Brexit weighs on Premier Foods' Irish sales
The run-up to Brexit has affected the sales of Premier Foods' sales in Ireland, the UK manufacturer has said.
View ArticleSpain's Grupo Dulcesol renames, buys organic firm
Grupo Dulcesol, the Spain-based manufacturer, has a new name to reflect the way its business has expanded beyond bakery products - and has acquired a local organic-food firm.
View ArticleDutch meat group Vion to close domestic factory
Netherlands-based meat business Vion Food group has announced that it is to close a domestic facility and move production to other locations.
View ArticleSpain's Grupo Alimentario IAN buys majority of soup maker Interal
Grupo Alimentario IAN, the Spain-based vegetables and ready-meals supplier, has snapped up a majority stake in a local soups and sauces business.
View ArticleBurts Snacks MD David Nairn on how UK firm plans to double sales - interview
Simon Harvey speaks with Burts Snacks chairman and managing director David Nairn as the UK business seeks to double revenues in the next few years.
View ArticleExecutives at French food group Alpina Savoie carry out partial MBO
French food group Alpina Savoie has seen its ownership structure change following a deal involving its management team.
View ArticleBahlsen backs food accelerator operator KitchenTown's Berlin venture
German cookie and biscuit maker Bahlsen has joined forces with US food start-up accelerator operator KitchenTown to launch a venture in Berlin.
View ArticleJobs at risk as UK food group Addo plans site closure
Addo, the UK savoury snacks maker behind the brands Pork Farms, Wall's and Bowyers, is planning to close a production facility.
View ArticleSnacks maker Graze marks European expansion with D2C service in Ireland
Graze, the UK-based healthy snacks business owned by Unilever, has kicked off its European expansion plans.
View ArticleBarilla reaches goal to use cage-free eggs ahead of schedule
Italian food business Barilla announced it now only uses cage-free eggs across the group's global operations.
View ArticleFrance dessert maker Groupe Saint Aubin sold
Groupe Saint Aubin, the France-based desserts and savoury-snacks business, has a new private-equity owner.
View ArticleWorld Confectionery Group's Natra takeover bid gets 90% backing
Investors holding more than 90% of the shares in Natra have backed the takeover bid for the Spain-based chocolate supplier.
View ArticleUK parliamentary committee warns of "severe disruption" from a 'no-deal' Brexit
The UK's House of Commons Committee on Exiting the EU has warned of "severe disruption" in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit.
View ArticleDanish Crown points to China amid changes to German facility
Meat major Danish Crown is cut jobs at a plant in Germany, with the cooperative citing trade with China as a factor.
View ArticleUK sets out investment project to cut single-use plastics in packaging
The UK government is joining with businesses to invest in an initiative aimed at cutting the use of single-use plastics.
View ArticleUK salt reduction strategy questioned by academics
The UK's strategy to lower salt intake may have contributed to close to 10,000 additional cases of heart disease or stroke, a study claims.
View ArticleBritish study warns of drop in meat exports in no-deal Brexit scenario
A UK study has warned exports of beef and sheep meat to the European Union would decline "substantially" in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
View ArticleNew products - Glanbia's Optimum Nutrition muscles into savoury snacks;...
This week's batch of new products includes a push by US co-op brand Organic Valley into "ultra-filtered milk" and a new foodservice range from the UK's Sleaford Quality Foods.
View ArticleLindt & Sprungli's improving sales growth sweetens investors
Lindt & Sprüngli cheered financial markets today (23 July) after the chocolate maker reported first-half earnings. Simon Harvey takes a look at developments.
View ArticlePladis brings in Unilever stalwart Sridhar Ramamurthy as new CFO
UK-based snacking business Pladis has brought in a former Unilever man as its new chief financial officer.
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