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Premier Foods Will Invest Money to Set up a New Production and Packing Line
Jan 15, 2014UK-based Premier Foods will invest £20m to set up a new production and packing line at its cake manufacturing site in Fish Dam Lane in Carlton, Barnsley, in order to meet growing demand for its Mr. Kipling Snack Pack slices range. ...
Tags: Premier Foods, canning operations
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Premier Foods Has Left The Company as Incoming CEO Gavin Darby Takes up His New Role
Feb 5, 2013The chief operating officer of Premier Foods plc, Geoff Eaton, has left the company as incoming CEO Gavin Darby takes up his new role. The UK group said it had opted for a "flatter management structure" after appointing former Vodaphone ...
Tags: Foods, COO, Eaton, Premier Foods
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Premier Foods Announces Today (28 January) That Its Chief Executive
Jan 29, 2013Premier Foods plc announced today (28 January) that its chief executive, Michael Clarke, has resigned. Clarke joined Premier eighteen months ago. The company said that Clarke planned to exit the group "having delivered the initial ...
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M&A Activity Rebounded in The Food Sector This Year
Dec 20, 2012There were, despite continued economic uncertainty in many Western markets and concerns over slowing growth in the East, signs that M&A activity rebounded in the food sector this year. Data for the whole of 2012 has not yet been published ...
Tags: European M&A advisors, food sector, Food
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The Ten Most-Read News Stories of 2012 Include UK Grocers Signing a Code of Conduct
Dec 20, 2012It's the time of the year when we look back at the 12 months just past to see what was getting you clicking on just-food. The ten most-read news stories of 2012 include UK grocers signing a code of conduct on promos and Tesco announcing it ...
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Premier Has Refused to Be Drawn on Reports It Has Hired Goldman Sachs
Dec 12, 2012Premier Foods plc has refused to be drawn on reports it has hired Goldman Sachs to talk to potential suitors for its bread business. Sky News and The Times reported the UK food maker had asked the investment bank to sound out whether ...
Tags: Premier Foods plc, Goldman Sachs, bread business, food industry
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Premier Foods PLC Has Become The Latest Company to Launch a Range of Breakfast Biscuits
Dec 12, 2012Premier Foods plc has become the latest company to launch a range of breakfast biscuits in the UK. The group is hoping to tap into the GBP33m (US$52.4m) breakfast biscuit market with the launch of Hovis Breakfast Bakes. It has ...
Tags: Premier Foods, breakfast biscuit market, Hovis Breakfast
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Premier Foods PLC Has Poached Executives From UK Snack Manufacturer United Biscuits
Dec 12, 2012Premier Foods plc has poached executives from UK snack manufacturer United Biscuits and retail giant Sainsbury's to bolster the marketing team behind its "power brands". Claire Harrison-Church has taken the newly-created role of director ...
Tags: Sainsbury's, United Biscuits, marketing roles, Premier Foods
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Some 900 Jobs Are to Go at Premier Foods Plc
Dec 12, 2012Some 900 jobs are to go at Premier Foods plc after the Hovis manufacturer announced a range of measures to reshape its bread business. Premier plans to close two bakeries, cut over 100 distribution routes and revamp its logistics ...
Tags: Premier Foods, bread arm, bread business, Foods
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Premier Has Sold Ethnic Flour Business Elephant Atta to UK Rival Associated British Foods
Dec 11, 2012Premier Foods plc has sold ethnic flour business Elephant Atta to UK rival Associated British Foods, the latest disposal in its move to cut debts. The GBP34m (US$52.8m) deal includes the Elephant Atta brand, which Premier described as the ...
Tags: Premier Foods plc, ethnic flour, food industry, food market
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Ronnie Bell Has Decided to Leave The UK Food Manufacturer After 18 Months in The Role
Dec 11, 2012Premier Foods plc chairman Ronnie Bell has decided to leave the UK food manufacturer after 18 months in the role. Former Kraft Foods veteran Bell joined Premier in October 2010 just weeks after the Hovis bread and Ambrosia custard maker ...
Tags: chairman Ronnie Bell, Premier Foods, food manufacturer
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Premier Foods PLC Has Launched Its Bisto Brand Into The UK Stock Pot Category
Dec 11, 2012Premier Foods plc has launched its Bisto brand into the UK stock pot category, with a product that will take on Unilever's Knorr. Bisto Stock Melts will go on sale next month and rival Knorr Stock Pots, which was launched in 2008. ...
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Premier Foods Plc Has Offloaded Another of Its Brands
Dec 11, 2012Premier Foods plc has offloaded another of its brands, this morning (30 October) announcing the sale of Branston pickle to Japanese group Mizkan. The UK food manufacturer has agreed to sell its sweet pickles and table sauces to Mizkan for ...
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Hain Celestial Has Today Been Announced as The Buyer of Premier Foods Plc's Spreads Assets
Dec 11, 2012Hain Celestial has today (22 August) been announced as the buyer of Premier Foods plc's spreads assets, including brands such as Hartley's jam and Sun-Pat peanut butter. The US food group had been linked to Premier's spreads business, ...
Tags: Hain Celestial, Premier Foods plc, peanut butter, food industry
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Hain Celestial Has Posted "Record" Full-Year Financial Results on a Significant Day
Dec 11, 2012Hain Celestial has posted "record" full-year financial results on a significant day in the US company's recent history. The company booked a 44% leap in annual net income for the year to the end of June. Operating profit increased 36.3%. ...
Tags: Hain Celestial, financial result, food company, food industry