Scrutiny will only intensify even if Premier CEO gets re-elected
It would be a surprise Premier Foods' under-fire CEO Gavin Darby is not re-elected at the UK group's AGM on 18 July but activist investor Oasis Management has brought to the fore concerns about the...
View ArticleGreenyard at centre of Europe-wide listeria scare
Belgium-based vegetables supplier Greenyard is seen as the likely source of a fatal listeria outbreak that has taken in a number of countries in Europe.
View ArticleUS snacks firm Kind in UK foodservice push
Kind, the US-based snacks supplier, has secured a deal to supply Costa Coffee outlets in the UK operator's domestic market.
View ArticlePoland poultry group SuperDrob to build new feed site at Lukow, boost output...
Poland-based poultry group SuperDrob is investing PLN50m (US$13.6m) to build a new feed production facility in the mid-eastern town of Luków and expects to create 40 to 50 jobs from the project.
View ArticleLactalis restarts production but restriction on sales remains after...
Dairy company Lactalis has had the all-clear from French authorities to restart full production of infant formula at its site in Craon, which was at the centre of a salmonella outbreak in December.
View Article'Disquiet grows among Premier Foods investors'
Two more major Premier Foods shareholders have reportedly indicated they will vote against the re-election of the UK manufacturer's CEO, Gavin Darby, at the Mr Kipling maker's AGM next week.
View ArticleCO2 suppliers encouraging 'bidding war' amongst meat producers, says industry...
The organisation that represents Britain's meat industry has accused carbon dioxide (CO2) suppliers of allowing a bidding war to break out between meat producers, desperate for supplies of the gas...
View ArticleAvondale Foods to add jobs after securing Asda salad deal
UK-based Avondale Foods plans to create 60 jobs after winning a contract to supply Asda's own-label range of salad products.
View ArticleActivist investor Oasis doubles stake in Premier Foods ahead of vote on CEO's...
Oasis Management, the Hong Kong-based activist investor trying to unseat Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby, has doubled its stake in the UK business.
View ArticleJob losses as UK pasty maker Crantock goes into administration
Cornish pasty maker Crantock Bakery has gone into administration with the loss of 109 jobs.
View ArticlePremier Foods says biggest investor Nissin to back under-fire CEO
Premier Foods has said the company's largest shareholder, Japan's Nissin Foods Holdings, is to back the UK manufacturer's under-pressure CEO Gavin Darby when he is up for re-election next week.
View ArticleArla Foods gets clearance for Yeo Valley acquisition
Arla Foods has gained clearance from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority to acquire the liquid milk, butter and cheese business of fellow dairy company Yeo Valley.
View ArticleFrench dairy business Laita rolls out new ESI Nutrition division
France-based dairy cooperative Laïta is launching a nutrition division to supply pre-packaged "solutions" to companies in the health and nutrition market including infant formula and UHT milk.
View ArticleOrkla makes changes to exec team
Orkla, the Nordic food group, has set out changes to its executive board in a bid to "strengthen the group's priority areas".
View ArticleJapan's Takara plots first Europe factory
Takara Sangyo Co. has announced plans to open its first European production facility, with the Japanese firm looking to tap into the continent's growing hunger for the country's cuisine and especially...
View ArticleUS meat giant Smithfield Foods targets UK frozen sector from Polish facility
Smithfield Foods, the US meat heavyweight owned by China's WH Group, has invested in a new facility in Poland that will service the UK frozen market.
View ArticleNorway's sugar tax takes bite out of confectioner Cloetta's results
Norway's sugar-tax hike took a bite out of European confectioner Cloetta's second-quarter results, with the company also taking a hit from the loss of a significant contract in its domestic market.
View ArticleOlive-oil industry model "broken", warns Deoleo CEO
The olive-oil industry's business model is "broken", with consumer demand falling and the sector set to see surplus production, Pierluigi Tosato, the CEO of Deoleo, one of the sector's largest...
View ArticleNew Products - Unilever relaunches Pot Rice in UK after 15-year hiatus; Noble...
just-food publishes the most notable product development from the international food sector, presented in bitesize format to give you a flavour of the innovation from your peers and competitors...
View ArticlePremier Foods boss Darby confident of AGM vote win
Under-fire Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby has broken his media silence to say he is "quietly confident" of victory in his re-election vote at the UK company's annual general meeting on Wednesday (18 July).
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