UK meat firm Cranswick is likely to reap strategic benefit from the merger of China’s largest meat processor and pig producer, Shuanghui International, with the world’s largest pork processor North America’s Smithfield ...
Food producer Cranswick is in “a strong UK position” after reporting revenue up by 7% to £875M for the year to March 31, according to City analysts. Damian McNeela, analyst with Panmure Gordon, said: “We ...
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2 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 ...
Dutch food company Vion is set to separate its Food and Ingredients businesses, as part of its efforts to achieve full operational, organisational and legal independence for the entities. The moves comes after the company's divestments of ...
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Welsh Country Foods (WCF) is closing its lamb processing business in the Island of Anglesey, UK, with immediate effect, a move which will result in 310 job losses. The plant closure comes after the completion of a 90-day consultation ...
Pig farmers turned sausage manufacturers Debbie and Andrew Keeble are set to launch their premium sausage brand Heck in Tesco on April 8, in direct competition with their former family brand Debbie & Andrew's sausages. What the Heck: ...
Dutch food firm Vion has completed the sale of its red meat and poultry activities to UK-based 2 Sisters Food. The sale included 11 processing facilities, including those in Coupar Angus, Cambuslang and Portlethen. The deal is expected ...
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The 2 Sisters Food Group expects the horsemeat scandal to cause "considerable volume reduction" to its ready meals business, according to its latest financial results for the 13 weeks to January 26. 2 Sisters said the horsemeat crisis ...
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Vion has confirmed that a management buyout could save 70 jobs at its Welsh Country Foods lamb-processing site. A management buy-out could save jobs at Welsh Country Foods, said Vion Almost 350 workers are employed at the facility on ...
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Dutch food firm Vion is evaluating plans for a management buyout of its lamb processing business Welsh Country Foods in Gaerwen, Anglesey, UK, a move which is expected to save up to 350 jobs. Welsh Country Foods was at a risk of closure ...
2 Sisters Food, a UK-based chicken meat processing company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Dutch food firm Vion's red meat and poultry activities for an undisclosed sum. Under the terms of the deal, 2 Sisters Food will acquire ...
The 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 ...
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The 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 ...
Dutch food firm Vion has renamed its UK pork business as Karro Food. The company stated that the new name, which is derived from the Latin word meat Caro, is aimed at being sharp and clear. It also reflects the company's intention to be a ...
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Meat firm Cranswick has fought off still competition to win a pound 30M contract to become Asda’s main fresh pork supplier. An Asda spokeswoman told FoodManufacture.co.uk: “We have moved the majority of our pork business ...
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