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Food & Drink - 2009
Long Clawson Dairy has secured £2.5m from the East Midlands Development Agency to expand its cheese plant near Melton Mowbray, with the creation of 12 jobs.
31-Dec-2009
Innocent Drinks is to relocate its London office to a 24,000 sq ft unit at Portobello Dock in Ladbroke Grove.
31-Dec-2009
Western Brand Poultry is investing £4.4m in the expansion of its site in Fermanagh, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next three years.
16-Dec-2009
Mackle Petfoods is to create up to ten new jobs at Moy in Northern Ireland early next year, in order to extend its warehouse and expand into England.
14-Dec-2009
C&K Group is investing £5m in a new 40,000 sq ft abattoir and meat cutting plant at Eye in Suffolk by September 2010.
10-Dec-2009
Oxford Wine Company is to acquire Bona Wines, the Gloucestershire-based wine wholesaler.
10-Dec-2009
Lancashire Tea, the Newton-le-Willows-based tea supplier, has been bought out of administration by its original founders for undisclosed terms.
10-Dec-2009
The Dairy House has been acquired by a Devon-based farmer, securing 30 jobs at its organic dairy in Herefordshire.
09-Dec-2009
Pointer Pet Foods has been sold out of administration by KPMG to a new company called Pointer Pet Products, securing 47 jobs in Rotherham.
09-Dec-2009
Carlsberg is to expand production capacity at its Northampton brewery from 4.5m hectolitres per year to 6m by mid-2011, in order to transfer production from its site in Leeds.
03-Dec-2009
Baker Tilly has sold the Middlesbrough-based Riverside Bakery out of administration to a local businessman, securing the future of 35 jobs.
02-Dec-2009
Pukka Pies is investing £6m in the expansion of its factory at Syston in Leicestershire, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
02-Dec-2009
Crantock Bakery is planning to expand production at its Cornish bakery over the next three years, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
02-Dec-2009
C&C Group has acquired the Gaymers Cider Company from Constellation Brands for £45m, including a cider production plant in Shepton Mallet and a warehouse in Bristol.
01-Dec-2009
Butcher's Pet Care has submitted plans to build a £13m pet food factory at the Whitley Business Park in Coventry.
01-Dec-2009
Stubbins is planning to set up a salad packing facility at Henderson's 177,000 sq ft Magnum 25 warehouse at Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire.
01-Dec-2009
Tulip is to invest £12m in the expansion of its meat processing factory in Wirral, with the creation of 270 jobs.
30-Nov-2009
Marukyu, the Japanese supplier of fishing bait, is to set up a European headquarters at Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, with the creation of 20 jobs.
30-Nov-2009
Diageo is planning to more than double production at its Bushmills distillery in Antrim over the next three years, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
30-Nov-2009
Bradburys is to invest £5m in the expansion of its cheese distribution business in Buxton, with the creation of 55 jobs.
30-Nov-2009
Crisp Malting Group is to submit plans to expand its production facility near Fakenham, including two 3,000-tonne barley storage silos.
30-Nov-2009
Total Produce is to acquire the assets of Utopia UK, the Spalding-based supplier of fresh produce, out of administration.
30-Nov-2009
Palethorpes Pork Farms is to create 30 new jobs at its pie factory in Market Drayton.
30-Nov-2009
Doherty & Gray is to invest £1.2m in the expansion of its meat processing business in Ballymena, with the creation of up to ten jobs.
25-Nov-2009
Tetley Tea is to set up a 12,500 sq ft office at Parkview in Uxbridge.
23-Nov-2009
Highland Spring is to acquire the Campsie Spring and Blaen Twyni bottled water operations from Greencore for up to £17m, with the transfer of 124 staff.
23-Nov-2009
Chivas Brothers is to sell its whisky bottling plant at Newbridge to the Benriach Distillery Company, with the loss of about 80 of the 103 jobs.
23-Nov-2009
Vion and Banham Poultry have unveiled proposals to build a major new chicken processing plant at Eye in Suffolk, with the creation of up to 900 jobs.
