Regal Food Products Group Plc, the company behind the Regal Bakery, Regal Foods and Yorkshire Baking Company brands, has acquired premium desserts manufacturer Just Desserts for an undisclosed sum.
Leanne Crowther – co-founder of good for you snack brand Flower and White – spoke to Food Manufacture to discuss her business’s journey, the importance of plant-based foods and guidance for budding food and drink entrepreneurs.
Associated British Foods (ABF) is managing to offset what it describes as 'an escalation' in utility, supply and raw material costs through cost efficiencies and price recovery.
Continuing labour shortages and other issues hitting supply chains have knocked food and drink companies' business confidence, a new report has revealed.
Multi-protein food business Hilton Food Group has agreed to acquire smoked salmon producer Dutch Seafood Company BV, which trades as Foppen, expanding Hilton's activities into the US market.
AG Barr, the soft drinks company, is to take over the MOMA porridge and plant-based milk business in three years after agreeing an initial 60% equity stake.
Chilled food powerhouse The Compleat Food Group has acquired Crewe-based Wrights Food Group, the savoury bakery, sweet pastry and ready meals manufacturer.
Treatt, the manufacturer of natural extract and ingredients claims to have ‘successfully navigated’ the pandemic, boosted by the swift evolution of the ready-to-drink canned cocktail market and continued growth in its healthier living categories.
O’Brien Fine Foods, one of Ireland’s leading producers of cooked meats, including the Brady Family, Homebird, and Green Farm brands, has acquired food producer Bearfields of London.
New business and strong food-to-go and wider convenience sales have helped Greencore Group return to revenue and profit growth after a challenging year.
Sykes Seafood, the shrimp supplier based in Knutsford, Cheshire has agreed to acquire Telford-based Ruskim Seafoods, creating a $500m pan-European shrimp-focused seafood business.
Supermarket chain Morrisons has revealed that more than 1,000 food and drink companies have applied to its Growing British Brands programme since its launch in May.
Bunzl plc, the specialist international distribution and services group, has announced the acquisitions of chilled and frozen food gel pack firm Hydropac and industrial clothing specialist Workwear Express.
Meat supplier Pilgrim’s UK has announced the acquisition of lamb processor Randall Parker Foods (RPF) as it continues to expand across the animal protein sector.
Chilled desserts maker Rhokett Limited, which Michelin star chef Gary Rhodes helped set up and is based at Cranbrook, Kent, has been acquired by private-equity-backed Spanish food group Palacios.
Hilton Food Group, the international multi-protein food business, has, through its subsidiary Hilton Foods, acquired Fairfax Meadow Europe, supplier of meat to UK foodservice customers, from Argent Holdings for £23.8m.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Autumn Budget offered duty rate cuts for many alcohol producers, a 5% duty cut for draught beer and cider and an increase in research and development (R&D) investment.
Rich Products, Müller UK & Ireland and ABP are among the food firms making the final cut in the run-up to the announcement of the winners of the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs). Is your company shortlisted? Read on to find out.
In this exclusive Foodman Talks video, Cameron Mackintosh, managing director of ambient food and drink manufacturer Princes, charts its progress on its mammoth factory investment programme at its Erith, Long Sutton and Cardiff sites.
Morrisons supermarket's board has backed a winning £7.1bn bid at auction on 2 October by CD&R, the US private equity outfit advised by former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy.
Frozen food manufacturer Nomad Foods, owner of brands such as Findus, Birds Eye and Iglo, has completed its acquisition of Fortenova Group's frozen food business.
Moy Park's annual results show a drop in sales, but a rise in operating profit, while Samworth Brothers' annual results indicate an £8m operating loss as food-to-go sales were hit in 2020.
Speciality cake and baking ingredients manufacturer Real Good Food Company claims to have faced down the challenges of COVID-19, narrowing pre-tax losses considerably to just £3.5m.
Plant baker Finsbury Food Group has defied one of the toughest markets in living memory to record sales and profit growth, amid its continued Operating Brilliance Programme.
In this exclusive interview, Kyon Drinks founder Daniel Suppey talks Food Manufacturer through the trials of setting up a drinks business during a global pandemic and the strengths of the non-alcoholic drinks market.
Simply Doughnuts, winner of the 2021 Food Manufacture Bakery Manufacturing Company of the Year award, is launching three new flavours and enjoying export success, founder, owner and managing director Shiraz Master explains in this exclusive podcast.
BBF Limited has agreed to acquire Sargents Bakeries Limited, which makes sweet pies, tarts and sundaes for an undisclosed sum, creating a combined business with a turnover of almost £200m, employing 1,700 people.
Morrisons's pension scheme trustees have intensified the bidding war for the UK supermarket chain by highlighting £800m needed to support employee pensions in addition to the terms of any current offer.
Food and drink sector output fell at the fastest pace in eight months as staff shortages, driven partly by large numbers of workers self-isolating, restricted production capacity, according to Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker.
Simtom Food Products Limited, the family-owned ethnic condiments manufacturer, has entered administration citing the impact of the pandemic and labour shortages, after making most of its 60-strong permanent workforce redundant.
Valeo Foods Group - owner of Rowse Honey, Kettle crisps and Jacob's biscuits - has agreed to acquire meat snacks producer New World Foods Europe (NWFE) from Australia-based entrepreneur Tony Quinn.
Joubere Food Group has acquired healthcare catering company Tillery Valley Foods, which supplies prepared meals to the NHS, from hospitality business Sodexo.
Burton’s Biscuit Co. has launched a dedicated foodservice division - Burton's Foodservice - just as the UK out-of-home (OOH) market opens up after the latest lockdown.
Bakkavor, the fresh prepared food manufacturer, has reported second quarter trading ahead of 2019, although sales of salads had been hit by COVID-19 restrictions and mixed weather.
Typhoo Tea Ltd, maker of brands such as Lift and Heath & Heather has been acquired by private equity firm Zetland Capital, enabling it to invest in production and boost jobs.
The 2022 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards are open to entries from today (5th July), with the launch of two extra categories offering even more chances to win.
The amount of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in food and drink manufacturing in significant financial distress has risen by 35%, comparing the first quarter of 2020 with the first quarter of 2021.
Post-Brexit bureaucracy is still hampering cheese producer Wyke Farms' export efforts, although the company is making considerable headway in markets outside the EU, according to managing director Richard Clothier in the latest FoodMan Talks.
Greencore, the prepared foods and ready meals manufacturer, aims to recruit 5,000 staff from March to July this year and invest in automation to rebound swiftly from COVID-19, aided by plant-based NPD.
Noble Foods has agreed to sell top premium chilled desserts brand Gü to Exponent for an undisclosed sum, as the private equity group claims the brand has significant global potential.
Morrisons has launched a new programme to support British food and drink entrepreneurs in a bid to help the country bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Britvic has announced the acquisition of Plenish, the plant-based 'milks', cold-pressed juices and shots company, bolstering its presence in the plant-based segment.
Cannabidiol (CBD) marketplace start-up Alphagreen has launched a crowdfunding campaign to secure £2m of investment to grow the business and expand its product range.
