Inside food & drink manufacturing
In a move that has caught market analysts by surprise, UK based snack and biscuit maker, United Biscuits, is reportedly close to a deal with leading Chinese food group Bright Food in terms of a buy out.
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has “substantially outperformed” the soft drinks market in the first half, posting a sharp rise in top and bottom line growth driven by increased distribution in England and Wales and strong marketing support.
A serious fire at a factory supplying packaging materials to United Biscuits’ McVitie's factory in Carlisle has not significantly disrupted production, the biscuit and snacks firm insists.