Finland-based food company Raisio has signed an agreement to sell UK snack bar business, Halo Foods, to Dutch investor Nimbus. Halo Foods, a manufacturer of its partners’ branded products, became part of Raisio through the Glisten ...
Finland-based food company Raisio is in the process of streamlining its UK cereal and snack business in order to focus on manufacturing more consumer-oriented product range. In this regard, the company has completed consultation ...
Finnish food company Raisio Group is planning to streamline operations and cut down costs in the UK in view of the present operating environment, market conditions as well as changing consumer demands. The company's UK unit manufactures ...
Tags: Raisio, snack, breakfast cereals
Raisio’s new Benecol partner Shefa has launched the Benecol milk in Brazil. Shefa is a major Brazilian producer of dairy products and beverages. In addition to the UHT milk now launched, Shefa aims to extend its range with other ...
Tags: Benecol milk, Agriculture
Finnish food company Raisio Group has acquired the Benecol business in the UK, Ireland and Belgium from Cilag, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Owned by Raisio Group, the Benecol brands' license to sell and market the products was given ...
2 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 ...
Raisio, a Finland-based food company, has unveiled its Benecol yogurt drinks in Hong Kong, as part of its efforts to expand its presence to the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The company will take joint responsibility with ...
Tags: Finnish Firm, Yogurt Drinks
The number of eco-labels in the food industry is expected to continue to proliferate in 2013. More than 200 seals and logos represent some ecological, ethical, ingredient or sustainability attributes in the global food industry. Organic ...
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Finnish food group Raisio has added to its confectionery stable with the acquisition of Czech group Candy Plus. Raisio said the EUR20.5m deal would "complement" its UK confectionery operations, which the Fox's mint brand. The company ...
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Finnish food group Raisio has established two branded divisions, which will run its consumer and licensed products. Paul Simmonds, who oversaw UK snack firm Glisten prior to its acquisition by Raisio, has been appointed vice president of ...
Tags: branded divisions, food, licensed products, snack firm, snack
Finnish group Raisio, which owns brands from Benecol butter to Honey Monster cereals, pointed to an improvement in its EBIT as it reported a second-quarter loss. The company today (14 August) posted a loss of EUR2.4m (US$2.9m) thanks to ...
Tags: butter, Honey Monster cereals, EBIT, sales
Finnish food group Raisio is to cut jobs in its domestic market as reshapes the business to lower costs and make it more efficient. The company said the streamlining would affect 56 staff. Raisio's domestic consumer foods business will ...
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McNeil Nutritionals has extended the line of Benecol fat-free yoghurts it markets in the UK. The Forest Fruits yoghurts will come in a pack of four individual pots and include blueberry, prune, blackberry and raspberry flavours. Benecol ...
Tags: Nutritionals, yoghurts, fat, food group