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Food & Drink - 2005
EFSIS, the Milton Keynes-based food safety inspection company, is to be acquired by SAI Global of Australia for about £5m.
29-Dec-2005
Cadbury Schweppes has sold Holland House, its US-based cooking wine business, to Mizkan Americas for £21m.
29-Dec-2005
Cadbury Schweppes is to sell its Grandma's Molasses business in the US to B&G Foods for £17m.
28-Dec-2005
Pernod Ricard is to sell three whisky brands and the Glen Grant distillery to Campari of Italy for £89m.
28-Dec-2005
Scotmin Nutrition, the Ayr-based animal feeds company, has been acquired by Buccleuch Group of Selkirk for undisclosed terms.
22-Dec-2005
Unilever is to sell Mora, its Dutch snack foods business with annual sales of £70m, to Ad van Geloven for undisclosed terms.
21-Dec-2005
Glisten has acquired Lyme Regis Fine Foods, the Hampshire-based fruit bars and cereals supplier with about 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.
14-Dec-2005
Cadbury Schweppes is to build a £70m chewing gum factory in Poland by 2008, while £30m is being invested in the expansion of a Mexican factory.
13-Dec-2005
Canterbury Foods is to sell its meat products business to J&J Tranfield for £4.5m, including sites in Hull and Stoke.
07-Dec-2005
Young's Bluecrest is to set up a 64,000 sq ft smoked salmon factory at Starlaw Park in Livingston, in order to expand its Macrae of Edinburgh division.
07-Dec-2005
John Standing Outside Caterers, the Brighton-based catering company with 25 staff, has been acquired by Kent-based Big Fill for undisclosed terms.
07-Dec-2005
Tate & Lyle is to acquire Continental Custom Ingredients of the US for £40m and Celaspinia Foods of Italy for £34m, in order to expand its food ingredients business.
06-Dec-2005
SHS Group is planning to create at least 20 new IT, marketing, accounting and logistics jobs at its recently-opened £5m headquarters in Belfast over the next two years.
05-Dec-2005
Wynnstay has acquired Quins Farm Supplies, the Powys-based supplier of animal nutrition products, for up to £0.4m, while its Young's Animal Feeds joint venture has acquired Dollin & Morris, the Staffordshire-based manufacturer of equine and bird foods.
05-Dec-2005
NWF has announced plans for the £15m expansion of its agriculture and distribution business in Cheshire, including the development of three new warehouses by early 2007.
30-Nov-2005
Sweetmans Select Savouries, the Swansea-based bakery, has been bought out of administration by Cleary Foods Group for undisclosed terms, saving more than 40 jobs.
28-Nov-2005
Cadbury Schweppes is to sell its European drinks division, which has 3,000 staff in 30 countries, to private equity firms Blackstone Group and Lion Capital for £1.27bn.
22-Nov-2005
Finsbury Food Group is to acquire Glasgow-based cake manufacturers California Cake and Campbell's Cake for £7.4m, as well as United Central Bakeries of Edinburgh for £2.5m.
21-Nov-2005
Aulds is to invest a further £6m at a frozen and chilled desserts factory in Renfrewshire, having just opened a £2m temporary replacement for the factory that burnt down in September.
21-Nov-2005
Seabay has acquired Quickfish, the Grimsby-based seafood importer and distributor, for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2005
Northern Foods has won a £30m contract to supply ready meals to Asda, which will create more than 200 jobs at factories in Carlisle, Grantham, Sheffield and Nottingham.
09-Nov-2005
Fuller Smith & Turner has acquired George Gale & Co, the Hampshire brewer with 111 pubs, for £92m.
09-Nov-2005
Warburtons is to create up to 140 jobs at its new £10m bakery, which is due to open at the former Rathbones site in Rogerstone, South Wales, in July.
07-Nov-2005
Premier Foods has acquired Cauldron Foods, the Bristol-based meat-free products manufacturer with 215 staff, from Rayner & Co for £27m.
02-Nov-2005
Brambles Foods has acquired Harry Mason, the London-based sandwich supplier, which should double its annual turnover to £20m.
02-Nov-2005
Hitchen Foods, the Wigan-based supplier of prepared vegetables and salads with 750 staff, has been acquired by Geest for £44m.
