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Hain Celestial to Acquire UK-Based Natural Sweeteners Company Clarks

Dec 6, 2017

The Hain Celestial Group, a US-based organic and natural products company, has agreed to acquire Clarks UK, a sweetener, syrup and dessert sauce business, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will be done through Hain Daniels, a ...

Tags: Hain Celestial, Sweeteners

Unilever to Buy Brazilian Organic Food Business Mae Terra

Oct 9, 2017

Unilever has agreed to acquire Brazilian natural and organic food business Mae Terra for an undisclosed price to boost its food portfolio. The consumer goods giant expects the acquisition of the Brazilian food manufacturer to accelerate ...

Tags: Unilever, Organic Food

Unilever to Divest South African Spreads Business to Remgro in $900m Deal

Sep 26, 2017

Unilever has agreed to divest its South African spreads business to Remgro as part of a ZAR11.9bn ($900m) worth deal with the investment firm. Under the terms of the agreement, Unilever will buy Remgro’s 25.75% stake in Unilever ...

Tags: Unilever, food, personal care products

Unilever Plans to Sell Certain Food Brands for £6bn

Mar 27, 2017

British-Dutch multinational company Unilever is reportedly planning to divest certain food brands from its consumer goods portfolio for £6bn. Flora margarine spread and Stork butter brands are among the brands that are likely to be ...

Tags: Unilever, food brands

Unilever Plans to Spin off Its Business Into a Standalone Companya

Dec 9, 2014

Unilever is planning to spin off its North American and European spreads business into a standalone company, as its sales have declined in recent years. The business, which includes Flora and Bertolli margarine, will be named Unilever ...

Tags: Unilever, pasta sauce

Unilever Is Looking to Cut Its Product Portfolio by 30% by The End of 2014

Dec 9, 2013

British-Dutch multinational company Unilever is looking to cut its product portfolio by 30% by the end of 2014, in a move to become more efficient and reverse its global slowdown. The company also said that it is set to eliminate 2,000 ...

Tags: Unilever, higher-growth markets

The Rigid Plastics Packaging Firm Makes Jars for Sun-Pat Peanut Butter

Sep 29, 2013

Combined with a more favourable sterling to euro exchange rate, this “good growth” is projected to lead higher revenue for the period to 30 September, RPC said in its pre-close trading update. The rigid plastics packaging firm ...

Tags: Coffee Capsules, RPC

Dairy Crest Is Poised for UK Growth After The Sale of Its French Spreads Business

May 28, 2013

Dairy Crest is poised for UK growth after the sale of its French spreads business, chief executive Mark Allen has confirmed. Dairy Crest results were 'modestly ahead of expectations', said Panmure Gordon Allen said: "The sale of our ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Far Eastern Food Firms Could Snap up UK Crisp Brand Tyrrells

May 21, 2013

Far Eastern food firms could snap up UK crisp brand Tyrrells, which is reportedly up for sale for £100M. Tyrrells is up for sale for £100M Food industry commentator Julian Wild, of legal firm Rollits, told ...

Tags: Tyrrells, Hain Daniels, Kellogg, Agriculture Food

Putting Our Sustainability Strategy Into Action by Decoupling The Growth of Our Business

Feb 10, 2013

Food manufacturing and consumer goods giant Unilever has demonstrated skill in navigating choppy global waters by delivering a solid performance in its fourth quarter results to December 31, with sales up by 10.5% to €1.3bn and profits ...

Tags: Unilever sales, Food manufacturing, ice cream

Hain Celestial Has Booked an Increase in First-Half Profits

Feb 7, 2013

Hain Celestial has booked an increase in first-half profits, which benefited from higher sales and improved margins. The company revealed yesterday (6 February) that net income for the first six months of the year rose to US$48m from ...

Tags: Hain, profits, organic food

Unilever Has Booked an Expectation-Beating Increase in Underlying Sales

Jan 24, 2013

Unilever has booked an expectation-beating increase in underlying sales as growth of its personal care division offset a "weak" food performance. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant said today (23 January) that underlying sales in the ...

Tags: food showing, food performance, consumer goods

Dairy Crest's Fenstanton Plant Are Expected to Close The Site with The Loss of 248 Jobs

Jan 14, 2013

Production staff at Dairy Crest's Fenstanton plant in Cambridgeshire are expected to clock off for the last time today (Friday, January 11), in line with its plans announced last April to close the site with the loss of 248 jobs. Dairy ...

Tags: Dairy Crest, Cambridgeshire, clock off, milk processing

The Ten Most-Read News Stories of 2012 Include UK Grocers Signing a Code of Conduct

Dec 20, 2012

It's the time of the year when we look back at the 12 months just past to see what was getting you clicking on just-food. The ten most-read news stories of 2012 include UK grocers signing a code of conduct on promos and Tesco announcing it ...

Tags: just food, Agriculture Food, traffic light labels

Premier Has Sold Ethnic Flour Business Elephant Atta to UK Rival Associated British Foods

Dec 11, 2012

Premier Foods plc has sold ethnic flour business Elephant Atta to UK rival Associated British Foods, the latest disposal in its move to cut debts. The GBP34m (US$52.8m) deal includes the Elephant Atta brand, which Premier described as the ...

Tags: Premier Foods plc, ethnic flour, food industry, food market

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