United Biscuits (UB) is today announcing that it has reached an agreement to purchase all the assets of the Rana Confectionery Products business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Poundland, the biggest single price store chain in the UK, is set to launch an initial public offering on the London stock market next year, expected to value the company at between £700 million and £800 million.
Adams Foods has partnered with British farmer-owned dairy co-operative First Milk to establish a fully integrated supply chain for hard cheese in the UK retail, foodservice and wholesale sectors.
A batch of canned sliced beef has been taken off store shelves in Britain after it was found to contain horse DNA not identified in the ingredients list.
Boots, a UK-based pharmacy chain is recalling its Delicious Chocolate Brownie, as the product is packed with Boots Delicious Caramel Shortbread, which contains milk.
Leading vacuum pump manufacturer Busch has supplied vacuum pump equipment to one of the UK’s top dairy and non-dairy ingredients specialists for a brand new cheese packaging facility.
The British Government announced that a whole host of companies have signed up to a "responsibility pledge" to cut the saturated fat their products contain.
Annual growth in British retail sales unexpectedly ground to a halt over the past month, hit by the first big fall in supermarket sales since February.
Supermarket J Sainsbury (SBRY.L) will take its spat over price comparisons with Tesco (TSCO.L) to Britain's high court, challenging a ruling by the advertising watchdog in favor of its rival.
Scottish wines and spirits merchant Inverarity Morton has acquired Forth Wines, in a move which created an enlarged company with combined annual revenues of more than £75m.
Leading food companies in the United Kingdom have signed onto a “responsibility deal” and are working with the country’s Department of Health to reduce the amount of saturated fats in food products.
As a precautionary measure, the above batch of Patak’s Jalfrezi Cooking Sauce is being withdrawn from sale due to complaints of a large piece of plastic found in the sauce.