02-Nov-2005
Graham's Dairies has acquired Scottish Milk Dairies from First Milk for undisclosed terms, after rival firm Robert Wiseman dropped its bid.
31-Oct-2005
Genus is to acquire Sygen International, the Oxfordshire-based pig breeding company, for £187m.
31-Oct-2005
Calypso, the Wrexham-based soft drinks manufacturer with 180 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2005
Duchy Originals Foods is to set up an organic pastries bakery in Launceston next April, with the creation of an initial ten jobs.
27-Oct-2005
Cromer Crab Company of Norfolk and Anchor Seafoods of West Sussex have been acquired by Fishery Products International of Canada for £18m.
24-Oct-2005
Hill Station is to acquire Loseley Dairy Ice Cream of Cwmbran and Granelli McDermott of Cheshire for £2m.
24-Oct-2005
Dairy Crest is to acquire the London Food Service business of Arla Foods, which includes food distribution sites in Ruislip, Bloomsbury and Nine Elms, for £4m.
17-Oct-2005
Premier Foods is to sell Jonker Fris, the Dutch canned fruit and vegetable supplier with gross assets of £17m, to NPM Capital.
17-Oct-2005
Simply Go, the Cwmbran-based sandwich filling manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by a former management team, securing the future of 50 of the 200 jobs.
17-Oct-2005
British Cattle Movement Service is to create 100 new jobs in Workington by the end of the year.
17-Oct-2005
Premier Foods has sold its Typhoo Tea business to Apeejay Tea of India for £80m, and Apeejay will establish a UK headquarters at the factory in Moreton, Wirral.
14-Oct-2005
Richmond Foods is to invest £14m at its ice cream factory in Wigan over the next three years, with the creation of 60 jobs.
14-Oct-2005
The Scottish Executive is to provide £6.5m of funding to 67 businesses for the modernisation of fishing vessels and fish processing plants, which will help to create 100 jobs.
14-Oct-2005
Fredericks Dairies is investing £10m in a new automated production facility in Lancashire.
11-Oct-2005
William Grant & Sons has acquired Raynal & Cie, the French brandy company, for an estimated £50m.
10-Oct-2005
Greencore has acquired Oldfields, the London-based sandwich manufacturer, for £12m, and has also announced the sale of its UK pizza business to management for a nominal sum.
06-Oct-2005
Provexis has sold its Altu food business to Go Lower for under £0.1m, in order to focus on the development of new food bioactives.
06-Oct-2005
Cargill has sold its Seaforth corn mill to Dacsa of Spain for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of about 20 staff.
04-Oct-2005
Walkers is to set up a new snacks factory in Skelmersdale by March, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
29-Sep-2005
Robert Wiseman Dairies is about to acquire a site in Taunton to set up a new £30m dairy by spring 2007, which will employ up to 500 staff.
29-Sep-2005
Warburtons is to employ 100 workers at a bakery in Stockton when it becomes fully operational in December, following a £6.5m investment at the site.
27-Sep-2005
Princes is creating 60 new jobs at its soft drinks factory in Manchester, with vacancies for manufacturing operatives, engineers and production managers.
22-Sep-2005
Deli Lites is to expand production at its sandwich factory at Warrenpoint in County Down, with the creation of 12 new jobs.
21-Sep-2005
The National Farmers Union has begun recruiting staff for its new £6.5m headquarters due to be completed at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire in December, and some of the 120 staff will relocate from London.
19-Sep-2005
Bomfords has acquired Tuddenham Hall Foods, the Suffolk-based grower of asparagus and other vegetables.
19-Sep-2005
Sainsbury's has announced that John Baarda is to create an initial 32 jobs at a new £3m tomato production facility in Billingham, and the 23-acre site will use carbon dioxide and steam produced by Terra Industries.
16-Sep-2005
Interbrew UK has awarded a £3.5m contract to Dew to extend its brewery in Magor, South Wales.
15-Sep-2005
The Seafood Company, the West Sussex-based seafood supplier, has been acquired by FPI of Canada for £18m.
13-Sep-2005
Gold Star Soft Drinks has won planning permission to set up a £1.3m soft drinks factory in Saltash over the next 18 months, with the creation of at least 14 new jobs.
09-Sep-2005
Premier Foods is planning to invest £2m at its recently-acquired Marlow Foods meat alternatives business, including marketing initiatives and new product development.
