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Stable turnover at Lotus Bakeries

  • Freitag, 3. September 2010
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Lotus Bakeries' consolidated turnover for the first half of 2010 was € 127.2 m, up almost 1 % on the first half of 2009. On a like-for-like basis, taking into account the termination of the Jaffa Cake bars contract with McVities, turnover for the f...Read more …

Keystone now belongs to George Weston

  • Freitag, 3. September 2010
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Maplehurst Bakeries LLC, an unit of Toronto-based George Weston Ltd, announced to acquire the Keystone Bakery Group, which includes Freeds Bakery in Manchester, UK, producer of frozen iced cupcakes, Granny's Kitchens in Frankfort, N.Y., USA, which ma...Read more …

Mühlenchemie: New Regional Sales Manager in Africa and the Middle East

  • Mittwoch, 1. September 2010
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The Mühlenchemie GmbH & Co. KG from Ahrensburg, Germany, will get Laurent Guérindon (33) as the new Regional Sales Manager in Africa and the Middle East. He will be responsible for the distribution and for advising the local mills on how to use t...Read more …

Full year results of Goodman Fielder robust

  • Montag, 30. August 2010
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Goodman Fielder Limited, Sydney, Australia, delivered a robust result in difficult conditions for the year ended 30 June2010 with Net Profit after Tax of $ 161.1 m, after non‐recurring costs of $ 22.4 m. If these costs are excluded, normalised NP...Read more …

Bimbo with new factory in Brazil

  • Montag, 30. August 2010
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The Mexican Bakery Group Bimbo opened a new factory in Contagem, Minas Gerais, the seventh in Brazil. The new factory will produce Pullman and PlusVita brands.Grupo Bimbo was established in Mexico in 1945, today it is one of the most important bak...Read more …

Growth for organic products in Europe

  • Montag, 30. August 2010
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The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service published a report about the EU 27 Organic Products Market, which states a growing demand for organic products in the EU. The vast majority of organic processed foods and beverages available in Europe are stil...Read more …

Franz Family Bakeries to purchase Harvest Classic Bakery

  • Donnerstag, 26. August 2010
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United States Bakery, selling under Franz Family Bakeries, announced that it has purchased Harvest Classic Bakery, based in Nampa, Idaho, USA. Franz will maintain the Harvest Classic name as well as all existing products made in Nampa. Marc Albers, p...Read more …

National Starch: Acquisiton most probable by the end of September 2010

  • Mittwoch, 25. August 2010
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Corn Product International Inc., Chicago, is one of the biggest maize processors and suppliers of raw materials worldwide. In 2009, their revenue was $ 3.6 bn (about € 2.6 bn). Thus, the acquisition of the starch manufacturer National Starch planne...Read more …

Europastry invests for € 20 m

  • Dienstag, 24. August 2010
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The Spanish company Europastry S.A. from Barcelona will close the financial year 2010 registering an investment of € 20 m. The money will be put into the development of its installation production and the logistic area. This was announced in the co...Read more …

CSM shows strong EBITA increase in Q2 2010 but organic sales were flat

  • Montag, 23. August 2010
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CSM delivered an increased EBITA of € 55.8 m (+37 %) in the second quarter of 2010, excluding one-off acquisition and integration costs (€ 4.4 m). Sales for the second quarter increased by approx. 19 % to € 771.7 m (2009: € 647.6 m). The acqu...Read more …