Premier Foods: Quarter 3 2018-2019 Trading Statement
London / UK. (pf) British Premier Foods PLC released its trading update for the 13 weeks ended 29 December 2018. Gavin Darby, Chief Executive Officer: «Our third quarter of the year saw resilient trading through the key Christmas period in UK Grocery and Branded Sweet Treats with our...
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Fazer Group: invests 40 million EUR in Finland
Helsinki / FI. (fg) Finland’s Fazer Group continues to develop its business and invests 40 million EUR into a new production facility in Lahti. The investment will strengthen Fazer’s position as a forerunner in value added grain-based products. It will create 30 new jobs in Päijät-Häme, South Finland...
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Lindt: growing faster than the overall chocolate market
Kilchberg / CH. (ls) In the financial year 2018, Lindt + Sprüngli Group achieved solid sales growth, gained substantial market shares and once again grew faster than the overall chocolate market. The regions «Europe» and «Rest of the World» achieved particularly impressive results. Other...
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Shell and Jamie Oliver to offer «great food choices»
London / UK. (suk) Shell U.K. Limited, part of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, announced the launch of its new range of food on the go, which has been created with chef Jamie Oliver. From 31 January, over 80 new products will be available at more than 500 of Shell’s service stations across the UK...
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Research: the more whole grains, the fewer diseases
Dunedin / NZ. (otago) University of Otago researchers have found a link between higher intakes of dietary fibre and whole grain foods and a reduction in the risk of a wide range of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors. Their series of systematic reviews and meta analyses of...
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Fazer Group: considers closing Oulu bakery
Helsinki / FI. (fg) Finland’s Fazer Group has evaluated the efficiency of its bakery network and plans on closing the Oulu bakery and transferring its operations to other Fazer bakeries. Fazer will start collaboration negotiations that affect all 83 employees at the Oulu bakery. Adjustments of the...
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Starbucks: Opens One-of-a-Kind Coffee Sanctuary
Seattle / WA. (sc) Starbucks Coffee Company celebrates the journey of coffee from seed-to-cup by opening its largest destination in Southeast Asia – the Starbucks Dewata Coffee Sanctuary. The one-of-a-kind Coffee Sanctuary demonstrates Starbucks Indonesia’s coffee leadership in partnership...
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JAB Holding: Announces Organizational Changes
Luxembourg / LU. (jab) JAB Holding Company, a global investment firm with a proven track record of investing in premium brands, announced the retirement of Bart Becht during 2019. Peter Harf and Olivier Goudet will continue to lead JAB and oversee its investment strategy. JAB also...
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Bunge: Names President of Global Risk Management
White Plains / NY. (bl) Bunge Limited, a leader in agriculture, food and ingredients, announced that Brian Zachman has been named President of Global Risk Management, effective January 14, 2019. In this new role, he will report to the CEO of Bunge Limited and serve on the executive leadership...
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Panera Bread: announces management additions
St. Louis / MO. (pbc) Panera Bread Company, part of Luxembourg’s JAB Holding, announced that Karen Kelley and Anita Vanderveer have recently joined the company’s senior management team as SVP, Chief Restaurant Operations Officer, and SVP, Chief People Officer, respectively. Kelley will lead...
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