07-Sep-2005
GoLower, the Edinburgh-based supplier of low-sugar snack bars, is considering plans for a flotation on Aim next year to fund expansion into continental Europe and the US.
31-Aug-2005
Direct Wines is to set up a 17,000 sq ft wine distribution centre at the Gloucester Business Park in Brockworth by 2007, which should create 300 new jobs for the Gloucester area.
30-Aug-2005
Charnwood Borough Council has approved plans for the development of an egg packing factory at Sunrise Poultry in Sileby, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.
29-Aug-2005
Pan Fish of Norway has acquired two Scottish fish farming companies - Corrie Mhor Salmon of Wester Ross for £4.7m and Murray Seafoods of Loch Fyne for £5.5m.
29-Aug-2005
NWF Agriculture has acquired Nutrition Express, the Salford Quays-based animal feed distributor, for £0.5m.
23-Aug-2005
Greene King is to acquire Belhaven, the East Lothian-based brewery and chain of 270 pubs, for £254m.
23-Aug-2005
Sildarvinnslan of Iceland is seeking permission from Shetland Islands Council to build a major fishmeal processing factory at Sullom Voe next year.
17-Aug-2005
Highland Council is to consider plans from Praban na Linne for the development of a £3m all-Gaelic distillery and visitor centre on the Isle of Skye.
12-Aug-2005
Macaw, the Nelson-based soft drinks company with more than 300 staff, is to be acquired by Cott Corp of Canada for £75m.
11-Aug-2005
Woodward Foodservice has undergone a £25m management buy-out backed by Catalyst Investment.
10-Aug-2005
BioCare, the Birmingham-based distributor of natural healthcare products and food supplements, has been acquired by Aim-listed cash shell NeutraHealth for £16m.
09-Aug-2005
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group is to invest £0.4m in new production lines at its factory in Bellshill, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
08-Aug-2005
Whitworths has acquired Sundora, the dried fruit and nut company, for undisclosed terms, and production will transfer from Pocklington to Irthlingborough.
08-Aug-2005
Kerry Group has acquired Noon Products, the ready meals manufacturer, from WT Foods for about £125m.
08-Aug-2005
Northern Foods is creating 60 new jobs at the Palethorpes pie factory in Market Drayton, following a £2.3m expansion programme.
05-Aug-2005
Lindley Catering, the Stoke-based contract catering company with 400 staff, has been acquired by private equity firm Sovereign Capital for £14m.
02-Aug-2005
Bodycote Materials Testing has acquired Allied Laboratory Services, the Grimsby-based food testing company.
01-Aug-2005
Napier Brown, the sugar products supplier, is to be acquired by The Real Good Food Company for £68m.
28-Jul-2005
SABMiller of South Africa is to set up a new company to manage the marketing and distribution of its beer brands in the UK.
25-Jul-2005
Carr's Billington Agriculture has acquired certain fixed assets of W&J Pye, the owner of four compound feed mills in Blackburn, Lancaster, Langwathby and Shrewsbury, out of administration, for £16m.
20-Jul-2005
Devon Cider is to relocate to the former Thomas Hardy bottling factory in Tiverton by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
20-Jul-2005
Yeo Valley is planning to relocate its south Devon-based ice cream factory and 25 staff to Newton Abbot.
18-Jul-2005
Rodda's Creamery is planning a £2.8m expansion at its clotted cream factory in Cornwall, with the creation of ten jobs.
05-Jul-2005
Greene King has acquired TD Ridley & Sons, the Essex-based pub operator, for £46m, and Ridley's Chelmsford brewery will close with the loss of up to 85 jobs.
05-Jul-2005
Carlsberg is to invest £13m in a new canning line for its Joshua Tetley brewery in Leeds, with the creation of 24 jobs.
04-Jul-2005
Sir Robert McAlpine has won a £6m contract from Scotbeef to build a production facility in Glasgow.
30-Jun-2005
Morrisons is planning to expand its recently-acquired abattoir in Turriff, which is expected to involve an increase in the 200-strong workforce.
27-Jun-2005
Pro-Pak Foods, the Malton-based meat and ready meals company with 300 staff, has been acquired by TiCan of Denmark for undisclosed terms.
27-Jun-2005
Faroe Seafood is looking to create more than 100 new jobs in Grimsby over the next two years, and plans to set up a manufacturing base, either directly or outsourced to another company.
