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FRANCE: Calls for Doux's last fresh abbatoir to close
7 May 2013
Judicial administrators have demanded the Quimper commercial court pronounce a winding-up order for Doux's last remaining abattoir for fresh products.
FRANCE: Doux receives UK interest for Brittany plant
18 April 2013
French poultry processor Groupe Doux has received an offer from a UK firm for the purchase of its Pleucadeuc plant in Brittany.
UPDATE: UK: Unite "disappointed" at Welsh Country Foods closure
12 April 2013
Unite, the union representing workers at the now closed Vion UK site Welsh Country Foods, has said it is "disappointed" with the way the firm has let the business "slip away".
UK: Vion's Welsh Country Foods lamb unit to close
12 April 2013
Vion-owned Welsh Country Foods is to close its lamb processing business in Anglesey, putting 310 jobs on the line.
Deal or no deal: The likely suspects to acquire Burton's Biscuit Co.
8 April 2013
The private-equity owners of Burton's Biscuit Co. are "considering options" for the UK's second-largest biscuit maker, a process that could lead to an eventual sale. Katy Askew takes a look at the players for whom an acquisition of Burton's could hit the sweet spot.
UK: 2 Sisters owner Boparan records Q2 loss
19 March 2013
Boparan Holdings, the parent company of UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group, has reported second-quarter losses of more than GBP7m (US$10.6m) and said it remains cautious about trading conditions.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
11 March 2013
In a week of results from major retailers, Carrefour cheered the market with improvement in France, upmarket UK grocer Waitrose highlighted its strong year and Belgium's Delhaize insisted its business in the US would improve. Elsewhere across the Atlantic, meat processor Smithfield Foods faced calls from a major investor to consider dividing in three.
In the spotlight: Boparan continues M&A march with Vion buy
5 March 2013
Boparan Holdings, the parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, has continued its drive to rapidly expand its footprint with the announcement that it has acquired the remaining Vion meat businesses in the UK. Katy Askew takes a look at how ambitious 2 Sisters hopes to succeed in a market where Vion struggled.
UK: 2 Sisters acquires Vion UK units
4 March 2013
Boparan Holdings Limited, the holding company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has acquired Vion's poultry and red meat processing businesses in the UK.
UPDATE: UK: Solway strike will not affect supplies - 2 Sisters
4 March 2013
UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group is adamant possible industrial action at its Solway Foods sandwich plant will not affect supplies to its customers.
UK: 2 Sisters' Solway Foods workers balloted on strike action
4 March 2013
Staff at 2 Sisters Food Group's Solway Foods Nottinghamshire facility in the UK are being balloted on industrial action over a pay dispute.
UK: 2 Sisters' Solway to add jobs through new business
22 January 2013
2 Sisters Food Group-owned Solway Foods is to create 100 jobs at its facility in Nottinghamshire in the UK as a result of securing new business.
UK: 2 Sisters strike off after pay deal
20 December 2012
A strike planned for tomorrow at two 2 Sisters Food Group plants has been called off after the UK firm tabled a "much improved" pay offer to workers.
UK: 2 Sisters' Boparan Holdings reports mixed Q1
20 December 2012
Boparan Holdings, the parent company of UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group, made a net loss in its first quarter due to site closure costs but underlying profits were up.
UK: 2 Sisters Food Group gets strike reprieve
17 December 2012
A second strike set to hit UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group has been called off to allow union officials and the company to try to resolve the pay dispute.
UK: 2 Sisters union talks fail
13 December 2012
Staff at UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group will go on strike tomorrow (14 December) after last-ditch talks between the company and union officials failed.
UK: 2 Sisters holds union talks after strike vote
10 December 2012
2 Sisters Food Group is meeting with union officials today (10 December) in a bid to avert strike action at the UK food group later this week.
UK: 2 Sisters workers vote to strike
7 December 2012
Over 1,000 workers at UK private-label company 2 Sisters Food Group have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay.
UK: 2 Sisters "disappointed" over strike threat on pay, bullying claims
3 December 2012
UK food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group has said it is "very disappointed" workers at three of its facilities are to vote on strike action over pay, conditions and alleged "bullying".
UK: FY profit at 2 Sisters parent Boparan Holdings
1 November 2012
Boparan Holdings, the parent company of UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group, has moved into the black in its last financial year when its sales grew ahead of the market.
UK: Boparan sells Christmas pudding asset
26 October 2012
Boparan Holdings has agreed to sell its Avana christmas pudding unit to Sargents Bakeries to settle competition concerns over its acquisition of Brookes Avana from Premier Foods.
UK: 2 Sisters to close RF Brookes site, 229 jobs cut
9 October 2012
UK food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group is to close its loss-making RF Brookes plant in Leicestershire, with the loss of 229 jobs.
UK: 2 Sisters agrees Cavaghan & Gray pay deal
5 September 2012
Workers at Cavaghan & Gray, a subsidiary of UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group, have agreed a compromise over pay and working conditions.
UK: 2 Sisters rolls out "premium" Goodfella's Superiore pizza
30 August 2012
2 Sisters Food Group has added to its Goodfella's pizza line in the UK with the launch of a premium range.
UK: 2 Sisters plans more job cuts at RF Brookes site
24 July 2012
UK food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group is planning to cut more jobs at its RF Brookes plant in Leicestershire.
INDIA: 2 Sisters in talks to supply Reliance
10 July 2012
UK food company 2 Sisters Food Group has confirmed it is in contact with Indian retail giant Reliance Retail as it considers its options for expansion in the country.
UK: 2 Sisters rolls out Fox's Rocky Chockas
9 July 2012
2 Sisters Food Group has expanded its Fox's biscuits range in the UK with the launch of Rocky Chockas.
UK: 2 Sisters, union in talks over terms at Carlisle site
9 July 2012
2 Sisters Food Group is in talks with union officials over changes to contracts at the UK food group's ready meals production facility in Carlisle.
Comment: Branded pizza makers face squeeze in UK
15 June 2012
Frozen pizza is a convenient meal with family appeal that offers good value for money. In the current economic environment, one could be forgiven for making the assumption that the pizza business would be booming. However, branded pizza manufacturers have, for the most part, witnessed declining sales over the past year. Katy Humphries reports.
UK: 2 Sisters creates new UK, India roles
29 May 2012
UK food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group has created new executive positions within its domestic business and further afield in India.
