Top ten stories on Food Management Today in 2017
Food Management remembers the biggest stories that captured readers’ attention since our online newsroom launched in August 2017. Below is a countdown of our ten most read stories; to view the original stories, click on the headlines. Kettle Foods acquires Cornpoppers...
Weakening pound favours exports
Exports of goods have risen in every region of the UK, since the start of the year, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures, as the weak pound boosts business. Fresh on the back of the Government's Industrial Strategy and the Prime Minister brokering a last...
Tesco and Global G.A.P. to recognise Red Tractor
Fresh produce grown on Red Tractor assured farms is to be recognised as equivalent to two major food assurance schemes, Tesco’s Nurture scheme and Global G.A.P. Tesco has announced that from the beginning of April 2018 it will recognise Red Tractor’s standards as...
Campbell takes over Kettle chips brand
Campbell Soup Company is set to acquire Snyder’s-Lance, whose portfolio includes Kettle brand, Kettle chips and Emerald, for $50.00 per share in an all-cash transaction, in a bid to expand its portfolio of snacking brands. The acquisition is expected to combine the...
Unilever to sell its spreads business to KKR
Unilever is to sell its Spreads business, including Becel, Flora and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, to global investment firm KKR for €6.825 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The investment is being funded by both the European and North American private...
