British Addo Food Group said it intended to close its factory in Spalding in 2020 to make the business "profitable". The company, which makes sausage rolls and pies, said it would transfer production to its other bakeries in Poole, Dorset,…
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PepsiCo has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Pioneer Foods Group for approximately USD1.7bn. Pioneer Foods is strongly positioned on the local South African market of cereals, juices,…
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Great Harvest Bread Co has officially launched its mobile app and introduced online ordering in select locations. Additionally, a few locations will be testing home bread delivery services. Great Harvest Bread Co is the only American brand…
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Campbell Soup Co. said it would sell its Danish unit Kelsen Group to an affiliate of Nutella maker Ferrero SpA for USD300m. Belgian holding company CTH Invest, a Ferrero affiliate, said it would take over Kelsen’s two production facilities…
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Givaudan and Bühler have announced a development partnership to accelerate market access for food start-ups in Switzerland. The aim is to support start-ups which offer solutions that deliver safe, affordable, nutritious and delicious food…
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Gardenia Bakeries inaugurated a fully-automated bread manufacturing facility in Pampanga, the Philippines, in addition to the recently-opened first-ever world-class bread factory in Mindanao in the first half of this year. Gardenia…
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Taiwanese bakery Wu Pao Chun has opened its first Singapore outlet, at Capitol Piazza. Operated by a joint venture between BreadTalk Group and Wu Pao Chun, the bakery imports the same ingredients from its home base and sells around 60…
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British bakery giant Warburtons has confirmed plans to close its core bakery in Newcastle, potentially leading to 100 job losses. The company, which has had the Newburn base since 1989, told staff that it plans to shut down the bakery,…
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Capitol City Produce is continuing its expansion into new markets and products. Among recent developments for the 73-year-old family-owned business is a new line of custom cakes it is developing with a bakery in New York. The specialty…
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The Irish private equity firm that rescued Patisserie Valerie from administration is closing 14 more cafés, with up to 100 job losses expected, the media in the UK says. Causeway Capital, which acquired the brand together with 96 branches…
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Bosch plans to sell its packaging machinery business based in Waiblingen to a newly incorporated entity managed by CVC Capital Partners (CVC), according to a press release. The company and its pharma and food units will remain intact. Based…
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Chocolate producer Barry Callebaut recorded important growth on the chocolate segment in the first quarters of the fiscal year 2018/2019, especially after its innovation – ruby chocolate was officially introduced to the United States and…
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AMF Bakery Systems has announced that Vincent Langelaar has joined the company as general manager for AMF Tromp. Vice president and general manager for AMF Europe, Fabiano Malara, welcomes Langelaar. “We are proud to have Vincent on board.…
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Aasted is proud to announce the opening of the Aasted North America, Inc. office located in Atlanta, Georgia. The focus of the new office is to support our North American customers with sales, project handling, service and spare parts for…
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Global ingredient solutions leader Corbion has earned organic certification for its plant in Blair, Nebraska, where the company manufactures vinegar and lactic acid-based ingredient products for the food industry. The move enhances…
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Flowers Foods is voluntarily recalling hamburger and hot dog buns and other bakery products due to the potential presence of small pieces of hard plastic that may have contaminated the production. Consumption of the products may pose a…
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Cargill confirms an investment of USD200m in its Krefeld (Germany) facility to transform it from corn to wheat processing. This will allow Cargill to address the market changes in the area of nutrition and packaging and to even better serve…
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Health specialist Royal DSM and Avril, an international French agro-industrial group, have announced plans to work together to develop plant-based proteins. Together, the two companies will produce a unique protein, based on non-genetically…
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