US-based snack maker Snyder's-Lance has announced that its subsidiary Kettle Foods will acquire the remaining 74% stake in Metcalfe's skinny. However, the financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. In January, Kettle Foods ...
Mrs. Freshley's, a snack cakes and pastries brand owned by Flowers Foods, has teamed up with chocolate manufacturer Hershey to create two new snacks - Peanut Butter Flavored Swiss Rolls and Double Chocolate Mini Donuts. The new snack ...
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French dairy group Lactalis is in negotiations to acquire Canadian dairy processor Saputo's cheese manufacturing facility in Germany for an undisclosed amount. Saputo's German facility manufactures Italian specialty cheeses for the retail ...
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Canadian dairy processor Saputo has announced that it will close its cheese manufacturing facility in Warwick, Québec, a move which will put approximately 100 jobs at risk. Saputo noted that this decision is aimed at improving ...
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Canadian baker Canada Bread, in which Maple Leaf Foods has a 90% stake, has announced plans to close two bakeries, affecting around 120 jobs. The facilities are located in Grand Falls in New Brunswick and Edmonton in Alberta. The ...
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Premier Foods has renewed its long-standing license to manufacture Cadbury-branded cake products until at least June 2017 as part of its plan to boost growth in the cake category. The new licensing deal negotiated with Cadbury ...
US-based supermarket chain PUS-based supermarket chain Publix Super Markets is recalling 45 various cake products over Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Publix has initiated the recall following a notification from its supplier ...
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Hostess Brands,a maker of breads and sweet goods in the US,has plans to permanently close its three bakeries following a nationwide strike by its bakers union. The company,which produces Twinkies,Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread,said that the ...
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Sara Lee,the brand owned by US-based Hillshire Brands,has announced the launch of its Lemon Pound Cake variety,a new pound cake loaf,as well as an update to its Butter Pound Cake,which is now more moist. The company noted that the new ...
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Premier Foods plc has added to its Mr Kipling cake line in the UK with the launch of three variants. In a bid to tap into the current consumer demand for "a traditional treat", Premier has launched Mr Kipling Chocolate Mini Classics, Mr ...
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Kraft Foods is injecting further impetus behind its Milka chocolate brand in Europe with the launch of a biscuit and cake range in France. The new lines include three cake products and two biscuit variants. The launch proves Kraft is ...
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