Lamb Weston has completed a $200m expansion project at an existing potato facility in Richland, Washington (WA) to increase its processing capacity for manufacturing frozen French fries. The Richland facility, which was built in 1972, was ...
US-based ConAgra Foods has completed the spin-off its Lamb Weston business to become a singularly focused, consumer branded food company. The company has been changed to Conagra Brands to reflect the new direction and streamlined focus. ...
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US-based ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and its Netherlands-based partner Meijer Frozen Food have announced to form a new joint venture to cater to the Russian market. The establishment of the joint venture is subject to approval from Federal ...
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US-based packaged foods company ConAgra Foods plans to split the company into two independent public companies – with one handling the consumer portfolio of various brands and the other managing its foodservice portfolio of frozen ...
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ConAgra Foods, Inc., one of North America's leading food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2014 third quarter ended Feb. 23, 2014. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.58 as reported for the fiscal third quarter vs. ...
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Canada-based frozen food company McCain Foods has received approval from the European Commission (EC) to acquire the potato division of Belgian frozen vegetables producer PinguinLutosa Food for €225m The approval is conditional upon ...
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US food group ConAgra foods has appointed General Mills executive Greg Schlafer as president of its Lamb Weston division. Schlafer, who most recently served as VP of the bakeries and foodservice division for General Mills, will join the ...
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PinguinLutosa COO Herwig Dejonghe has admitted he did not see why the company had to sell potato business Lutosa to McCain Foods - but has expressed confidence about the European food group's future. The Belgium-based firm agreed to ...
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Chip giant McCain Foods has struck a deal to buy Dutch potato products manufacturer CêlaVíta. McCain announced the deal, signed for an undisclosed sum, yesterday (24 July) and said it would allow it to supply customers with a ...
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McCain Foods has signed a deal to buy the potato division of Belgian vegetable supplier PinguinLutosa. The deal, announced today (19 October), is based on an enterprise value of the division of EUR225m (US$293.2m). It encompasses ...
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Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods is to offload a potato processing plant to local frozen potato firm Cavendish Farms. Meat and bakery processor Maple Leaf has agreed to sell its facility in Lethbridge in Alberta for around C$60m ...
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Spanish food group Ebro Foods has recorded an increase in profit in the first nine months of the year driven by the integration of businesses acquired last year and innovation. Ebro posted a net profit of EUR110m (US$141.6m) in the ...
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PinguinLutosa,the Belgian producer of frozen vegetables,has announced that it has received unsolicited non-binding offers for its potato unit. The potato business was acquired by PinguinLutosa for€175m in cash. The company noted ...
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McCain Foods,a frozen food company based in Canada,has entered into an agreement to acquire the potato unit of Belgian frozen vegetables producer PinguinLutosa for EUR225m. The acquisition includes Lutosa's operations in ...
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