27-Jun-2005
Heinz is to acquire the HP, Lea & Perrins and Amoy sauce brands from Danone, prompting speculation that up to 400 jobs could be cut at factories in Birmingham and Worcester and an office on London.
21-Jun-2005
Inter Link Foods is to close its recently-acquired Newton House Bakery in Ravensthorpe in September, but some of the 154 staff will relocate to Yorkshire Cottage Bakery in Bradford.
20-Jun-2005
Moorhouses is planning to invest £0.8m in the expansion of its Burnley brewery and the opening of new pubs.
16-Jun-2005
Weetabix has won planning permission from Kettering Council to expand its breakfast cereals site in Burton Latimer by over 14.5 hectares, including a new warehouse and two production units.
16-Jun-2005
GW Padley is seeking permission from North Kesteven District Council for the £30m expansion of its Anwick poultry factory near Sleaford, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
16-Jun-2005
Diageo is to acquire the Bushmills Irish whiskey brand from Pernod Ricard for about £200m.
07-Jun-2005
Premier Foods is to acquire Marlow Foods, the manufacturer of Quorn substitute meat products, from Montagu Private Equity for £172m.
07-Jun-2005
John Millar & Sons has been bought out of receivership by Wallace & Allan, saving 83 jobs at its confectionery plant in Broxburn.
03-Jun-2005
Macduff Shellfish has secured planning permission from Aberdeenshire Council to build a £2m coldstore at its site in Mintlaw.
02-Jun-2005
Scottish & Newcastle is to sell the UK distribution rights for Beck's beer to InBev in a £67m deal, and the proceeds will be used to advertise its core brands.
30-May-2005
David Powell Bakeries of Hampshire is to be acquired by the Kidderminster-based subsidiary of Rich Products Corporation of the US.
27-May-2005
Moy Park has secured £6m from Invest Northern Ireland to support a £40m investment in the expansion of its poultry processing plants in Craigavon, Dungannon, Moira and Lisnaskea.
19-May-2005
Anglo Beef Processors is to set up a new beef packing factory in the Craigavon area, with the creation of 80 jobs.
17-May-2005
KPMG has sold former Rathbones bakeries in Walsall, Leicester and Peterborough, as well as a Carlisle distribution centre, to two former directors operating under the name of Harvestime, securing the future of about 1,000 jobs.
16-May-2005
Cadbury Schweppes has acquired Green & Black's, the London-based organic confectionery company with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-May-2005
Nichols has acquired Beacon Soft Drinks, the Brighton-based supplier of drinks to pubs and clubs, for about £3m.
13-May-2005
Blendex Food Ingredients, the seasoning manufacturer with 74 staff at a factory in Hetton-le-Hole, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-May-2005
Belso's UK Cereals, the Peterborough-based breakfast cereal supplier with 30 staff, has been acquired by Bokomo Foods of South Africa.
11-May-2005
Cadbury Schweppes is planning to invest £40m in the expansion of its Bournville chocolate confectionery factory in Birmingham by autumn 2006.
10-May-2005
Princes Soft Drinks is to create 25 new jobs at the Eden Valley mineral water production plant in Cumbria, following a £5m investment.
09-May-2005
Kingmoor Technical Services, the Carlisle-based food testing company, is looking to expand into a 9,000 sq ft site and double its 37-strong workforce over the next two years.
06-May-2005
Faroe Seafood is to relocate its UK head office from Preston to Grimsby this summer, with the creation of a few administration jobs.
04-May-2005
Eclipse Scientific has acquired Devan Laboratories, the Telford-based food testing laboratory, for undisclosed terms.
04-May-2005
Coca-Cola is to invest £53m in the development of a new bottling plant at Knockmore Hill near Lisburn, in order to replace its existing site in Lambeg.
28-Apr-2005
Dean's of Huntly is seeking permission from Aberdeenshire Council to expand its shortbread factory at a cost of £0.75m, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
28-Apr-2005
Wolverhampton & Dudley has reached agreement to acquire Jennings, the Cumbria-based brewery and chain of 128 pubs, for £46m.
28-Apr-2005
BakeMark UK is to close its bakery in Milton Keynes in May, with the loss of almost 100 jobs, although some staff may relocate to its factory on Merseyside.
27-Apr-2005
Warburtons is seeking permission to refurbish its recently-acquired bakery in Stockton, before bringing it back into production.
