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Kerry Foods Ltd

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:47:44 +0000

337 jobs at risk - Site Closure - Annual Turnover £557.3m
Irish chilled foods company Kerry Foods has confirmed that 337 jobs could be cut at its Grimsby factory as a result of increasing competition and falling sales in the ready meals market. Frank Hayes is Director of Corporate Affairs

Unilever PLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:54:56 +0000

£124m increase in promotional spend - cautious outlook
Anglo-Dutch company Unilever, the world's second-biggest maker of branded household products by sales, increased its marketing budget by £124m to £5.13bn in 2011. Net profits increased 1% from £3.8bn to £3.83 in 2011 but the company is cautious of the future outlook due to difficult conditions in mature economies.

Greggs PLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:43:51 +0000

10 jobs created - sandwich outlet opened
Greggs Plc has opened a sandwich outlet at the Onyx Retail Park, Manvers, South Yorkshire, creating 10 new jobs. The site was chosen because of its proximity to the A633 and to expanding residential areas.

The Real Good Food Company Plc

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:01 +0000

Earnings up 62% at sugar distributors
The Real Good Food Company plc, which owns the largest independent non-refining distributor of sugar in Europe (Napier Brown) and is a supplier of dairy ingredients (Garretts), supplies bakery ingredients (Renshaw), jam and bakery ingredients (R&W Scott) and manufactures patisserie and desserts (Haydens Bakery), has recorded a 62% rise in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Company earnings rose to £9.1m for 2011, compared to £5.6m in 2010. Pieter Totte is Executive Chairman.

Kingdom Bakers Limited

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:06:53 +0000

135 jobs lost - ceased trading - receivers selling business
Kingdom Baker Ltd has appointed receivers and ceased trading with the loss of 135 bakery jobs. RSM Tenon is working to secure a sale of the business and its assets and has received six enquiries. Kingdom Bakers operated two sites in Scotland, at Kirkcaldy and Dysart.

Dairy Crest Group Plc

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:51:08 +0000

£3.1m factory extension completed
Dairy Crest has completed the £3.1 million extension of its Derbyshire factory on time and under budget. The work involved adding five internal loading bays, two external loading bays, an additional access road and trolley yard. Mark Allen is chief executive.

Del Monte Europe Ltd

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:18:47 +0000

11 jobs at risk -
Food company Del Monte has put employees at its York factory on 90-day notice after recording a net loss for the first quarter of the financial year. The Bakers Food and Allied Workersâ€™ Union is representing 11 of its members at the site where approximately 160 people are employed.

Premier Foods Group Limited

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:58:29 +0000

£50m TV advertising - Turnover £2.4bn - 13876 Employees
Premier Foods has began a programme of TV advertising as part of its strategy to double marketing spend to more than £50m in 2012 to help restore growth. The new TV advertising will build on the strengths and heritage of the brands while reinforcing their relevance for todayâ€™s consumers. Michael Clarke is Chief Executive officer.

Cranswick PLC

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:41:45 +0000

10% sales growth - £42.7m profit expected
Hull-based meat supplier Cranswick Plc recorded a 10% increase in sales for the quarter to December 2011. Trading improved on all the company's pig products, with bacon and fresh pork performing particularly well. Industry experts are forecasting a profit of £42.7m for the year to March 2012.

Prosper De Mulder Ltd

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:10:39 +0000

£40m Investment - Two New Plants Proposed - 80 New Jobs
Prosper De Mulder, a Recycling specialist plans to invest £40m in two new UK plants in 2012. The new plants, in Widnes and East London, will each create around 40 jobs and should be operational by 2013. The recycling capacity of Doncaster will also be doubled, each handling around 90,000 tonnes of food waste each year and producing 4mws of renewable energy. Philip Simpson is Commercial Director.