23-Nov-2009
Langdons is to open a new frozen and chilled foods depot at Dodworth, near Barnsley, in January.
23-Nov-2009
Uniq is to sell Johma and Meal Solutions, the suppliers of prepared salads and sandwiches in the Netherlands, to Gilde Equity Management for £18m.
18-Nov-2009
Morris & Son has bought Stockley's Sweets, the Accrington-based confectionery manufacturer with 38 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2009
Arla Foods has announced plans to build a £70m fresh milk dairy at an undisclosed site near London by 2012, with the creation of about 500 jobs.
17-Nov-2009
Heinz is to sell its frozen and chilled foods factory in Okehampton to a new company called Polestar Foods, with the transfer of 315 staff.
16-Nov-2009
The Northwest Regional Development Agency is to help restart production at Peter Hunt's Bakery in Bolton, with the creation of 48 jobs.
16-Nov-2009
Smales Group has sold 3G Food Service, the Hull-based supplier of catering products, to a management buy-out.
16-Nov-2009
Northern Foods is to invest £26m in new automation machinery for its Fox's Biscuits factories in Batley, Kirkham and Uttoxeter, but about 200 jobs will be lost.
11-Nov-2009
Regency Mowbray has acquired Lea Green Foods, the St Helens-based sauce manufacturer with 14 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Nov-2009
Lighthouse Caledonia has submitted plans to set up a £5m fish processing factory at Arnish, near Stornoway, with the creation of 100 jobs.
09-Nov-2009
Aston Manor Brewery has acquired Devon Cider of Tiverton out of administration, securing the future of 50 jobs.
09-Nov-2009
AG Barr is to close its soft drinks factory in Mansfield in 2011, with the loss of 100 jobs, in order to invest up to £10m in the expansion of its Cumbernauld site.
09-Nov-2009
Glenmorangie, the drinks company, is said to be considering plans to relocate its headquarters from Broxburn to George Street in Edinburgh.
04-Nov-2009
Simms & Woods, the Pershore-based vegetable packing firm with more than 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Nov-2009
Bolton Cold Stores is planning to expand the 27-strong workforce at its Bolton-based meat supplies business with 14 new staff early next year.
27-Oct-2009
Anglo Beef Processors has acquired an abattoir in Guildford from Chitty Food Group.
26-Oct-2009
Dalesman Group is looking to expand the 81-strong workforce at its Bradford-based food seasonings factory with ten new staff, having completed a warehouse extension.
26-Oct-2009
Brunch Box Sandwich Company is expanding the 55-strong workforce at its Dundonald-based sandwich production business with 41 new jobs.
22-Oct-2009
BrewDog is planning to raise £2.3m in an online share issue to fund the development of a new brewery in Aberdeen.
22-Oct-2009
Blackfriars Bakery is looking to increase the workforce at its new factory in Leicester from 43 to 60 over the next three years.
22-Oct-2009
Coca-Cola Enterprises is to invest £13m in a new soft drinks production line at its plant in Wakefield.
22-Oct-2009
The East of England Development Agency is providing £4.4m to Unilever and Goodman for the development of a regional enterprise hub at Colworth Science Park in Bedfordshire, including laboratory space for the Institute of Food Research.
20-Oct-2009
Monument Foods has acquired JW Rae, the Tyneside-based bakery with 16 staff, in order to expand its Aspin Bakery division.
19-Oct-2009
Thistle Seafoods has won planning permission from Aberdeenshire Council for the £4m expansion of its plant in Buchan, securing the future of about 200 jobs.
15-Oct-2009
Heygates has selected a 20-acre site at Newton Heath in Manchester to build a new £20m Fine Lady bakery, which could create up to 250 jobs.
14-Oct-2009
Babylicious, the Amersham-based supplier of frozen baby food, has been sold out of administration by Tenon Recovery to a management team.
12-Oct-2009
Coastal Grains has secured a £1m EU investment to install new equipment and double the capacity of its grain storage facility in Belford, Northumberland.
