Chilled & Fresh

Greencore workers won an employment tribunal against the firm last week

Greencore workers win £1.2M pay row

By Mike Stones

More than 400 workers at chilled convenience food manufacturer Greencore’s Hull factory will receive up to £1.2M after winning an employment tribunal dealing with cuts in their pay.

Congratulations to Perween Warsi, who won the Personality of the Year award

Derby Curry Queen scoops national award

By Mike Stones

Ethnic food entrepreneur Perween Warsi has landed a top award – Food Personality of the Year – in the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEA): the Oscars of the food and drink manufacturing industry.

Superstorm Sandy pictured from Space – courtesy of NASA

Greencore says business as normal – despite Superstorm Sandy

By Mike Stones

It was business as normal for Greencore’s US production plant at Newburyport, Massachusetts on Monday morning (October 29) – with some concessions to safety – while the worst storm in living memory bore down on the country’s lower eastern seaboard.

Teen dream: Tesco has commericalised a teenager's ready meal idea

Tesco rolls out 15-year-old student’s ready meal idea

By Lorraine Mullaney

Tesco bosses were so impressed with a 15-year-old work experience student’s idea for a ready meal that they decided to roll it out across their supermarkets as part of their Home Bake ready meal range.

Shelf-life is a hot topic for the food supply chain as it looks to reduce costs

WRAP shapes new shelf-life future

By Michelle Knott

The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is canvassing the food industry about the most promising ways to extend shelf-life, with the results of the consultation set to shape the waste reduction watchdog's future research.

Greencore has acquired International Cuisine Limited from the Hain Daniels Group

Greencore buys own-label ready meal business

By Mike Stones

Chilled food manufacturer Greencore has acquired the own-label chilled ready meal business International Cuisine Limited (ICL) from the Hain Daniels Group in the UK for an undisclosed sum.

The chilled food giant announced in May a new Indian meal range for Tesco

Bakkavör runs ‘a tight ship’ as sales rise 3%

By Mike Stones

Chilled own-label food company Bakkavör runs “a tight ship”, according to Julian Wild, food group director at legal firm Rollits, after the firm released half-year results for the 26 weeks to June 30.

Ethnic foods continue to spice up our diet

Have a spice day

By Michelle Knott

Consumers' changing tastes are spicing up innovation in ethnic food products, says Michelle Knott

Videau's watchword has been expansion in Europe

Starch in step

By Rod Addy

Didier Videau shares his plans for expansion, including growing sales of his firm's starch products across the globe. Rod Addy reports.

Jenkins says supplying the Olympic Games will be

Contract fillers

By Rick Pendrous

With contracts to meet for Olympic Games suppliers, Food Partners' sandwich business has never been busier, Wes Jenkins tells Rick Pendrous

Market segmentation has driven tasty growth in chilled and frozen food sales

Growth in chilled and frozen foods driven by segmentation

By Paul Gander

Growth of 6% in the value of retail chilled and frozen food sales, though partly explained by price inflation, can also be accounted for by an increasingly segmented offering in many product areas, say sector organisations.

Greencore's ceo Patrick Coveney welcomed

Greencore ‘off critical list’ in US after buying Schau

By Mike Stones

Chilled food manufacturer Greencore’s US business is “off the critical list” after its acquisition today (June 27) of US sandwich and sushi manufacturer HC Schau & Son, according to City analyst Investec Securities.

The Minsterley sale will allow Greencore to focus on key business development at home and abroad

Greencore’s Minsterley sale allows Marks & Spencer focus

By Mike Stones

Greencore’s sale of its Minsterley desserts business to Müller Dairy will allow the chilled food manufacturer to focus on developing its relationships with key customers such as Marks & Spencer, said city analyst Shore Capital.

Greencore ceo Patrick Coveney has disposed of his firm's

Greencore’s Minsterley sale to Müller: analysts’ view

By Anne Bruce and Mike Stones

“White elephant”, “millstone” and “problem child”: Just three of the images analysts have used to describe Greencore’s troubled desserts facility in Minsterley, which has been sold to Müller Dairy for £4.3M.

Own-label food manufacturer Bakkavör reported strong sales of soups and ready meals

Bakkavör to launch ethnic food range

By Mike Stones

Own-label, fresh prepared foods firm Bakkavör is to launch an ethnic foods range “very soon”, according to the management statement accompanying its results for the quarter ended March 31.

RF Brookes' owner, 2 Sisters, plans to cut 193 jobs at its South Wigston factory

2 Sisters’ RF Brookes to axe 193 jobs

By Freddie Dawson

Chilled food manufacturer RF Brookes – owned by the 2 Sisters Food Group – plans to cut 193 jobs at its factory in South Wigston, Leicestershire.

The Iceland quoted Bakkavör has a syndicated bank facility of £380M

Bakkavör founders could reinvest in the business

By Mike Stones

The two Icelandic food entrepreneurs who founded the own-label food manufacturing business Bakkavör could acquire up to a quarter of the group’s shares, following financial restructuring talks.

Cool deal: the Hain Celestial Group has acquired Irish chilled soup specialist Cully & Sully for an undisclosed sum

Hain Celestial to expand soup after Irish purchase

By Mike Stones

New Covent Garden soup owner the Hain Celestial Group is to grow soup sales in the UK, Ireland and the US after its acquisition of Irish chilled soup specialist Cully & Sully.

Nestlé acquired Pfizer in a £7.35bn deal

Nestlé beats Danone to Pfizer baby-food takeover

By Freddie Dawson

KitKat maker Nestlé has beaten rival manufacturer Danone in the takeover battle for baby-food business Pfizer Nutrition after agreeing an offer of £7.35bn ($11.85bn) for the firm.

The firm is looking to expand in the US

Greencore faces US challenge with Marketfare deal

By Dan Colombini

Anglo-Irish chilled foods manufacturer Greencore faces a tough challenge in the US convenience foods market, according to city analysts, after the firm announced the purchase of Arizona-based food-to-go firm Marketfare yesterday (April 17).

Mr Hambly worked at Solway's Corby factory for nearly 20 years

2 Sisters’ Solway Foods loses disability tribunal

By Dan Colombini

Sandwich manufacturer Solway Foods, part of 2 Sisters Food Group, has been found guilty of constructive dismissal and disability discrimination when a worker was forced to resign after falling at the firm’s Northamptonshire factory.

Food manufacturers warned of GMO rice fraud

Food manufacturers warned of GMO rice fraud

By Dan Colombini

Food manufacturers are being warned of a possible food fraud surrounding the production of imported basmati rice which could be intentionally contaminated with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

Premier Foods and Dairy Crest are among the firms under pressure from a tough retail market

Premier Foods and Dairy Crest hit by retailers' woes

By Dan Colombini

Premier Foods, Dairy Crest and Britvic are among a growing number of food and drink manufacturers under increasing financial pressure as a result of a struggling retail market, according to a new report.

Clarke received a golden hello of nearly £2M

Premier Foods bosses receive £3.5M in payments

By Dan Colombini

A total of nearly £3.5M was paid to Premier Food’s executives last year, with new md Michael Clarke receiving a golden hello payment of £1.94M upon joining the firm eight months ago.

Experts have questioned the strength of some of Premier's core brands

Premier Foods’ Power Brand plan questioned

By Dan Colombini

Premier Foods’ all-important Power Brand plan has been questioned by city analysts who expressed concern over the strength of some of the firm’s core brands.

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