Archive of all Greencore articles – Page 5
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NewsGreencore looks to Hungary to fill 300 sandwich making posts in Northampton
Greencore Group has gone to Hungary to find staff for its new Northampton facility, after facing a recruitment struggle in the UK.
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NewsGreencore commits to major food-to-go investment
Greencore has announced a major cash investment in its food-to-go business…
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NewsGreencore to build £20m sandwich-making plant in US
Greencore has announced plans to open a new sandwich-making facility in the US.
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NewsGreencore builds US presence with Lettieri's acquisition
Greencore has acquired US food-to-go operator Lettieri’s and revealed plans to invest £6m in its Florida factory.
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InterviewsPatrick Coveney on Horsegate, Starbucks and relief over Northern
After Greencore was (unfairly) dragged into Horsegate, ready meal sales nosedived, but the picture is improving. Besides, …
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NewsGreencore COO Di Walker steps down after nine years
Greencore’s chief operating officer Di Walker is leaving after nine years at the company.
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Greencore strikes pay deal with Hull factory workers
Greencore has agreed a pay deal with staff in Hull after workers went on strike at the end of January.
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NewsGreencore offloads Cadbury desserts factory to Müller
Greencore has offloaded its chilled desserts facility in Minsterley to Müller Dairy UK in a £4.3m deal worth plus stock.
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NewsUniq deal boosts Greencore sales by 50%
Greencore’s acquisition of Uniq helped the convenience food business deliver a 36.7% rise in group operating profits to £31.7m…
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Reckitt and household the week's big winners
The biggest stock market winners in grocery this week were to be found in the household product aisles.
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NewsGreencore confirms mystery takeover bid
Greencore is the subject of a surprise takeover bid. The company’s board today told investors that it had received an approach from an unidentified bidder.
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OFT waves through Greencore-Uniq deal
Greencore’s takeover of Uniq has been waved through by the Office of Fair Trading. The watchdog today rubber-stamped the deal, which was first announced in July, having been cleared by the Irish Competition Authority last month.
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Greencore grabs 98.13% of Uniq shares
Greencore has moved a step closer to sealing its £113m deal for Uniq after shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deal. As of 1pm on 30 August, Greencore announced it had received acceptances in respect of 115,001,506 Uniq Shares - 98.13 per cent of the company’s issued share capital.
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NewsUniq deal helps Greencore get over Northern
Greencore has announced plans to buy rival chilled foods group Uniq. Leading shareholders in Greencore have already backed the 96p a share deal, which values Uniq at £113m.
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Comment & Opinion
Once bitten, twice shy
Greencore’s hunger for a transformational deal was finally sated today, with the news that it has bagged Uniq for £113m.
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NewsGreencore squares up to Samworth in Uniq tussle
Greencore is facing a new takeover tussle as it bids to gain control of debt-hit sandwich maker Uniq. The Irish convenience food group recently lost out to Ranjit Boparan in the battle for Northern Foods.
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NewsGreencore ‘must act fast or it will become a target’
Greencore will need to strike a deal swiftly after failing to secure Northern Foods or risk becoming a takeover target itself, City experts have warned. M&A experts have cited Bakkavör and Uniq as potential targets. "Greencore...
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NewsGreencore concedes defeat in Northern takeover tussle
Greencore has abandoned its bid to buy Northern Foods, leaving the way clear for Ranjit Boparan to complete his own takeover of the manufacturing giant.
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NewsCan Greencore still win a pizza the action after Boparan bid?
Ranjit Singh Boparan’s swoop on Northern Foods has thrown the Essenta merger into disarray. Where now for Greencore, asks Hannah Stodell
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Greencore acquires US sandwich maker
Greencore Group pushed ahead with its US expansion this week, acquiring Massachusetts-based sandwich maker On a Roll for an undisclosed sum. On a Roll, which had gross assets of $3.4m as of 30 September, would provide an additional...