12-Oct-2009
The Scottish Crop Research Institute of Dundee (SCRI) is to merge with the Mcaulay Land Use Research Institute of Aberdeen in 2011, in order to create a combined research group with about 600 staff.
08-Oct-2009
Bairds Malt, the Arbroath-based malt manufacturer with 250 staff at five locations, is under new ownership following the £415m acquisition of its US parent United Malt Holdings by GrainCorp of Australia.
08-Oct-2009
Marine Harvest is planning to invest £40m in the development of four new salmon farms in the Highlands and Islands, with the creation of 40 jobs.
08-Oct-2009
Rowe's the Bakers is to recruit 20 additional production staff at its bakery in Penryn, in order to supply scones to Tesco.
08-Oct-2009
Bright Futures Group has acquired Jill Bartlett & Company, the London-based contract catering company with 65 staff, for £0.7m.
30-Sep-2009
One NorthEast has announced that Longbenton Foods is to restart production at the former Findus crispy pancakes factory on Tyneside in early 2010, with the creation of 230 jobs.
28-Sep-2009
Robert Wiseman Dairies is to shed up to 210 jobs in Okehampton, Bridgwater and Bristol, in preparation for the creation of 300 jobs at a new £15m distribution centre due to open in Amesbury in November.
28-Sep-2009
Kitwave has acquired Westone Distribution, the Telford-based confectionery wholesaler, for £3.2m, and is now seeking further acquisitions to expand its M&M Value business.
23-Sep-2009
West is planning to open a second £2m brewery at an undisclosed location in Glasgow's East End by the end of next year, with the creation of 25 jobs.
22-Sep-2009
Burton's Foods, the biscuit manufacturer, is expected to be acquired by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Apollo Global Management, as part of a debt reduction move by existing owner Duke Street Capital.
21-Sep-2009
SnackTime has acquired MBM Business Systems, the snacks vending company that operates the Snack in the Box network, for £1.5m.
17-Sep-2009
Heygates is said to be considering two sites in Greater Manchester to build a new £50m bakery for Fine Lady of Banbury Bakeries.
15-Sep-2009
Universal Beverages is to create up to 35 jobs at its factory in Ledbury, as work starts on the development of a new canning line.
14-Sep-2009
BenRiach Distillery of Larbert is to invest £7m in its GlenDronach malt whisky brand, including £5m for casks, £2m for promotion and the creation of five jobs.
14-Sep-2009
East Midlands Development Agency has announced that Sichuan Sweetrip Food of China is to open a confectionery distribution office in Leicester, and EMDA is also in talks with other Chinese companies.
09-Sep-2009
Gleadell Agriculture is to build a new £5m grain storage and drying terminal in Great Yarmouth by July 2010.
07-Sep-2009
Cumbrian Seafoods has sold its Grants smoked salmon operation to MacKnight Food Group of the US for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 120 staff.
03-Sep-2009
Milk Link has won approval for revised plans to extend its cheese factory in Hampton, Cheshire, which will create about 19 jobs.
01-Sep-2009
Fylde Dairies is to recruit 22 additional staff by the end of the year, following the creation of a new dairy distribution centre in Preston.
01-Sep-2009
C&C Group has acquired the Scottish and Irish drinks operations of AB InBev for £180m, including the Wellpark Brewery in Glasgow.
31-Aug-2009
Kiotech is to acquire Optivite, the Nottinghamshire-based supplier of animal feed additives, for up to £3.4m.
31-Aug-2009
The Seafood Company is investing £3m in production and efficiency improvements at its recently-acquired Pinneys of Scotland factory in Annan, securing the future of 515 jobs.
31-Aug-2009
Thistle Seafoods has submitted plans to expand its fish processing factory in Boddam, Aberdeenshire, having received a £1.3m Scottish Government grant that will create ten jobs.
27-Aug-2009
Macrae Fraserburgh is to invest a further £1m at its seafood processing plant in Fraserburgh, including new packing equipment and staff facilities.
