Food and drink manufacturing news: Food Manufacture
WEBHealth, costs and fakeaways continue to be a big hits among new product launches, as Food Manufacture rounds up the latest food and drink SKUs to hit UK retailers. Scott Dixon, managing director ...
Pilgrim’s Pride pays £704m for Kerry Group’s meats and meals
WEBJun 18, 2021 · Kerry Group has reached agreement to sell its meats and meals business in the UK and Ireland to Pilgrim’s Pride for £704m. Kerry’s meat arm manufactures branded and private label meats, meat ...
Top ten UK biscuit brands named as 2020 sales near £3bn
WEBMar 25, 2021 · Biscuits enjoyed a ‘bumper year’ in 2020, with sales up 7.2% on 2019’s figure to reach £2.96bn, fuelled by demand for traditional biscuit barrels according to an industry report.
2 Sisters pumps £7.5m into Sandycroft, adding over 200 jobs
WEBJul 23, 2021 · 2 Sisters Food Group is investing £7.5m into its Sandycroft poultry factory, creating more than 200 jobs. The site, based on Sandycroft Industrial Estate in Wales, processes one million birds a ...
€400m European bakery manufacturer Baker & Baker launched
WEBApr 19, 2021 · Baker & Baker, a €400m European bakery products manufacturer headquartered in the UK, has been formally launched, following the separation of CSM Bakery Solutions. The move follows CSM Bakery ...
Cranswick acquisitions offer more growth in non-meat - food …
WEBNov 24, 2021 · Adjusting for the acquisition of Atlantica UK in June 2021 and Ramona’s Kitchen in August 2021, the increase in sales on a like-for-like basis had been 6.4%, the company said. Adjusted profit ...
Zertus buys Sun Valley - food manufacture
WEBNov 24, 2021 · Zertus expands its portfolio with acquisition of Sun Valley. Zertus, the German snacking and confectionery manufacturer, has acquired The Sun Valley Nut Company, the peanut and nut snack supplier ...
Troy Foods acquired by Fylde, Fresh & Fabulous - food manufacture
WEBDec 1, 2022 · The acquisition of Devro implied an enterprise value of £667m, equivalent to a multiple of 10.9 times enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax and amortisation for the 52 weeks ended 30 ...
Climate change risk to UK’s domestic food production - food …
WEBDec 22, 2021 · Climate change and environmental pressures are the biggest medium to long term risks to the UK’s domestic food production, a new government report has said. The report, the UK Food Security ...
Who are the most innovative FMCG brands? - food manufacture
WEBNov 12, 2021 · Among the winners were a number of food manufacturers including Cadbury, Birds Eye and Innocent. It said that transparency was recognised as an important factor for consumers across categories ...