Archive of all Premier Foods articles – Page 26
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OFT clears Marlow Foods acquisition
The Office of Fair Trading has cleared Premier Foods’ acquisition of Marlow Foods, the manufacturer of meat substitute brand Quorn.In a statement, the OFT ruled that the completed acquisition did not qualify for investigation under the...
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Hartley’s launches in snacks
Premier Foods is trialling a range of smoothies and fruit bars for children under its Hartley’s label in a drive to create a £50m brand within the next three years.The products are being sold in multiples in Birmingham, Nottingham, Stoke and...
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Premier Foods to sell Typhoo?
Premier Foods has reportedly put its tea brand Typhoo up for sale with a £100m price tag.Weekend reports said Premier has appointed Icelandic investment bank Islandbanki to handle the sale, which has already sparked interest from potential...
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Quorn enters the Premier league stakes
Miles Salter talks to David Kappler, non-executive chairman of Premier Foods, about the takeover of Marlow Foods and vegetarian brand QuornWhen Premier Foods announced its takeover of Marlow Foods on Monday, June 6, the impact was...
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Premier’s Kappler speaks out
Food scares such as the Sudan 1 crisis are an issue for the whole food and drink industry, Premier Foods’ non-executive chairman David Kappler says in an exclusive interview with The Grocer this week.He was reluctant to comment on the scare...
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Quorn plans NPD after buyout
Meat-free brand Quorn plans to hit the grocery market with a spate of new product development after its purchase by Premier Foods this week.Nick Hughes, MD of Marlow Foods, which was acquired by Premier for £172m, told The Grocer that there was...
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Premier Foods buys Quorn
Premier Foods has bought Marlow Foods, the owner of meat substitute brand, Quorn, from Montagu Private Equity for £172m.As part of the deal, Premier said that Marlow would continue to operate as a stand-alone unit and would be run by its...
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Sudan 1 sparks new probe
Premier Foods is at the centre of a fresh Sudan 1 probe after another contaminated product had to be hauled off shelves, sparking fears that the supplier may have a new problem.Investigators are racing to establish whether the withdrawal of a...
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New Sudan 1 alert by Asda
Food watchdogs this week ordered a new Sudan 1 alert totally unconnected with the massive product recall caused by Premier Foods’ contaminated Worcester sauce last month – confirming fears that the crisis may be far from over.As revealed by The...
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Sudan assurances perplex
Premier Foods’ insistence that it had not only received written assurances from suppliers but also conducted its own tests of the rogue chilli powder at the centre of the Sudan scare has baffled scientists.While some tests were not sensitive...
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Premier weathers storm
Shares in Premier Foods, the company at the centre of the biggest food recall scandal in history, have been virtually unscathed by the firestorm engulfing it.While its shares fell 3% when the news broke on February 18,Premier has not been...
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JS streamlines potato supply
Sainsbury’s drive to streamline its supply base is continuing apace, with potato supplier MBM, a subsidiary of Premier Foods, the latest to find itself surplus to requirements.Ditching the Cambridgeshire-based company means the multiple now has...
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Trends and developments
>>from luxury and exotic to reduced sugar and low-carbn Hartley’s is introducing a new premium sub-brand to its portfolio of preserves. The new Hartley’s Luxury Conserve range from Premier Foods will...
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Premier Foods reports factory fire
A fire broke out at Premier Foods’ Bury St Edmunds plant last night, but the company reports that no-one was injured in the blaze.The maker of Sun-Pat peanut butter and Sarsons vinegar said it is too early to establish the extent of the...
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In Profile: Q&A with Premier Foods’ Sue Knight
Living and breathing every new brand she works with General marketing manager at Premier Foods, Sue Knight, is passionate about marketing and throws her all at every project that comes her way. Premier Foods brought Knight in a couple of...
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A warming Heartbeat
Premier Foods is throwing a £1.6m TV sponsorship deal behind Cadbury’s Drinking Chocolate.The manufacturer will be backing the fourteenth series of ITV’s Heartbeat this autumn. It will be the first time the show has had a sponsor since...
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Chivers turns on appeal of thriving Hartley’s brand
Premier Foods is axing its Chivers brand in favour of a fresher outlook under its Hartley’s title.
In an effort to bring jam consumers to the marmalade market, Premier has decided to sell its Olde English marmalade under the fresher brand name… -
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Bubble trouble?
Venture capitalists’ appetite for UK food and drink may well hang on the fate of the Premier Foods flotation, as Glynn Davis reportsThey came. They saw. They did a bit of shopping. Now many of the private equity players that bought up...
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Premier float was a success
Premier Foods sold more shares than is planned following its flotation.The maker of Branston Pickle and Typhoo Tea has been valued at £540m after it sold £350m of shares yesterday.The strong interest from investors came after the company...
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Premier watches Cantrell flotation
Premier Foods’ owner Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst will be watching next month’s flotation of drinks and snacks giant Cantrell & Cochrane closely to assess the current appetite for food stocks, said analysts.The Cantrell & Cochrane sale, the...