Samworth Brothers’ is building a new food manufacturing facility that will create up to 700 jobs in Leicestershire. Samworth Brothers claims to be the UK’s biggest savoury pastry producer The food manufacturing giant has ...
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Thai food manufacturer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) is to acquire China meat and ready-to-eat foods producer Chia Tai Food Enterprise in a deal worth THB483m (US$15.8m). In a filing to the Thailand stock exchange, the company said the ...
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The brief: To create a style of packaging for the ready meal market that was lightweight and allowed the consumer to see the product itself Client: Tesco Brand: Piing Design: Intelligent Packaging Solutions UK launch date: Summer ...
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UK upmarket retailer Waitrose has once again teamed up with celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal to launch a range of ready-meals. Rolling out in stores this week, the Dine In range is inspired by recipes from the chef's Cook at Home book, ...
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Featured reports from the just-food research store include bread manufacturing in China, global dairy growth opportunities, and tortilla production in the US. BAKERY Bread & Bakery Product Manufacturing in China This report covers ...
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Ralcorp Holdings has acquired Italian private-label frozen ready meals maker Gelit for an undisclosed sum. Gelit, based in Cisterna di Latina, employs around 130 staff and produces frozen ready meals for sale in the US and Italy. The ...
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If you asked for three words to sum up Britain in the 21st century, a pessimist might come up with 'lonely', 'busy' and 'aging'. Government figures indicate the number of single-person households is increasing by more than 160,000 a year, ...
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A management buy-in has saved a struggling meat processing firm in Yorkshire and preserved 100 jobs. Yorkshire Premier Meats in South Kirby now has a secure future and the management team has stabilised the business. The plant prepares ...
Hain Celestial has today (22 August) been announced as the buyer of Premier Foods plc's spreads assets, including brands such as Hartley's jam and Sun-Pat peanut butter. The US food group had been linked to Premier's spreads business, ...
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Hain Celestial has posted "record" full-year financial results on a significant day in the US company's recent history. The company booked a 44% leap in annual net income for the year to the end of June. Operating profit increased 36.3%. ...
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Featured reports from the just-food research store include forecasts on the US yoghurt market and an analysis of the meat-free industry. DAIRY Yogurt Market in the US to 2016: Market Profile This market profile provides detailed data ...
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Belgium-based Ter Beke has reported a sharp drop in half-year profits, due to higher raw material costs and one-off charges. For the six months to the end of June, the meat and ready meals group said net profit sank by 31% on the same ...
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Belgium-based Ter Beke has said it does not expect its 2012 results to exceed that of last year, as a result of increasing production costs. In a trading update, the company said increased volumes, price increases and "a far-reaching cost ...
UK retailer Asda has booked an increase in second-quarter sales but sales slowed in the most recent three months of its financial year. In the three months to the end of June, excluding fuel, net sales grew 3.2%. Comparable sales, ...
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UK-based food packaging solutions firm Nicholl Food Packaging has revamped its range of aluminum foil trays for the fresh and convenience food sector with five new smoothwall variants. Smoothwall trays feature a smooth rim, so that trays ...
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