26-Aug-2009
Cockerills is to invest £3m in the expansion of its York-based potato supply business, with the creation of about 33 new jobs over the next five years.
20-Aug-2009
Dark Star is to relocate its Sussex-based brewery from Haywards Heath to a 16,000 sq ft site at Partridge Green.
19-Aug-2009
Edinburgh Smoked Salmon Company (Essco) is planning to expand the 300-strong workforce at its Dingwall-based fish processing operation with up to 60 new jobs in 2010, due to rising demand from Asda.
17-Aug-2009
Campbells Prime Meat is to invest a further £2.5m at its new £6m meat processing facility at Whitecross near Falkirk, securing the future of about 300 jobs.
13-Aug-2009
Associated British Foods is to sell its Polish sugar operation to Pfeifer & Langen for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2009
Heinz is planning to shed about 40 jobs in Grimsby, in order to relocate its finance and logistics operation to its Middlesex headquarters.
10-Aug-2009
Peter Hunt's Bakery is creating 90 new jobs at its factory in Bolton, having won a contract to supply pies to Birds Eye.
10-Aug-2009
South Holland District Council has unveiled plans to develop a £6m food centre in Spalding, providing office space and catering qualifications under the name of the Red Lion Street Project.
10-Aug-2009
Kraft Foods is to relocate about 100 staff from the Quadrangle office building in Cheltenham to other locations nearby this winter.
07-Aug-2009
Highland Council is to consider plans from Nairnside to convert a chicken farm at Clephanton into a fish processing plant, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
06-Aug-2009
Anglo Beef Processors has acquired Sturminster Newton Abattoir in Dorset, and will expand capacity at the site.
04-Aug-2009
Evan-Evans has bought the Archers beer brand out of administration for undisclosed terms, and will launch a new Swindon-based brewing and wholesaling business called Wiltshire Ales.
23-Jul-2009
Walkers Snack Foods is creating 50 jobs at its crisps factory in Leicester, following a £2m investment in new equipment.
22-Jul-2009
Devon Savouries, the Bath-based supplier of pies and pastries, has been acquired by JJ Beanos, the supplier of coffee dispensing machines.
22-Jul-2009
Mathiesons Bakeries, the Larbert-based bakery chain with 450 staff, has sold a controlling stake in the company to private equity firm Symphony Investment Fund.
20-Jul-2009
TSC Foods, the Scunthorpe-based soup manufacturer, is to undergo a £24m management buy-out backed by Key Capital Partners.
20-Jul-2009
Tulip UK is to expand the 1,900-strong workforce at its three Cornish meat processing plants in Bodmin, Bugle and Redruth with up to 100 new jobs.
15-Jul-2009
Bowes of Norfolk has sold its pig rearing division to a management team operating under the name of East Anglian Pigs.
14-Jul-2009
Cold Move has acquired the Liverpool Produce Terminal, and will create an initial 50 jobs with the reopening of the 90,000 sq ft cool store.
09-Jul-2009
Fruitapeel is to acquire the former Sunjuice fruit juice production facility in Llantrisant from the administrators of Serious Food, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
09-Jul-2009
Dean Foods of the US has completed the acquisition of the Alpro soy-based foods division of Vandemoortele for £280m, which includes 750 staff in the UK, Belgium, France and the Netherlands.
07-Jul-2009
Sea Scot has been bought out of liquidation by Maresmar of Spain for undisclosed terms, securing eight jobs at its shellfish business on the Isle of Skye.
06-Jul-2009
British Sugar is recruiting 30 staff for its new Silver Spoon sugar packing plant due to open in Bury St Edmunds in August.
06-Jul-2009
First Milk has secured a £3.9m Scottish Government grant to build a new creamery at Campbeltown in Argyll, while its existing plant will be transformed into a Tesco store with the creation of 200 jobs.
02-Jul-2009
Warburtons is planning to expand the 140-strong workforce at its new £45m bakery at Severn Beach near Bristol to 300 by the end of the year.
