Greencore sales top £800M as takeover talks end
Own-label chilled foods firm Greencore has reported turnover up 8.7% to £804M in the year to September, after confirming that take-over talks with an unnamed suitor had now ended.
Archives for December 6, 2011
Kraft to axe 200 Cadbury jobs and invest £50M
Cadbury-owner Kraft Foods is to cut 200 jobs while investing £50M in chocolate and biscuit manufacturing.
China is key theme at FIE food show
One of the food industry’s biggest trade shows, Food Ingredients Europe, opened its doors in Paris last week with a strong presence from China.
Kraft Foods and R&R Ice Cream in £100M deal
Up to £100M in sales could be generated by a new ice cream partnership between Kraft Foods and R&R Ice Cream, R&R claimed this week.
First Unilever nationwide strike to go ahead
The first national strike at Unilever’s facilities across the UK will go ahead on Friday December 8, Unite the union has confirmed.