new front-of-pack food label that has the support of big brands, health groups and all the major supermarkets was launched yesterday. Food sold in packaging will be colour coded according to a red, amber and green scheme to show how ...
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Food companies including Mars, Nestle, PepsiCo, and Premier Foods have signed up to the new consistent front-of-pack nutritional label scheme introduced by the UK Government. The new labeling scheme has been launched on food products to ...
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Canada-based frozen food company McCain Foods has received approval from the European Commission (EC) to acquire the potato division of Belgian frozen vegetables producer PinguinLutosa Food for €225m The approval is conditional upon ...
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McCain Foods is a privately owned company that was established in 1957 by four brothers in Canada. It is the world’s largest producer of chips and other oven-ready frozen food products. The company entered the UK market in the 1960s. ...
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