01-Jul-2009
Morning Foods has awarded a contract to Mayfield Construction to build a £1.4m 40,000 sq ft distribution warehouse in Kirkby.
30-Jun-2009
Uniq has agreed to sell its Marie chilled and frozen foods business in France to Groupe LDC for £51m.
29-Jun-2009
McCambridge Group has sold five bakeries in Oxford, Thatcham, Newton Abbot, Plympton and Ilkeston to D&G Foods for undisclosed terms.
25-Jun-2009
Sam Cole Food Group is to relocate its Lowestoft-based food processing operations to a new £2.2m factory on the South Lowestoft Industrial Estate, and the workforce will rise from 40 to 50.
25-Jun-2009
Greyfriars has submitted plans to Harrogate Borough Council to build a £4.5m mushroom growing facility at its site in Wath by early next year.
22-Jun-2009
Finsbury Food Group has acquired Goswell Enterprises, the supplier of speciality breads, for £2.2m, in order to expand its Nicholas & Harris subsidiary.
18-Jun-2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers has sold four Dairy Farmers of Britain depots in Sheffield, Newark, Spalding and Skegness to the Capital Dairy Company and a depot in Cheshunt to Braeforge, but a further 17 depots will close.
18-Jun-2009
Elizabeth Shaw, the Bristol-based chocolate manufacturer, has been acquired by an unnamed Norwegian investment company for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2009
Falkirk Council is in discussions with Campbells Prime Meat about plans to set up a meat processing operation at a former abattoir in Whitecross, with the relocation of more than 300 jobs from Broxburn.
15-Jun-2009
Milk Link has acquired the Llandyrnog creamery in Denbighshire from the receivers of Dairy Farmers of Britain for undisclosed terms, securing up to 170 jobs.
11-Jun-2009
Five Star Fish is creating 100 new jobs at its seafood processing plant in Grimsby, and a £7m expansion project is due for completion within four months.
10-Jun-2009
Lactalis McLelland has bought the Lubborn cheese plant in Somerset from the failed Dairy Farmers of Britain, securing about 95 jobs.
09-Jun-2009
Cobra Beer, the supplier of bottled beer to restaurants, has been sold out of administration by PricewaterhouseCoopers to a joint venture controlled by Molson Coors UK for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2009
Woldgrain Storage has secured a £1.5m grant from the East Midlands Development Agency to build new storage and processing facilities at its crop store near Gainsborough by 2012.
27-May-2009
Meadow Foods has acquired Nene Valley, the Peterborough-based cream manufacturer, from Dairy Farmers of Britain for undisclosed terms.
21-May-2009
BOCM Pauls has secured a £77m financing package to fund the expansion of its animal feeds business, which includes 1,000 staff at a nationwide network of 20 mills.
21-May-2009
Chappell's Fine Foods, the Leicestershire-based pork pie manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms and now plans to double the workforce to 24.
20-May-2009
Whitelink Seafoods has won planning permission to build a 7,000 sq ft cold storage facility at its factory in Fraserburgh.
19-May-2009
Red Bull, the energy drinks company, is to set up a 25,000 sq ft headquarters at The Terrace in London's Tooley Street.
18-May-2009
Soleco has acquired Salads To Go, the Skelmersdale-based supplier of prepared salads, for undisclosed terms.
14-May-2009
Samworth Brothers is looking to create up to 100 new jobs at its food production operations over the next three years, including Melton Foods and Walkers Charnwood Bakery in Leicestershire.
13-May-2009
BrewDog is planning to relocate its brewery from Fraserburgh to a new £2.5m site at Potterton by 2011, and the workforce could rise from 16 to 45.
12-May-2009
Meadow Foods is planning to invest £2.5m in new dairy production facilities at its sites in Chester and Yorkshire.
11-May-2009
Cheese Cellar Company, the London-based cheese wholesaler, has undergone a management buy-out from the administrators of parent company Novel Group.
11-May-2009
Hain Celestial is to create 35 new jobs at its factory in Fakenham, having won a new contract to supply meat-free products.