25-Apr-2005
The Army School of Catering is planning to relocate from Aldershot to the Army Technical Foundation College site at Arborfield Garrison in 2006.
25-Apr-2005
Spring Fine Foods has bought Sheriffs of Kingsbridge, the Exeter-based biscuit manufacturer, out of administration for undisclosed terms, but 60 jobs have been lost.
22-Apr-2005
Allied Domecq, the spirits group, has accepted a £7.4bn takeover bid from Pernod Ricard, with some of Allied's brands being acquired by Fortune Brands of the US.
21-Apr-2005
Dorset Cereals, the Dorchester-based manufacturer of breakfast cereals, has undergone a management buy-in backed by Langholm Capital.
20-Apr-2005
Dungannon Meats is to create 30 new jobs at its meat processing plant in County Tyrone, having secured a new order to supply Co-op stores.
18-Apr-2005
Grampian Country Foods is to invest £16m in the expansion of its meat processing plant at Broxburn near Edinburgh with the creation of 200 jobs, but 330 jobs will be lost with the closure of its factory in Buckie.
18-Apr-2005
McCowans, the Stenhousemuir-based toffee confectionery company with 84 staff, has been bought out of receivership by a new company called Sally Gardens for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2005
Hygrade Foods is seeking permission for the £6m expansion of its meat processing factory in Corsham, with the creation of 80 jobs over the next three years.
15-Apr-2005
Alpha Airports has acquired the Abela Rocas airline catering business in Romania for £3.4m.
13-Apr-2005
Maldon Crystal Salt Company has secured planning permission to set up a new salt processing plant on farmland in Tolleshunt Major, with the creation of six jobs.
13-Apr-2005
Judge's Choice Petfood of Norfolk has acquired the Happidog brand of vegetarian dog food and the Top Number range for working dogs from Provimi of Thirsk.
12-Apr-2005
Old Bushmills Distillery is planning a £10m expansion at its whiskey distillery in Co Antrim, with the creation of 26 jobs.
05-Apr-2005
Direct Table Foods is to build a new bacon factory at Saxon Business Park in Bury St Edmunds by the end of the year, with the creation of 75 jobs, following the recent fire at its original site.
05-Apr-2005
Cromer Crab Company has submitted plans to expand the chilled dispatch and ingredients storage facilities at its shellfish factory in North Norfolk, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
05-Apr-2005
Whyte & Mackay has awarded a £10m contract to Tulloch Construction to build a whisky bottling plant in Grangemouth.
04-Apr-2005
AG Barr is to relocate about 300 staff from eight Scottish sites to its main soft drinks manufacturing plant in Cumbernauld, as part of a £17m three-year investment.
01-Apr-2005
East Midlands Development Agency is planning to set up a £8m food mall supplying local delicacies, and suitable sites are being considered throughout the region.
31-Mar-2005
Johnson Seafarms, the Shetland-based fish farming company that is planning to produce organic cod, has undergone a £21m management buy-out.
30-Mar-2005
RR Spink & Sons is to recruit 25 extra staff at its fish processing business in Arbroath over the next three months.
21-Mar-2005
Kinnerton, the manufacturer of novelty confectionery with sites in London and Fakenham, is to be acquired by Zetar for up to £32m.
18-Mar-2005
Carr Foods, the Manchester-based cake importer with 14 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
15-Mar-2005
Furniss Foods has acquired the traditional gift section of Exeter-based biscuit and confectionery firm Sheriffs for undisclosed terms.
14-Mar-2005
Geest, the manufacturer of convenience foods, is to be acquired by Bakkavor of Iceland for £485m.
09-Mar-2005
Samworth Brothers is to invest £10m in the expansion of its Kensey Foods hot and cold desserts factory in Launceston, Cornwall, with the creation of 200 jobs over the next few years.
08-Mar-2005
Allerdale Council has received plans from Dutch consortium Partners In Cheese to build a £37m cheese factory at the Lillyhall industrial estate, with the creation of an initial 45 jobs.
08-Mar-2005
Muller has secured an endorsement from a government planning inspector to double the size of its desserts factory in Market Drayton, with the creation of at least 300 new jobs over the next five years.
07-Mar-2005
Defra is to set up a new regional headquarters for its Veterinary Service at the Parc Pensarn site in Carmarthen, and 70 staff will relocate from its existing office in the town centre later this year.
