UK: Greencore Q1 sales boosted by small-store success
Greencore's first-quarter 2014 sales have been lifted by its success in smaller-format stores.
View ArticleIRELAND/US: Greencore buys c-store supplier Lettieri's
Ireland-based private-label group Greencore has moved to expand its business in the US with the acquisition of food-to-go supplier Lettieri's.
View ArticleEditor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
Tesco's bid to try again to revitalise its UK sales grabbed the headlines this week and we looked at the retailer's moves to build a multichannel business. just-food also reported from the Gulfood...
View ArticleUS: Greencore to consolidate US production in new site
Greencore is investing in a new sandwich manufacturing facility to serve the north-east of the US, a move that will see production end at two other sites.
View ArticleIRELAND: Origin Enterprises appoints new CFO
Origin Enterprises has announced the appointment of Imelda Hurley as chief financial officer.
View ArticleIRELAND: Greencore lifted by food-to-go drive in US, UK
Greencore's drive into the food-to-go sector in the US and UK lifted the group's first-half sales.
View ArticleFocus: Packaging, provenance touted as ready meal drivers
Chilled ready meals is big business in the UK and it's a business still in growth. But only just about. Last year's horsemeat contamination scandal hit sales of chilled ready meals in the UK and the...
View ArticleUK: Greencore sales up amid "buoyant" food-to-go market
Greencore has said it is confident it can deliver annual earnings in line with market expectations after posting higher sales for the third quarter of its financial year.
View ArticleDeal or no deal: How a frozen sale makes sense for Kerry
Kerry Group is reportedly mulling the sale of its frozen food business. The company has seen strong sales and profit momentum at its ingredients unit but endured a lacklustre performance from the...
View ArticleGreencore plans 2015 investments as FY earnings rise
Greencore, the Ireland-based convenience food group, has said it will step up investments in the coming year after booking higher earnings for the 12 months to 26 September.
View ArticleUPDATE: Greencore eyes US$1bn nationwide business in US
Greencore is increasing the capacity of its US food-to-go business and expanding its reach to the west coast of the country as it works to build a US$1bn business in the market.
View ArticleOn the money: How Greencore is outperforming the UK food market
Over the last twelve months Irish food group Greencore outperformed the overall food market in UK, its largest market, on the back of its exposure to the faster-growth food-to-go segment and expansion...
View ArticleFood industry news of the week: Bisco Misr, Kerry, Danone
The bidding for Egyptian snacks group Bisco Misr intensified, there was speculation over Kerry Group's frozen ready-meal business and Danone sold its dairy business in Indonesia.
View ArticleFood industry quotes of the week: Asda, Kerry Group, Greencore
The much-awaited campylobacter tests on supermarket chicken in the UK were published this week. On the mergers and acquisitions side, Abraaj raised its bid yet again for Bisco Misr. Conversely, Danone...
View ArticleUK mulls adding official "five-a-day" mark to ready meals
The UK government is considering allowing ready meal manufacturers to put the official five-a-day logo on their products.
View Article2014 in review: the year's most-read news stories on just-food
The takeover battles for Chiquita Brands International and for Hillshire Brands were among the stories that grabbed your interest in 2014.
View ArticleGreencore expands UK, US sales
Greencore has booked a 4% increase in first quarter sales as the private label supplier eked out growth in the UK and reported a solid performance from its US business.
View ArticleComment: Manufacturers should tread carefully over extended payment terms
Food manufacturers are catching some flack for extending payment terms to their suppliers. The growing tension in the supply chain points to the pressure manufacturers are themselves facing in the...
View ArticleGreencore convenience focus delivers growth
Greencore, the Irish food maker, booked an increase in first-half sales and profits thanks to expansion and new customer wins in the UK and US food-to-go markets.
View ArticleGreencore invests in distribution hub
Greencore is opening a new distribution hub to serve its UK convenience store customers.
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