11-May-2009
Young's Seafood is to invest £1.5m in the refurbishment of its Humberstone Road fish processing factory in Grimsby, but up to 49 of the 725 jobs will be lost.
11-May-2009
Co-operative Farms is looking to double the size of its farming operation over the next few years, which currently includes 60,000 acres at 15 sites nationwide.
07-May-2009
Grieg Seafood Hjaltland is to create up to 70 jobs following a £4.2m investment at its fish processing factory on Shetland.
04-May-2009
Danish Crown is planning to expand its pig production capacity in the UK by 25% over the next three years, in order to benefit from rising demand for local products.
04-May-2009
Zetar has sold The Baked Snacks Company to a management buy-out for up to £2.7m.
04-May-2009
Total Produce has acquired a 50% stake in ASF Holland, the Dutch soft fruit supplier, in order to expand its Redbridge subsidiary.
22-Apr-2009
Cranswick is to sell Cranswick Pet Products and Tropical Marine Centre to a management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital for £17m.
21-Apr-2009
Freshway Foods has been sold out of administration by BDO Stoy Hayward to a new company owned by the Parkam Food Group, securing 255 jobs at its Wolverhampton-based sandwiches business.
16-Apr-2009
US Nutrition, the supplier of nutrition and diet products, is to set up a 41,000 sq ft warehouse at the Stretton Business Park in Burton.
15-Apr-2009
John Baarda is to create 50 temporary jobs at its tomato growing operation in Billingham this summer, and a further 100 jobs at its site in Ellerker, East Yorkshire.
13-Apr-2009
Innocent has raised £30m from the sale of a minority stake to Coca-Cola, in order to fund the expansion of its smoothie drinks across Europe.
07-Apr-2009
Cranswick is to acquire Bowes of Norfolk, the pigmeat processing firm with 620 staff, for £17m, while the pig-rearing operation will be sold to a management buy-out.
07-Apr-2009
Milk Link is to create 20 jobs at its Reece's creamery in Cheshire, following a £1m investment in new equipment.
06-Apr-2009
Falkirk Council has approved plans from the Falkirk Distillery Company for the development of a new whisky distillery, including a visitor centre and shops.
26-Mar-2009
Identigen of Ireland is to set up a meat safety laboratory in Newport, South Wales, with the creation of 27 jobs, and will then look to open additional sites in Europe and North America.
24-Mar-2009
Highland Spring has bought Speyside Glenlivet Water, the Moray-based bottled water company with 13 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
24-Mar-2009
Diageo is considering plans to close its headquarters in central London, in order to relocate staff to Park Royal.
23-Mar-2009
Coors Brewers is to relocate its telesales and free trade support staff from Headingley to a new site in Thorpe Park, Leeds, over the next few weeks.
19-Mar-2009
Williams College is to open a new catering college at Northcliffe House in the City of London in May.
17-Mar-2009
David Price Food Services is to expand its frozen food delivery business into Scotland with the acquisition of a 40,000 sq ft cold store depot in Glasgow.
11-Mar-2009
Majestic Wine has acquired Lay & Wheeler, the Suffolk-based supplier of fine wines, for £4.7m.
10-Mar-2009
The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is to create up to 100 jobs with the relocation of its headquarters to Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire by mid-summer.
10-Mar-2009
Nestle is to open a new 620,000 sq ft distribution centre in Bardon, Leicester, as part of a £110m logistics contract with Eddie Stobart.
09-Mar-2009
Uniq is to sell Pinneys of Scotland, the Annan-based chilled fish company with about 515 staff, to The Seafood Company of Grimsby for an initial £1m.
05-Mar-2009
Stobart Group is to set up a 98,000 sq ft chilled food warehouse at Sherwood Park in Annesley, Nottinghamshire.
05-Mar-2009
Sparky Pac has announced a £3.7m investment in the expansion of its pre-packed vegetables business in Comber, Northern Ireland, with the creation of 15 jobs over the next three years.
