Archive of all supplier articles – Page 209
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NewsFairfields cuts food miles down to metres
Essex-based Fairfields Farm has invested £1m in a new manufacturing unit to boost distribution…
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NewsUnilever puckers up for Snog investment
Unilever’s venture capital arm has invested in frozen yoghurt retailer Snog as it looks to expand in the UK and overseas.
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NewsTV chef Pascale loses Ella’s Kitchen trademark dispute
Celebrity chef Lorraine Pascale may be forced to change the name of her Covent Garden cupcake bakery following a trademark dispute…
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Dairy Crest receives £344m bid for French spreads operation
Dairy Crest has received a €430m (344m) bid from Montagu Private Equity for its French spreads business St Hubert.
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NewsManagement buyout at baker saves 84 jobs
More than 80 jobs have been saved following a management buy-out at Tindale & Stanton.
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Analysis & FeaturesMinsterley deal gives Müller more than Cadbury desserts
Minsterley may be associated with Cadbury, but its acquisition could give Müller a foothold in a far wider range of dairy markets.
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NewsProposed government Nursery Milk Scheme changes could save £364m
Retailers and milk suppliers stand to lose an estimated £364m over the next 10 years if proposed changes…
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NewsDelamere rebuts allegations of cruelty from Daily Mail 'exposé'
Delamere Dairy has spoken out in defence of one of its goats milk suppliers, which was branded cruel in a Daily Mail exposé last week.
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NewsBritish pig industry urged to restructure towards vertical model
Urgent action is needed to restructure the British pig industry towards a Morrisons-style vertical integration model…
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NewsFruit growers call for supermarket curbs
Tropical fruit growers have delivered a petition to the European Commission, calling on it to curb the buying power of supermarkets.
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NewsCrabbie's launches cooking sauce range
Fast-growing alcoholic ginger beer brand Crabbie’s is extending into cooking sauces.
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NewsSalt study 'shows reformulation efforts paying off'
Manufacturers have hailed new data on falling salt consumption in the UK as evidence that reformulation efforts…
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NewsBlackstone and BC buddy up for joint Birds Eye bid
Private equity giants Blackstone and BC Partners will today put in a joint bid for Birds Eye maker Iglo Group.
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NewsDeal-hungry Symington’s snaps up Victoria Foods
Leeds based Symington’s has acquired family-owned baking business Victoria Foods.
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Comment & Opinion
The best that Mac can get?
Procter & Gamble today issued its second profits warning in as many months, cutting sales and earnings for the coming quarter and the year as a whole.
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NewsDunsmore joins gluten-free Genius as non-exec
Genius Foods has appointed John Dunsmore as a non-executive director.
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NewsA hundred jobs go after closure of Bakery Products
More than 100 staff have been made redundant at Bakery Products, which fell into administration earlier this month.
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Analysis & FeaturesRelief for buyers as ginger starts falling
One of the oldest traded spices, ginger is used in everything from biscuits to curry, so manufacturers will be relieved to hear…
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Comment & Opinion
A big appetite for mid-size businesses
Corporate activity and M&A deals in the food sector, particularly in the mid-size range, are at appetising levels.
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Analysis & FeaturesBulldog bites chunks out of international markets
Male skincare brand Bulldog scored a real coup this year when it entered that last bastion of masculinity, Australia.