The Hershey Company has agreed to acquire Amplify Snack Brands for about $1.6bn to boost its position in the snacking aisle and expand its portfolio of savory snacking brands. The transaction amount also includes around $600m of net debt ...
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Full-service coated snacks technology provider Crisp Sensation is introducing five new variants of its breakthrough crumb coating. To meet customer demand in many regions of the world, snack manufacturers and large-scale caterers can now ...
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Mondelez International has bought the remaining 20% stake in Vietnamese food company Kinh Do’s snack unit for VND 2tn ($90m) as part of its expansion strategy in emerging markets. In November 2014, Mondelez had agreed to buy 80% of ...
UK-based supplier of dried fruits and nuts Whitworths, has added a new line to its snacking range. Whitworths Fusions takes the tastiest ingredients nature has to offer, expertly sourced, and blends them together in creative new ways - ...
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Hershey will add new snacking products to its existing product range at the National Confectioners Association’s annual Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago. Commenting on the expansion, Hershey North America president Michele Buck ...
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Hershey is planning to reformulate its products by using simple and easy-to-understand ingredients. This forms a part of the company's strategy to responsibly source ingredients it uses in its product range. The company will use ...
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US-based Chiquita Brands International has confirmed that it has received an unsolicited offer from Cutrale Group and Safra Group to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of the company at a price of $13 per share in cash. The offer ...
Norwegian conglomerate Orkla plans to source sustainably produced palm oil for use as an ingredient in its consumer products. Palm oil is a widely used vegetable oil across the world with around 87% of it coming from Indonesia and ...
From the moment that classroom doors swing open in June, floods of school children instantly flee to the nearest park, pool or video game. But it's not just tots and teens scrambling to adjust to summer schedules—parents feel the heat ...
US-based producer and distributor of bananas and other produce Chiquita Brands International has reported that its net sales decreased by 1.24% to $714m for the third quarter ended 30 September 2012, compared to $723m for the same period in ...