05-Mar-2009
Gwynedd Council and CLB Coopers have announced the sale out of administration of the Cig Cibyn abattoir in Caernarfon to Sher Foods of Ireland, and the site will return to full production over the next few weeks.
03-Mar-2009
Produce World has sold British & Brazilian, the supplier of grapes and melons, to AG Thames Holdings.
03-Mar-2009
Frederic Robinson is to install a new real ale production unit at the Unicorn Brewery in Stockport by the end of next year.
26-Feb-2009
PV France is to set up a 25,000 sq ft bakery production plant at Llangefni in Anglesey, with the creation of 105 jobs.
26-Feb-2009
QV Foods has acquired the retail and foodservice unit of MBM Produce, the potato supplier, with the transfer of up to 140 jobs in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Scotland.
26-Feb-2009
Mary's Farmhouse has won permission from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority to build a new ice cream factory at the Newport Business Park.
25-Feb-2009
Dr Oetker is planning to expand the former Schwan's pizza factory in Leyland, Lancashire, with the creation of 40 jobs.
19-Feb-2009
New Britain Palm Oil has won permission to build a new £18m palm oil processing facility on a six-acre site in Bootle, with the creation of 28 jobs.
17-Feb-2009
Glenmorangie is planning to relocate up to 300 staff to a new headquarters and whisky bottling plant in Livingston by summer 2010, as part of a £45m expansion programme that will also include new offices in Edinburgh.
16-Feb-2009
Northern Select Foods has bought the distribution operation of Sweet Moments, the Northallerton-based supplier of fresh desserts.
12-Feb-2009
Grimsby Fish Products, the Grimsby-based fishmeal processor with 30 staff, has been acquired by Welcon, a subsidiary of Norway-based Austevoll Seafoods, in a £14m deal that also includes plants in Aberdeen and Ireland.
10-Feb-2009
Villa Soft Drinks has been bought out of administration by the owner of The Bottling Company, securing the future of 25 jobs at its Sunderland-based juices and carbonated drinks factory.
05-Feb-2009
Cheviot Foods has undergone a management buy-out, securing 190 jobs at its Northumberland-based frozen foods business, after a deal with Country Chef fell through.
03-Feb-2009
Borderfields is planning to expand its workforce in Coldstream from 14 to 30 by the end of the year, having won a contract to supply rapeseed oil to Sainsbury's.
03-Feb-2009
Arla is to invest £70m in the expansion of its dairy processing plant in Leeds by 2010, with the creation of 100 jobs, but 130 jobs will be lost with the closure of its site in Northallerton.
02-Feb-2009
The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has won permission to build a new £53m headquarters for 1,000 staff at Lake Lothing in Lowestoft by 2011.
28-Jan-2009
Jags of Cardiff is looking to open up to ten catering franchises across the country by the end of next year.
27-Jan-2009
Tayto Group has acquired Jonathan Crisp, the Staffordshire-based supplier of hand-fried crisps, for undisclosed terms.
21-Jan-2009
Premier Foods has agreed to sell Martine Specialites, its French frozen patisserie business with 385 staff, to Cerea Capital and Banexi Capital Partenaires for £45m.
21-Jan-2009
Stevenson & Co, the County Antrim-based pork processing company with more than 100 staff, is to be acquired by Dunbia of Dungannon, with the creation of 70 new jobs.
19-Jan-2009
H2H, the Leeds-based fruit and vegetable wholesaler with 23 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland.
16-Jan-2009
Duchy Catering, the contract caterer with offices in Leeds and Northampton and annual turnover of £15m, has been acquired by Graysons Restaurants.
13-Jan-2009
Compass Group has acquired KIMCO Corporation, the provider of commercial caretaking services in North America with 5,500 staff, for an initial £50m.
09-Jan-2009
Tees Valley Regeneration has assisted On A Roll with the relocation of its sandwich production business to a larger unit at the Riverside Park in Middlesbrough, and 40 new jobs will be created.
07-Jan-2009