02-Mar-2005
One NorthEast has offered a £0.14m grant to The Tanfield Food Company to help create 45 jobs at a new gourmet foods manufacturing business in Tanfield Lea.
01-Mar-2005
Cavaghan & Gray is planning to spend £3m extending its food factory at Eastern Way in Carlisle.
28-Feb-2005
Castell Howell Foods is to expand its food distribution business to Avonmouth with the creation of 15 jobs, following the acquisition of Bristol-based Pan Aroma.
23-Feb-2005
Tate & Lyle is to set up a venture capital fund to help companies develop new food ingredients, which should supplement its own research and development work.
22-Feb-2005
Pete & Johnny, the Nottinghamshire-based supplier of PJ Smoothie soft drinks with 80 staff, has been acquired by PepsiCo UK for an estimated £20m.
22-Feb-2005
Warburtons is planning to spend a further £250m expanding its bakery operations across the country over the next five years, with a particular emphasis on the south and south west.
21-Feb-2005
Nutrinnovator is planning to acquire Provexis, the developer of functional foods, and the enlarged group will look to raise up to £10m of funds.
21-Feb-2005
Geest is to acquire the trade and moveable assets of the prepared leafy salads manufacturing operations of G's Marketing, in a deal worth £2.2m.
17-Feb-2005
Merrydown, the cider maker, is to be acquired by SHS Group of Northern Ireland for £37m.
17-Feb-2005
Furniss Foods is to receive £0.25m of funding from the South West Regional Development Agency to invest in new machinery and secure the future of 150 jobs at its biscuit factory in Cornwall.
10-Feb-2005
Unilever has sold its Crisp 'n Dry and Cookeen cooking fat businesses to Princes Manufacturing for undisclosed terms.
09-Feb-2005
Glanbia is to acquire the CMP liquid milk and cream processing business of Dairygold Co-operative Society for £6.9m.
03-Feb-2005
John Sisk has won a £11m contract from Coca-Cola to build a materials handling and storage facility at the bottling plant in Edmonton.
02-Feb-2005
Greggs is to build a new £13m 57,000 sq ft savoury production plant at Longbenton on Tyneside by 2006, with the creation of 50 jobs.
31-Jan-2005
Inter Link Foods has acquired Yorkshire Cottage Bakeries, the cake manufacturer with 290 staff in Bradford and Manchester, for £12m.
27-Jan-2005
Ashworth's Foods, the Preston-based pie manufacturer with 75 staff, has been bought out of administration by a local consortium called Unipex.
25-Jan-2005
Macphie has announced a £2.5m investment in new warehousing and equipment to expand its food ingredients manufacturing business at Glenbervie near Stonehaven.
24-Jan-2005
Nichols is to acquire the Panda soft drink brand from Dorset-based brewer Hall & Woodhouse for £5.5m.
24-Jan-2005
Kingsland Wines & Spirits, the Manchester-based drinks firm with annual turnover of £120m, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Tenon Corporate Finance.
21-Jan-2005
Windward Bananas has won permission for the £3.5m expansion of the ripening facilities at its Little Canfield depot in Essex, which will eventually lead to the creation of 80 jobs.
20-Jan-2005
Warburtons has acquired the Rathbones bakery site in Stockton for undisclosed terms, and will spend the next nine months refurbishing the plant.
17-Jan-2005
Cannock Chase Council is set to approve plans from 3663 for the development of a new food distribution centre at Kingswood Lakeside park, with the creation of 143 jobs.
14-Jan-2005
Northern Foods has started to recruit financial, administrative and secretarial staff for its new headquarters in Leeds, which will have a total workforce of about 80.
13-Jan-2005
Julian Graves has acquired Boaters Coffee, the Bedfordshire-based speciality coffee supplier, for undisclosed terms.
13-Jan-2005
Grants Foods is to expand its ready meals factory in Galston, and the workforce will rise from 30 to 50.
11-Jan-2005
NWF Group has won planning permission to increase warehouse space at its site in Wardle, Cheshire, and has also won a contract to store and distribute products for Patak Foods.
10-Jan-2005
Kinloch Damph, the supplier to the Scottish salmon farming industry with annual turnover of £7m, has been acquired by Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms.
04-Jan-2005