German private equity firm, Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is looking to have a major presence in the European chilled convenience product market after agreeing to acquire Abbelen and Oscar Mayer through its top-up fund, DBAG Fund VII. ...
Tags: ready meals, snacks
As part of its three-pillar strategy announced last November, Osram GmbH of Munich, Germany is further expanding the leading position of its Specialty Lighting (SP) business by agreeing to acquire Novità Technologies of ...
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Dematic Group, a supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimise the supply chain said it has acquired FSU Investments and in turn SDI Group Europe. SDI Group Europe is a supplier of garment-on-hanger and ...
Epiluvac AB of Lund, Sweden has received an order for its EPI-1000X silicon carbide (SiC) reactor from a “leading European research center”. Installation and commissioning of the system will be completed during first-quarter ...
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Speaking to Packaging News, Kerridge said that he hadn’t left the company but was in the process of overseeing a “managed transition” of his responsibilities to GPI. He said: “This has been mutually agreed and ...
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The move will see managing director Joanne Varey become majority shareholder while Stephen Bentley, who acquired Granby from the Omnicom Corporation, will become chairman and remain a minority shareholder. Craig Parsons, IT director at ...
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Karro Food, a UK-based pork processor, has ceased its slaughter and butchery operations at its Wiveliscombe site in Somerset, putting 93 jobs at risk. The move follows an extensive review of the company's operations with staff and trade ...
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Pork Farms owner Vision Capital is fishing for prospective buyers for the chilled savoury pastry manufacturer, FoodManufacture.co.uk can exclusively reveal. Pork Farms makes chilled savoury pastry products The private equity firm, with ...
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Burton's Biscuit Company's 2012 results have failed to impress industry expert Julian Wild, partner and food industry merger and acquisitions expert at law firm Rollits. Jammie Dodgers is one of Burton's Biscuits' power brands Wild ...
UK-based insurance brokerage firm Lark (Group) has acquired Hinchely Wood-based HMT Insurance Brokers from its founder and proprietor, Howard Thompson, for an undisclosed sum. The acquired company delivers insurance advice to businesses ...
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UK-based pork products supplier Karro Food has secured a new £60m funding from finance firm GE Capital to invest further in its operations and strengthen its presence in the market. This development comes after Karro Food carried ...
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UK-based pork processor Karro Food plans to shut down slaughter and butchery operations at Wiveliscombe site in Somerset, a move which will result in 113 job losses. The company stated that the development is part of a strategic review of ...
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Iceland Foods has big plans for its processing arm and exports that will put reports of falling annual profits and weak sales growth into perspective, according to one director. The discount frozen food chain bought manufacturer Loxton ...
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Plasma etch, deposition and thermal processing equipment maker SPTS Technologies Ltd of Newport, Wales, UK, has been shortlisted for the annual Management Team Awards organized by British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association ...
From a very busy 4 acre site near Walsall, Brownhills Glass serves the centre of the country with merchanted and processed glass products on a very efficient next-day delivery promise. Their warehouse is continually replenished from UK ...
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