US-based cookie and cracker manufacturer Kellogg Company has agreed to acquire Chicago Bar Company, the maker of protein bar brand Rxbar for $600m. The addition of Rxbar, made from whole food ingredients, is expected to strengthen the ...
British snacking company KP Snacks agreed to buy Butterkist, the popcorn business of Tangerine Confectionery for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will also include the manufacturing facility of Butterkist located in Pontefract, West ...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted $ 560,000 loan to Turkmen meat producer Taze Ay, as part of its efforts to support the private small and medium-sized enterprises in the country. EBRD, along with the ...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has offered a loan of $2.28m to Berk group, a Turkmen brewing company, to foray into salty snacks business. The new salty business is expected to complement Berk’s beer ...
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Whole foods snacks manufacturer Dang Foods has received investment from Sonoma Brands, a food and beverage products incubator and venture fund. Under the terms of the deal, Sonoma Brands will take a minority stake in Dang Foods, while ...
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Global snacking company Mondelez International has launched Belvita breakfast biscuits in China. With this launch, the company aims to meet the growing demand for breakfast biscuits in China. The company has already rolled out the Belvita ...
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Campbell Soup Company today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2014. The company reported earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended Aug. 3, 2014, of $137 million, or $0.43 per share, compared with ...
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Simba, a part of PepsiCo South Africa, has officially openend a state-of-the-art chip manufacturing facility in Prospecton, KwaZulu-Natal. The facility is Simba's third manufacturing facility in South Africa. The Prospecton plant will ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
British-Dutch multinational company Unilever is looking at options to sell its Ragu pasta sauce brand for $2bn. The company has appointed Morgan Stanley to manage the sale process, reported Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the ...
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British-Dutch multinational company Unilever has signed a deal to sell its meat snacks business to US beef jerky group Jack Link’s. The sale includes Bifi and Peperami sausage brands as well as a manufacturing unit in Ansbach, ...
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French private equity firm Apax Partners has inked a deal to acquire Europe Snacks business from IK Investment Partners for an undisclosed amount. Europe Snacks is a manufacturer of savory snacks the brands of its retailing clients, ...
Tags: savory snacks, potato chips
Wind Point Partners, a US-based private equity firm, is looking at options to sell its portfolio company Hearthside Food Solutions in a deal which reportedly could fetch more than $1bn. The private equity firm has appointed Barclays to ...
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Cadbury India, a unit of US-based snacks company Mondelez International, plans to establish a new chocolate manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India, with an initial investment of more than INR10bn ($163m). The new plant will be ...
c, a US-based cereal brands manufacturer, has acquired the branded and private label cereal, granola and snacks business of Hearthside Food Solutions in an all-cash deal worth $158m. Hearthside Food Solutions is a portfolio company of the ...
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Post Holdings, the parent company of Post Foods and a manufacturer of ready-to-eat cereals, has reported that its net earnings for the second quarter of 2013 decreased 51.4% to $5.1m, compared with $10.5m for the same period in 2012. For ...
Tags: Attune Foods, Food