Archive of all Premier Foods articles – Page 8
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NewsMr Kipling enters home baking with cake mix and icing
All five products have an rsp of £2.50, and are rolling now into Asda
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NewsPremier Foods unveils plant-based snack brand Plantastic
The first on-the-go options will a mixed grains dessert pot range and a three-strong lineup of cake bars
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NewsExceptional costs drive £43m annual loss for Premier foods
Premier Foods has fallen to an annual loss of £42.7m as impairments and pension charges hit its bottom line, but core profitability improved in a further sign of “consistent progress”.
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Comment & OpinionPremier Foods' podcast discusses how cooking can help kids
How can cooking build a child’s confidence? What is the experience of women in the foodservice industry?
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Comment & OpinionPremier Foods' new boss will face an uphill struggle
Giles Turrell has been touted as a successor to Gavin Darby
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NewsPremier activist investors could put Batchelors sale back on the menu
A sell-off of Premier Foods’ Batchelors brand could be back on the table after an activist investor calling for a sale of the brand was appointed to its board.
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods scraps Ambrosia sale plan
The proposed Ambrosia sale was one of the final strategic initiatives of former CEO Gavin Darby who stepped down from Premier last month
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NewsMr Kipling rolls out 'on-trend' Dragon Slices
The slices are a follow-up to the brand’s Flamingo Slices and Unicorn Fancies
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NewsPremier Foods third quarter sales fall 2.2%
Premier Foods has reported a 2.2% drop in third quarter sales due to a plunge in revenues from its private label cakes and international business.
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NewsPremier to seek 'over £100m' from Ambrosia sale, say analysts
The company confirmed plans to divest its third-largest brand on Tuesday 13 Nov, as Gavin Darby announced his departure
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Comment & OpinionGavin Darby’s bitter sweet exit from Premier Foods
Premier Foods shareholders have got their way with the departure of CEO Gavin Darby
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NewsGavin Darby announces Premier Foods departure as it seeks Ambrosia sale
Premier Foods’ CEO Gavin Darby has announced he is to step down in January, while it has also said it is in talks to sell its Ambrosia brand
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NewsMr Kipling and Cadbury Cakes Christmas ranges unveiled
Mr Kipling’s festive NPD comprises Stem Ginger Slices and Candy Cane Slices
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NewsPremier Foods unveils Sharwood’s noodle pot lineup
Chicken Chow Mein, Sweet Chilli Chicken and Sweet & Sour are rolling out now
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NewsOasis calls for change at Premier after Darby's re-election
On Wednesday Darby won the motion to re-elect him to the board by a margin of 58.9% to 41.1%
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Comment & OpinionGavin Darby has survived Premier AGM vote but he must do better – and fast
Darby has withstood immense pressure and lives to fight another day, winning the re-election vote by 59% to 41%
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NewsPremier Foods CEO Gavin Darby survives re-election vote
Premier Foods boss Gavin Darby has narrowly survived an attempt by an activist shareholder to oust him at the group’s annual general meeting today.
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods' growth slows ahead of crunch AGM
Premier Foods has announced first quarter sales growth of 1.7% ahead of a crucial shareholder vote on the future of CEO Gavin Darby later this morning. Plus, Hotel Chocolat Group grows revenues by 12% in the year to 1 July 2018, M&S signs energy supply deal with Octopus, Real Good Foods to raise £1m from investors and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Gavin Darby stand the pressure at Premier Foods?
Oasis Management intends to vote against the re-election of Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby at the group’s AGM
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NewsPremier Foods activist investor Oasis doubles down in bid to out CEO
Oasis Management, which described the company’s performance under Darby as “zombie-like”, has increased its stake from 9.1% to 17.3% a week ahead of Premier’s AGM