Hershey: announces retirement
Hershey / PA. (thc) The Hershey Company announced that John C. Long, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, will retire after more than 22 years with the company, effective April 30.
News for the baking industry
Hershey / PA. (thc) The Hershey Company announced that John C. Long, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, will retire after more than 22 years with the company, effective April 30.
Northfield / IL. (kf) Kraft Foods Inc. announced it has signed agreements to sell the Artiach biscuits business in Spain to Panrico and the Balaton chocolate trademark in Hungary to Nestle.
Toronto / CA. (cb) Canada Bread Company, subsidiary of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. The highlights:
Horsens / DK. (lu) Lantmännen Unibake, a leading European supplier of frozen bread products, will expand globally in the coming year and now is taking an important step with the acquisition of the industrial bakery Euro-Bake in the USA.
Mexico City / MX. (gb) «Our operations in China have more than doubled, and a spectacular effort has been made to introduce the brand and image of the group, with remarkable results», says Roberto Servitje, President of the Board and is pleased to report – once again – that the results of Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. during 2007 were very good.
Paarl / ZA. (pf) This week Pioneer Foods has become South Africa´s fourth-largest food group after its debut on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Its shares traded at 34,50 ZAR on Monday afternoon, up 5,3 percent from its open at 32,75 ZAR, valuing the company at 5,9 billion ZAR.
London / UK. (ffg) In January 2007, British Finsbury Food Group PLC announced the acquisition of the Lightbody Group Ltd and, at that time, Lord Saatchi announced his plan to retire as Chairman a year after the completion of the acquisition.
Abu Dhabi / UAE. (kt) The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority has developed a five-year plan to ensure the public health and safety of food in the emirate, reported Khaleej Times.
Helsinki / FI. (fg) In 2007, Fazer Group´s turnover increased by 11,6 percent from the previous year and stood at 1’192,6 million EUR (1’068,7 million EUR in 2006). The Group´s operating profit was 51,2 million EUR (40,7), up 26 percent. The Group´s divisions accounted for 36,6 million EUR (32,1) of the operating profit, up 14 percent from a year earlier.
Norwalk / CT. (csc) In an effort to expand international distribution, Pepperidge Farm Incorporated announced the sales extension to the Central American country of Panama.