Real Good Food issues new profit warning after "disappointing performance"
Beleaguered UK bakery and ingredients group Real Good Food has warned the London Stock Exchange to expect a loss of up to GBP3.5m (US$4.9m) when it reports its full-year results.
View ArticleUnilever to buy Romanian ice-cream firm Betty Ice
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods behemoth Unilever has entered into an agreement to acquire Romanian ice cream producer Betty Ice for an undisclosed amount.
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View ArticleChocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli invests in plant expansion
Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli is investing CHF30m (US32.3m) to expand a plant in its home market.
View ArticleOrkla closes deal to buy Danish cereal maker Struer Brod
Norway-based food company Orkla said it has closed an agreement to buy Denmark's Struer Brod, a producer of breakfast cereals and breadcrumbs.
View ArticleFood M&A deals up 17% in 2017 - data
just-food's index of mergers and acquisitions in the international packaged food sector highlights the volume of deals being announced, as company strategists look to M&A to gain an edge on their...
View ArticleLactalis CEO - 'Formula may have been contaminated for years'
Lactalis CEO Emmanuel Besnier has warned the French dairy giant could have been producing infant formula tainted with salmonella for more than a decade.
View ArticleUK food-safety agencies to conduct wide-ranging review of meat-cutting plants
The UK's Food Standards Agency and its Scottish counterpart will start a nationwide review this month of meat-cutting plants and cold storage units following "serious non-compliance issues'' at Russell...
View ArticleJapan's Otsuka Pharmaceutical adds BC Bio to French food assets
Japan's Otsuka Pharmaceutical has expanded its business in France with the acquisition of local organic supplier BC Bio for an undisclosed sum.
View ArticleUnilever "prepared" for Halo Top push
Unilever CEO Paul Polman has said the world's largest ice-cream maker is "prepared" for further competition from US upstart Halo Top as the two companies look set to do battle in the UK.
View ArticleNestle to respond to new claims over infant-formula marketing
Nestle has said it will respond "in the coming days" to a study criticising the way the company markets its infant formula and the health claims the world's largest food manufacturer makes on some of...
View ArticleEarnings summary - Bonduelle H1 sales up on canned growth
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View ArticleDunbia weighing up Welsh plant network
Northern Ireland-based meat processor Dunbia has said it is reviewing its "factory footprint'' in Wales but denied media speculation it planned to cut jobs at any of its facilities.
View ArticleSpain to cut sugar, salt and fat in food items
The Spanish government has announced plans to cut the content of sugar, salt and fat in more than 3,500 food and drink products over the next three years.
View ArticleUK food standards agency lifts enforcement order at Russell Hume's Liverpool...
The UK's Food Standards Agency has lifted an enforcement order at meat processor Russell Hume's Liverpool plant after receiving assurances that its food safety management system met legal requirements.
View ArticleBoparan creates Fox's Biscuits jobs
Boparan Holdings is creating 74 full-time jobs at its Fox's Biscuits plant in West Yorkshire.
View ArticleAnimal Equality probe alleges mistreatment at Spanish pig farm
An investigation by Animal Equality has revealed instances of mistreatment on a Spanish pig farm, which supplies meat used in the manufacture of the El Pozo sausage brand.
View ArticleHow is Big Food using accelerators and incubators?
As the food majors of North America and Europe broadly struggle to rejuvenate sales in the face of changing consumer habits, company strategists are looking at a range of ways to kick-start their...
View ArticleEarnings summary - HKScan FY loss blows out on Rauma ramp-up; Murray Goulburn...
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View ArticleNPD Tracker - Muller reduces sugar in Fruitopolis; Bubs Australia gets goat...
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