All Premier Foods articles – Page 23
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Reader survey - 10th December 2007
All the independent retailers interviewed by The Grocer say they are feeling the bite of rising commodity costs. This year, major food and drink suppliers, including United Biscuits, Kellogg's and Premier Foods, have come forward to admit they have...
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Reader survey - commodity prices
All the independent retailers interviewed by The Grocer say they are feeling the bite of rising commodity costs.This year, major food and drink suppliers, including United Biscuits, Kellogg's and Premier Foods, have come forward to admit...
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Trends & Developments
?Foodie photo appealPremier Foods gave its Cadbury Cakes portfolio a shake-up in June with new packaging intended to up its consumer appeal. The range, which is produced under licence from Cadbury, has been redesigned to unite all the...
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Are heritage brands a thing of the past?
Andy Warhol's famous poster has seared Campbell's tomato soup onto the consciousness of the nation. But it wasn't enough to prevent it from being canned. Premier Foods' announcement last week that the iconic soup would disappear from UK shelves...
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Premier reveals its key products for Christmas
Bird's Custard, Branston pickle, Ambrosia and Cadbury's cakes are the main products Premier Foods is backing for Christmas, chief executive Robert Schofield revealed this week. Schofield told The Grocer that Premier was well placed for...
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Premier Foods warns on wheat prices
Premier Foods has reported a 49.6% drop in half-year pre-tax profit to £13.9m on sales up 145.3% at £899.1m and has warned escalating wheat prices could force further price rises.The food manufacturer, which acquired RHM in December last...
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Premier Foods and Heinz put frozen food arms up for sale
Upheaval in frozen foods continued this week, with Premier putting its loss-making RHM frozen foods business up for sale and the Heinz frozen desserts business also on the block. The RHM frozen business is a £55m operation, comprising...
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Opinion - "Premier's got it right. The only route to survival is to combine brilliant NPD with ruthless operational efficiency"
Brian Revell, national officer of the Transport and General Workers' Union, got it half right. "Premier Foods is acting like a private equity company," he moaned, as CEO Robert Schofield announced plans to axe 600 staff and close six factories this...
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Premier procurement up but 600 jobs axed
The UK's biggest food manufacturer Premier Foods has announced a massive restructure, including the loss of almost 600 jobs and the closure of six factories by 2009. Premier Foods has been reviewing its operations following the £1.2bn...
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Surviving the squeeze RULE no 3
Innovation and extension are the best way to reinvigorate brands in mature categories. Take Premier Foods. Its greatest success has come from stretching established brands into new areas. After redesigning the core Branston...
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Premier Foods to close six factories
Premier Foods is to close six factories as part of a review of its manufacturing operations following its £1.2bn acquisition of RHM in December.The food manufacturer said it would close six factories in Bristol, Droylsden, Ledbury,...
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Premier ramps up Thai range by Sharwood's
Premier Foods has revealed that Sharwood's will be the first from its recently acquired stable of RHM brands to undergo major brand activity.The £85m brand, which already has a strong foothold in Asian cuisine with its Indian and Chinese...
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top Supplier Robert Schofield, Premier Foods
Premier Foods' audacious £1.2bn purchase of RHM, a company that normally finds itself on the bidding side of any takeover, has sent out a clear signal that the company means business. Schofield may have lost out on United Biscuits to a private...
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Federation of Bakers names new chairman
Brian Robinson has been elected chairman of the Federation of Bakers, 18 months after becoming chief executive of the Allied Milling and Baking Group.He takes over from Miles Warnick, Premier Foods' chief operating officer, bread and...
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Beans means brains for Branston launch
Omega-3 fever is about to sweep the baked beans category following the launch of Premier Foods' latest innovation for its Branston brand. 'Branstein' Baked Beans with added Omega-3 is due to hit shelves on 10 June, with listings...
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Warm weather hits Premier Foods
“Unusually warm weather” in April has impacted the sales of food manufacturer Premier Foods.In a trading update released this morning, Premier Foods, which makes Branston Pickle, Oxo stock cubes and Quorn vegetarian products, said although...
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New CEO at Inter Link Foods
Cake manufacturer Inter Link Foods has appointed Ian Croxford as chief executive officer.Croxford joins Inter Link Foods from Premier Foods where he was most recently group operations director. He has also held senior roles at Banshee...
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Bloomin Big Beans to boost Branston range
Premier Foods has launched yet another attack on Heinz with the introduction of Branston Bloomin Big Baked Beans, a limited edition using beans that are 50% bigger than regular haricot beans. The giant beans will be available at the end...
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Premier Foods sells fresh produce division
Premier Foods has completed the sale of its fresh produce division MBM Produce to management for an undisclosed sum.The division has been acquired by Abbanoy Produce Holdings, a company controlled by MBM's managing director Pepe...