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SWITZ: Aryzta posts Q1 "in line with expectations"
28 November 2011
Switzerland-based baker Aryzta has today (28 November) booked a first-quarter increase in underlying revenue in its core food business.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
3 October 2011
The annual World Retail Congress dominated the headlines on just-food this week as we reported from the event in Berlin. Elsewhere, Swiss baker Aryzta snapped up UK naan and tortilla maker Honeytop Speciality Foods, Mars made its first move into Fairtrade and Nestle named a Wal-Mart Stores executive as its new CFO.
On the money: Aryzta plugs flat bread gap with Honeytop deal
26 September 2011
Aryzta said today (26 September) that its move to buy UK wrap and naan bread maker Honeytop Speciality Foods will allow it to enter a growing category.
SWITZ: Acquisitions buoy FY results at baker Aryzta
26 September 2011
Switzerland-based baker Aryzta today (26 September) reported a jump in annual profits on the back of higher sales that were bolstered by acquisitions in 2010.
IRELAND: Irish Dairy Board appoints Toal as Adams Foods CEO
17 June 2011
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has appointed Ian Toal as CEO UK consumer foods arm Adams Foods.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
10 June 2011
Two of the world's leading grocery retailers outlined the scope of their ambitions - Wal-Mart through emerging markets, and Tesco through its online operations. Meanwhile, just-food interviewed Milk Link's CEO Neil Kennedy about its expansion strategy. Here's the best of what was said this week:
SWITZ: Acquisitions buoy Aryzta sales
7 June 2011
Global food group Aryzta has booked a jump in revenues for the first nine months of the year as acquisitions saw the company double its bakery output.
SWITZ: Aryzta wins shareholder suit
20 April 2011
Swiss bakery group Aryzta has won a legal challenge to the 2008 merger agreement that united Hiestand Holding and IAWS into a single company.
SWITZ: Aryzta H1 boosted by acquisitions
14 March 2011
Aryzta has booked a jump in earnings for the first six months of its fiscal year on the back of increased sales from recently-acquired businesses and improved margins.
The just-food management briefing - M&A in 2010 - a timeline
20 December 2010
There have been over 640 stories in just-food's M&A section since April this year covering everything from industry-changing mergers to bolt on acquisitions and brand disposals. This section to the briefing tracks the major moves through the year by looking at all the deals that were put under scrutiny in our insights section.
SWITZ: Aryzta upbeat despite underlying Q1 sales fall
29 November 2010
Switzerland-based baker Aryzta today (29 November) posted a fall in underlying first-quarter revenue from its core food business - but said sales were improving thanks to the company's focus on value.
Comment: McCain sets out stall with Maple Leaf Foods' revamp
7 October 2010
Michael McCain, the president and CEO of Canadian food giant Maple Leaf Foods, has set out plans to make the processed meats and bakery firm a leaner business.
UPDATE: CANADA: Maple Leaf CEO McCain defends efficiency review
6 October 2010
Maple Leaf Foods president Michael McCain today (6 October) stood by the Canadian food group's plan to drive down costs and improve efficiency, insisting the business was facing increased competition from the US.
On the money: UK and Ireland a weakness for Aryzta
27 September 2010
Weak growth in the UK and Ireland was the main driver of a slide in full-year revenues for Swiss bakery Aryzta.
SWITZ: Cost management lifts Aryzta FY profits
27 September 2010
Swiss bakery Aryzta has booked an increase in full-year profits, boosted by a focus on operating efficiencies, cost management and innovation.
UPDATE: IRELAND: Consolidation was "priority" - Origin Enterprises
10 September 2010
The consolidation of Ireland's consumer food sector has long been a priority for Origin Enterprises, the food and agribusiness group that today (10 September) spun off its branded business and announced plans to buy a local rival.
IRELAND: Aryzta arm Origin Enterprises shakes up food business
10 September 2010
Irish food and agricultural group Origin Enterprises has decided to spin off its consumer food business in the country to focus on farming.
SWITZ: Aryzta buys out Tim Hortons in bakery JV
12 August 2010
Swiss bakery group Aryzta has bought out Canadian QSR operator Tim Hortons from the two companies' Maidstone Bakeries venture in Ontario.
Best bits: Food companies looking to score overseas
14 June 2010
As football lovers waited for the start of the World Cup in South Africa last week, a clutch of leading food companies set out their stall for overseas success.
Editor's choice: the best of just-food this week
11 June 2010
Aside from the news that Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy is to step down, this week saw bakery group Aryzta boost its presence in the US with two acquisitions, the disclosure that Hershey is readying for entry into India's chocolate market - and the admission from Canadian dairy group Saputo that Australia remains on its radar for expansion. Here is the best of just-food's coverage this week.
SWITZ: Aryzta completes share issue for Fresh Start buy
11 June 2010
Swiss bakery Aryzta has completed the share issue it will use to part-fund its acquisition of US firm Fresh Start Bakeries.
SWITZ: Deals makes Aryzta more global, more broad-based - CEO
9 June 2010
Aryzta CEO Owen Killian has claimed the Swiss bakery group's two acquisitions will extend the firm's global presence and build its business in more channels.
SWITZ: Aryzta seals two bakery deals for US$1.1bn
8 June 2010
Swiss bakery group Aryzta has struck deals to buy two US firms - Fresh Start Bakeries and Great Kitchens - for US$1.08bn.
SWITZ: North America weakness hits Aryzta Q3 sales
8 June 2010
Swiss bakery group Aryzta today (8 June) posted an 8% fall in quarterly sales due to continued weak consumer confidence in North America.
On the money: Aryzta eyes acquisitions in Europe and North America
15 March 2010
Aryzta, the baking group created through the merger of IAWS and Hiestand, said it will continue to look to European and North American markets for acquisition opportunities.
SWITZ: Aryzta profit edges up in H1
15 March 2010
Swiss bakery group Aryzta saw underlying net profit growth edge up 1.1% for the first six months of the year.
IRELAND: Origin Enterprises earnings slip
11 March 2010
The CEO of Origin Enterprises maintained that the company had performed well in its first half despite recording a 16% fall in revenues and an 18% fall in EBITDA.
SWITZ: Weak commodity prices hit Aryzta Q1
30 November 2009
Swiss bakery group Aryzta has booked a 16% fall in quarterly revenues as lower commodity prices hit sales at its agri-business arm.
INSIGHT: Revenue "difficult" to predict - Aryzta
28 September 2009
Swiss baker Aryzta said today (28 September) that revenue growth is difficult to predict after it posted a drop in underlying group sales for the last 12 months.
SWITZ: Analysts forecast earnings dip at Aryzta
28 September 2009
Aryzta today (28 September) admitted that analyst predictions of a fall in earnings over the next 12 months were “reasonable” as the Swiss baking group posted a mixed set of annual results.
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