Premier Foods tight-lipped on spreads business sale
Premier Foods is remaining tight-lipped about press reports that private equity firms are competing to buy the firm’s spreads business, which includes Sun-Pat and Hartley’s Jam.
Archives for May 7, 2012
Olympic timing for First Milk’s acquisition of CNP
First Milk is hoping to capitalise on the Olympic wave following its acquisition of the sports nutrition firm CNP Professional.
Soup maker canned from The Apprentice launches baby foods
Food manufacturer Jane McEvoy – fired by Lord Alan Sugar from his TV show The Apprentice last month – has bounced back by launching a range of organic, allergen-free, fresh baby and toddler soups.
Eight top food trends to drive consumers by 2020
Eight top food trends will dominate European shoppers’ buying habits by the year 2020, predicts Spanish research organisation Azti-Tecnalia.
Fish discards under spotlight at fisheries congress
Campaigners want to see businesses take a more active role in negotiations to reform the Common Fisheries Policy and tackle controversial issues such as ‘discards’.
Recession blamed for Daysdrove meat processor closure
Daysdrove abattoir – a Shropshire meat-processor – has closed with the loss of 13 jobs.
Food manufacturers: Give us grocery adjudicator with teeth
Food and drink manufacturers have urged the government to outline plans for an effective groceries code adjudicator in the Queen’s Speech, which sets out government policy, due tomorrow (May 8).
Casings: International investment
Most shoppers will look at the brand, the recipe, the price, the promotional offer and probably the country of origin of the meat used when buying sausages, but far fewer will give a moment's thought to the casing.