Pricing pressure
Well, it’s official. Gone are the days you can get a Freddo bar for 10p in the UK. Brand owner Mondelēz International is set to increase the price to 30p, blaming higher input costs.
Premier Foods springs into Easter
British food manufacturer Premier Foods is preparing for Easter by launching a range of new products under its Mr Kipling and Cadbury Cakes brands.
Premier Foods prepares for Christmas
British food manufacturer Premier Foods is preparing for Christmas by adding new products to its Cadbury Cakes and Mr Kipling festive range.
Rising to the challenge
Ben Slater, writer/analyst at market intelligence provider Key Note, discusses the key challenges in the UK biscuits and cakes market.
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Britain’s favourite treat
Nielsen, the global market research company, has revealed Britain’s favourite treat – Mrs Crimble’s Choc Macaroons.
Cake maker doubles capacity
Premier Foods is set to invest £20m at Carlton site to double capacity of Mr Kipling cake slices. The company intends to build a new production and packing line at its cakes manufacturing site in Fish Dam Lane, Carlton, Barnsley. The new line will be able to produce around 300 million cake slices a year, […]
Blurring borders
This week includes several news stories about companies extending their business across the Atlantic – both ways. Burton’s Foods is expanding from Europe into the US via its new distribution deal with Wal-Mart for its licensed Cadbury’s chocolate fingers while the UK’s largest food producer, Premier Foods, has appointed Kraft’s Michael Clarke as CEO. We […]
Premier Foods appoints Kraft’s Michael Clarke as CEO
Premier Foods, the UK’s largest food producer, has announced the appointment of Mike Clarke, currently president of Kraft Foods Europe, as its new CEO with effect from 1 September 2011.