Oetker launches home delivery meals service Juit
German food group Dr Oetker has launched a frozen ready meals delivery service in its home market.
View Article'Fifth of UK meat samples contain unspecified DNA'
The UK meat industry is once again in the spotlight over the authenticity of products, with tests said to show a fifth of samples tested last year contained DNA not specified on labels.
View ArticlePRFoods' UK salmon business Coln Valley shifts production from England to...
UK salmon processor Coln Valley Smokery has relocated its operations to Aberdeen, Scotland.
View ArticleMademoiselle Desserts acquires Michel Kremer Pastry
French frozen bakery specialist Mademoiselle Desserts has acquired fellow bakery firm Michel Kremer Pastry for an undisclosed amount.
View Article"It's a really exciting time for challenger brands" - The Foraging Fox...
UK condiments maker The Foraging Fox, set up three years ago, has secured notable listings at home and abroad for its beetroot ketchup. Dean Best met co-founder Desiree Parker at The Speciality &...
View ArticleUK's Bakkavor buys Haydens Bakery from local peer Real Good Food for GBP12m
Private-label heavyweight Bakkavor has acquired the Haydens Bakery business from fellow UK firm Real Good Food for GBP12m (US$15.5m).
View ArticleFrench dairy giant Bel extends production capacity for Mini Babybel cheese
French dairy giant Bel Food Group is investing more than EUR27.8m (US$32.2m) to expand its Mini Babybel cheese wheel plant in Evron, western France, in response to increasing demand, particularly in...
View ArticlePost Holdings' Weetabix eyes closure of UK plant
Weetabix, the UK-based cereal manufacturer, is looking at plans to close one of its production facilities in the English town of Corby, as part of plans for "long-term growth".
View ArticleManagement buy-out at French charcuterie firm Groupe Arcado
French ham and sausage supplier Groupe Arcado has been the subject of a management buy-out, supported by private-equity firms MBO Partenaires and Amundi PEF.
View ArticleWessanen buys dairy-alternative firm Abbot Kinney's in all-Dutch deal
Dutch healthy food group Wessanen has acquired local plant-based dairy alternative company Abbot Kinney's for an undisclosed sum.
View ArticleMondelez prepares for no-deal Brexit by stockpiling goods
With the possibility of a so-called no-deal Brexit growing, US-based snacking giant Mondelez International is reportedly stockpiling ingredients and finished goods.
View ArticleBaker Aryzta signs bank deals as part of EUR800m capital raising plan
Under-pressure Swiss-Irish baking group Aryzta has signed a number of bank deals as part of its plans to raise EUR800m (US$930.1m) in capital.
View ArticlePeppersmith owner Freshly Cut sold to Health Made Easy
Health Made Easy, the owner of UK wholesaler Tree of Life, has snapped up Freshly Cut, the local company behind mints and gum brand Peppersmith, for an undisclosed sum.
View ArticleUK food assurance scheme Red Tractor eyes organic, sustainable products
UK food assurance scheme Red Tractor has suggested in future it could approve products which claim to be organic or sustainable.
View ArticleUK potato firm Produce Investments backs takeover bid
UK potato supplier Produce Investments has agreed to a takeover offer from a Jersey company ultimately owned and controlled by funds managed by private-equity firm Promethean Investments.
View ArticleBaked goods giant Rich Products to consolidate UK operations
US sweet baked goods manufacturer Rich Products has revealed its UK operations are to be consolidated in a new production site at Andover, Hampshire, in southern England.
View ArticleUK's Brighter Foods invests to "de-risk Brexit" for customers
Brighter Foods, the UK snack bar manufacturer majority-owned by Real Good Food, has announced a "multi-million pound" investment to purchase and refurbish the former Halo Foods factory in Tywyn in...
View ArticleBakkavor creates 200 UK jobs at bakery sites in north-west England
UK-based private-label business Bakkavor is creating 200 jobs at its bakery division across two sites in the north-west of England amid rising consumer demand.
View ArticleUK cereal maker Doves Farm Foods invests GBP4.5m in new facility
Doves Farm foods, the UK cereal maker, is eyeing expansion after investing GBP4.5m (US$5.9m) in a new production plant.
View ArticleGreenyard to re-open listeria-linked Hungary plant
Belgian vegetable supplier Greenyard is to re-open its plant in Hungary linked to a listeria food scare.
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