Ice cream helps Unilever sales, food flat on spreads drag - results data
Unilever this morning (20 April) reported first-quarter organic sales that beat analyst expectations, helped in part by price-driven growth at its ice cream arm amid a flat performance from its food...
View ArticleNestle organic growth slows but beats expectations - results data
Nestle saw weaker organic growth in the first quarter of 2017 than the corresponding period a year earlier the KitKat maker's underlying sales still came in ahead of consensus analyst expectations.
View ArticleAddo Food Group sold to private-equity firm LDC and Fullbrook Thorpe Investments
UK convenience food maker Addo Food Group has been sold to private-equity firm LDC and investment fund Fullbrook Thorpe Investments.
View ArticlePost Holdings discusses rationale for Weetabix - five things to learn
Post Holdings, the US food group, was this week announced as the new owner of Weetabix, the UK-based breakfast cereal business. The GBP1.4bn deal sees Post, one of the major cereal companies in the US,...
View ArticleCooperl eyes Financiere Turenne Lafayette's charcuterie
French pork processor Cooperl Arc Atlantique is a candidate for the charcuterie and cooked meats business of embattled food industry holdings group Financière Turenne Lafayette.
View ArticleDairy dampens Q1 but Danone ups FY earnings target - results data
Danone today (20 April) reported muted growth in its underlying sales in the first quarter of the year, a result described by the French giant as "in line with expectations" as the Activia maker upped...
View ArticleSweden weighs on confectioner Cloetta's first quarter
European confectioner Cloetta reported a drop in sales for the first quarter as a decrease in revenue in Sweden and from its contract manufacturing business weighed on its results.
View ArticleWessanen sees Q1 growth on brands, acquisitions
European health food manufacturer Wessanen booked a jump in first-quarter sales this morning (21 April), with growth supported by an increase in sales of its brands.
View ArticleUK faces Brexit food prices hike without EU tariffs deal, British Retail...
The UK faces a 22% price hike in food prices if it fails to negotiate continued tariff-free trade with the European Union post-Brexit, according to the country's retailers.
View ArticleNoble Foods launches Heritage Breeds "speciality eggs" line
Noble Foods, owner of the UK-based free-range egg supplier The Happy Egg Co., has launched a "speciality egg range" - Heritage Breeds.
View ArticleMars launches Galaxy Swirlers chocolate fingers in UK
Mars has added to its Galaxy range in the UK with the launch of a range of chocolate fingers.
View ArticleSnack brand Hippeas eyes UK's major supermarkets
US-based start-up Green Park Brands is looking to secure a listing for its Hippeas snack brand with one of the UK's four largest grocers by the end of the year.
View ArticleDeoleo sells last rice plant to Ebro Foods
Deoleo, the Spain-based olive oil supplier, has sold its last remaining rice business asset in the country to Ebro Foods for EUR1.9m (US$2m).
View Article"We're bringing something very destructive to the category" - Hippeas' Craig...
Chickpea puffs brand Hippeas, launched a year ago as the first product developed by US-based start-up Green Park Brands, has already made notable inroads both in its domestic market and in the UK. Dean...
View Article2 Sisters Food invests to expand Five Star Fish business
The UK's 2 Sisters Food Group is investing GBP5m (US$6.3m) at its Five Star Fish subsidiary's plant in the English port town of Grimsby.
View ArticleMuller to close Homann four deli plants and create one site
German dairy group Muller plans to invest up to EUR500m (US$535m) in building a new site to house the merged operations of four existing production plants for its domestic Homann deli meats unit,...
View ArticleIcelandic Group to sell Saucy Fish Co. brand owner Seachill
The Icelandic Group is to sell its UK fish products business Icelandic Seachill, owner of The Saucy Fish Co. brand.
View ArticleSfoglia Torino buys Italian pastry products peer Idea Quick
Sfoglia Torino has taken a further step in its strategy to consolidate Italy's frozen puff pastry sector with the 100% acquisition of counterpart Idea Quick.
View ArticleWarburtons set to close UK Giles Foods bakery site
UK-based bakery group Warburtons is looking to close its Giles Foods bakery in Milton Keynes.
View ArticleIreland's BFree Foods targets central US with e-commerce tie-up
Ireland-based free-from supplier BFree Foods is targeting states in the centre of the US through a tie-up with local e-commerce player glutenfreemall.com.
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