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VK Mühlen sells its Polish business

  • Friday, 27 January 2012
  • supplier
At the end of December 2011, the VK Mühlen AG Company, Hamburg, Germany, signed a contract for the disposal of its VK “Polen” GmbH business to the LLI Euromills Company for EUR 19m. The LLI Euromills is the milling sector of the LEIPNIK-LUNDENBU...Read more …

Auchan und Leclerc: new organic store concept

  • Thursday, 26 January 2012
  • food market
The two French retailers Auchan and Leclerc are working towards developing a new organic store concept in France that will offer both natural and fresh products. According to a local specialized magazine, LSA, Socobio – Auchan's organic subsidized ...Read more …

Barry Callebaut’s chocolate for Bimbo’s baked goods

  • Thursday, 26 January 2012
  • baking industry
The Barry Callebaut AG Company from Zurich, Switzerland, and the Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Company from Mexico City, Mexico, have signed a long-term supply agreement for Bimbo’s operations in Mexico. As a result, Barry Callebaut will supply Bimbo’s p...Read more …

Burton’s Foods: from the UK to Canada

  • Tuesday, 24 January 2012
  • food market
The Burton’s Foods Limited Company from St. Albans, UK, has signed a deal to distribute its brands such as Cadbury Fingers with Loblaw, one of the largest food retailers in Canada, with over 1,400 supermarkets . From early this year, a total of 11 ...Read more …

Bimbo: new plant in Argentina

  • Monday, 23 January 2012
  • baking industry
The Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V. Company from Mexico City will build a baked goods plant in Coroba, Argentina. The plant will be the sixth in Argentina, with an outlay of USD 30m (approx. EUR 23.6m). In this investment, the state will provide their sha...Read more …

UK: Greggs announces positive turnover

  • Friday, 20 January 2012
  • baking industry
The British bakery-c afé-chain Greggs plc, Newcastle Upon Tyne, announced an increase in total sales of 5.8 % for the financial year 2011 (52 weeks ending 31st December 2011). Like-for-like sales grew by 1.4%. The company opened 98 new shops during ...Read more …

Bimbo to close former Sara Lee bakery in the USA

  • Thursday, 19 January 2012
  • baking industry
Bimbo Bakeries USA, a division of the Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V. Company from Mexico City, announced at the beginning of January 2012 that it will phase out operations at its bakery in Rock Island, Illinois this year. The bakery was recently acquired...Read more …

ADM to reduce workforce by 3%

  • Thursday, 19 January 2012
  • supplier
The Archer Daniels Midland Company from Decatur, USA, announced that approximately 1,000 positions, primarily salaried, will be eliminated, representing 3% of the company’s total workforce worldwide. The company gives the reason that it will stream...Read more …

ISM: Over 1,400 suppliers from around the world

  • Wednesday, 18 January 2012
  • dates
The International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) in Cologne is taking place for the 42nd time, presenting the international sector's broad spectrum of confectionery and snack items. From 29th January to 1st February 2012, more than 1,400 suppliers fr...Read more …

Aryzta raises capital

  • Wednesday, 18 January 2012
  • supplier
The Swiss bakery products firm Aryzta AG from Zurich, has raised gross proceeds of CHF 174.3m (EUR 144.1m). According to the company, Aryzta placed about 4m new shares with an issue price of CHF 41 (EUR 33.9). The new shareholders involve institution...Read more …