Dairy Crest in talks with Wexford Milk Producers to sell 50% of shares in Wexford Creamery.More on this story
Three new English apple varieties have been developed abroad to help secure the future for England's growers. The traditional apple growing season ends in January, but the Cameo, Kanzi and Jazz variety will grow up until the end of May.More on this story
Three food manufacturing companies share prices have fallen. Premier Foods fell shres fell 10% after Britain's sector leader said that its full-year pre-tax profit would be at the lower end of market expectations, at £165 million. Northern Foods was down 0.4p to 66.45p and Associated British Foods added 9.5p 869p. 869.00
Alliance Boots has unveil a strong performance over Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales growth at its retail arm approaching 5%.
The Irish multi temperature distribution hub venture between Oakland International and Caffrey International continues to bear fruit, attracting interest from Lactalis Nestle who has now signed Oakland International to support their Southern Irish distribution business. The contract will see Oakland International move up to 750,000 cases of product over the course of 2010 from their Co. Meath depot.
Cadbury has updated the details of its response document to Kraft’s £10.2bn takeover, claiming it fails to recognise the confectioner’s “outstanding financial performance for 2009”.More on this story
Retail and branded bakery sales fell last year but Hovis saw positive growth.More on this story
Kraft Foods raised its 2009 profit forecast and said it was well-positioned to deliver "sustainable top-tier performance, with or without Cadbury."More on this story
Family run pie makers, The Topping Pie Company of Doncaster, has taken a big slice of the Christmas pie market with a massive 53% increase in sales for the Christmas trading period, selling more than 80,000 premium pies. The company is also bucking the current trend with a 30 per cent increase in sales for the first trading weeks of 2010.
