Archives for August 11, 2013

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FMEA Company of the Year interactive timeline

By Laurence Gibbons

There is still chance for you to be crowned Company of the Year at the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEAs), earning a place on a prestigious list of companies to have received the award.

Tesco plays long game to develop business

By Rod Addy

Tesco will take time to see its business strategy pay off in many areas, one analyst claims, although he has expressed continued confidence in the international retailer to potential investors.

Kavli on added-value acquisition trail

By Rod Addy

Kavli UK “will continue to look for opportunities” to build its strength in added value dairy products, following the acquisition of goats’ milk product processor St Helen’s Farm.

Amy’s Kitchen eyes export opportunities

By Gary Scattergood

Vegetarian and vegan food maker Amy’s Kitchen has ambitious European and Asian export plans in the wake of its 300% year-on-year sales growth in the UK.

Campbell Soup nears sale of some European interests

By Rod Addy

Campbell Soup Company plans to sell some of its business in Europe to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and has announced it is in final and exclusive negotiations to clinch the deal.

2 Sisters creates 200 Sheffield jobs

By Rod Addy

2 Sisters Food Group’s Gunstones bakery and chilled foods factory at Dronfield, near Sheffield, has recruited almost 200 people in the past two months, driven by high demand from supermarkets, the firm has claimed.