Nestle 2017 Investor Day - 5 things to learn from CEO Mark Schneider's vision...
Nestle's 2017 investor day had been much anticipated - and it did not disappoint. The event in London was the first of Nestle's annual investor gatherings to be led by CEO Mark Schneider, with the...
View ArticleUK Food Standards Agency says "no evidence of breaches" at 2 Sisters plant
The UK's Food Standards Agency said it found "no evidence of breaches" when it inspected the poultry production plant of 2 Sisters Food Group alleged to have broken labelling rules and followed poor...
View ArticleAssociated British Foods launches Ryvita Rye Cakes
Associated British Foods has launched a range of wholegrain snacks in the UK under its Ryvita brand.
View ArticleCereal Partners Worldwide to bring in UK traffic-light labels
Cereal Partners Worldwide, the international breakfast venture between Nestle and General Mills, is to introduce the UK's colour-coded nutritional labels on its product packaging next month.
View ArticleAssociated British Foods baking subsidiary to close UK depot
Associated British Foods is to close its a UK bakery distribution depot.
View ArticleMaruha Nichiro's Seafood Connection takes over fellow Dutch firm Weerstand
The Netherlands-based Seafood Connection has taken full control of fellow Dutch fish business Weerstand Beheer, in which it has been a long-time minority shareholder.
View ArticleEurope's appetite for healthier food on rise
The number of consumers buying healthy food in Europe is growing. Global research firm IRI has conducted a survey on the healthy-eating habits of shoppers in seven European markets. IRI director Livio...
View Article"We are very confident about the future" - Brioche Pasquier on outlook for UK...
Brioche Pasquier, the France-based bakery group, sees international expansion as a central plank of its growth strategy. Among the family-owned company's largest international markets is the UK. Dean...
View ArticleDunbia, Dawn Meats UK merger green-lighted
Regulators have given the all-clear to a deal that will see the coming together of assets owned by Northern Ireland meat processing giant Dunbia and Republic of Ireland-based Dawn Meats.
View Article2 Sisters suspends operations at UK poultry plant
2 Sisters Food Group has suspended operations at its West Bromwich poultry plant in the Midlands due to some "isolated instances of non-compliance'' with its own quality management systems.
View ArticleLDC's partly-owned French pork, turkey plant to close in Brittany
A French pork and turkey production plant partly-owned by Société Bretonne de Volaille (SBV), a subsidiary of French poultry group LDC, is set to close in March as it is no longer economically viable.
View ArticleUK biltong firm New World Foods (Europe) eyes expansion after funding deal
New World Foods (Europe), a UK manufacturer of dried meat snacks will expand its capacity after receiving a seven-figure funding deal from bank HSBC.
View ArticleUK ready meals firm Bakkavor 'to name new chairman ahead of IPO'
Reports in the UK press suggests ready meal firm Bakkavor is to name former Hamleys toy store boss Simon Burke as its new chairman ahead of a planned float that could value the London company at...
View ArticleFrench court approves sale of Financiere Turenne Lafayette's William Saurin arm
The sale of French food holdings group Financiere Turenne Lafayette (FTL)'s William Saurin arm to Cofigeo and Arterris has been green-lighted by the Commercial Court of Paris.
View ArticleNPD features as Danone launches dairy offensive in France
Danone has launched a range of fresh dairy products in France in a move the company hopes will arrest the decline in the category in its domestic market.
View ArticleArcher Daniels Midland cools Unilever spreads bid talk
Archer Daniels Midland has distanced itself from a report in the UK that claimed the US-based agribusiness giant was lining up an offer for Unilever's spreads business.
View ArticleUnilever confirms Colman's Mustard site in UK could close
Consumer goods giant Unilever is considering the future of its Colman's Mustard production site in the UK city of Norwich.
View ArticleUK crisps firm Burts Chips invests to expand capacity
Burts Chips, a UK crisps firm, has invested GBP3m (US$4m) in equipment to expand production capacity by 20%.
View Article2 Sisters reveals "other areas of concern'' at suspended poultry plant
The UK's 2 Sisters Food Group, at the centre of a chicken hygiene investigation over date labels, has revealed it has found "other areas of concern'' at its poultry production plant in the West Midlands.
View ArticleBonduelle "ready for more M&A" - interview with CFO Gregory Sanson
France-based international vegetable supplier Bonduelle this week reported its annual financial results, a year of rising sales and earnings and in which it struck a major acquisition - that of US...
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