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Focus: Why US baker Hostess went stale
25 January 2012
US brands Twinkies and Wonder are so iconic they are known the world over, even in markets where the products are not sold. Yet despite having these cultural touchstones in its portfolio, US baker Hostess Brands has struggled over the last decade, entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection twice, most recently this month. Sam Webb looks at why this baking monolith has started to crumble.
GLOBAL: Barry Callebaut signs Unilever supply deal
23 January 2012
Swiss cocoa and chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has signed a deal to supply Unilever's ice cream business.
SWITZ: Barry Callebaut volume growth falls below target
18 January 2012
Barry Callebaut has expressed confidence that it would meet its financial forecasts in its current financial year despite its first-quarter volumes falling below target.
SWITZ: Barry Callebaut to supply Bimbo in Mexico
17 January 2012
Barry Callebaut is to supply bakery giant Grupo Bimbo with chocolate to use in products on sale in Mexico.
ARGENTINA: Bimbo to build baked goods plant in Cordoba
12 January 2012
Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo is to build its sixth plant in Argentina.
US: Bimbo closes former Sara Lee bakery
10 January 2012
Grupo Bimbo, the Mexican bakery giant, is to close a recently-acquired bakery in the US.
US: Sara Lee completes bakery sale
8 November 2011
Sara Lee yesterday (7 November) announced it has completed the sale of its North American Fresh Bakery business to Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo for US$709m.
US/FRANCE: Sara Lee mulls EUR115m offer for Eurodough
7 November 2011
Sara Lee today (7 November) announced it is in talks with private equity firm Sagard over the sale of EuroDough, the company's European chilled dough business.
US: Sara Lee announces FY profit losses
3 November 2011
One-off charges relating to pensions and divested units pushed Sara Lee into a first quarter loss.
FRANCE: Sara Lee confirms "interest" in French bakery unit
31 October 2011
Sara Lee is in talks with potential buyers for its French baked goods unit, the company said today (31 October).
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
31 October 2011
This week, key M&A announcements dominated the headlines with US food maker Hain Celestial acquiring UK chilled foods firm Daniels Group, in a bid to expand the international presence of both companies. Ireland-based Greencore was in sales talks with unnamed sources. Meanwhile, rival confectioneries Ferrero and Hershey look to expand overseas.
MEXICO: Grupo Bimbo forecasts post-M&A sales jump
26 October 2011
Bakery giant Grupo Bimbo is set to see its sales jump by more than a quarter as a result of its three recent acquisitions.
US: Sara Lee deal forces Bimbo to offload brands
24 October 2011
Grupo Bimbo will have to sell a number of brands in the US as part of regulatory approval for its takeover of Sara Lee's bakery business in North America.
US: Sara Lee to sell bakery business to Grupo Bimbo
10 October 2011
Sara Lee has today (10 October) announced that it will sell its fresh bakery business in Spain and Portugal to Mexico's Grupo Bimbo.
ARGENTINA: Bimbo seals takeover of Fargo
19 September 2011
Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo has secured the takeover of Argentinian peer Compania de Alimentos Fargo.
On the money: Sara Lee looks ahead to "year of transition"
11 August 2011
Sara Lee's next financial year is set to be a "year of transition", according to chairman Jan Bennink, as the company completes a number of disposals and realises plans to split the business in two.
MEXICO: Commodity costs hit Bimbo profits
25 July 2011
Input costs have hit half-year profits at Mexico-based bakery giant Grupo Bimbo.
WORLD: Consumer Goods Forum unveils health drive
15 June 2011
The Consumer Goods Forum has unveiled a new set of industry-wide resolutions designed to promote health and wellness.
US: Chobani yoghurt best-selling new food brand in 2010 - SymphonyIRI
31 March 2011
Chobani, the Greek yoghurt brand owned by privately-owned manufacturer Agro Farma, was the best-selling new food brand in the US last year, according to the latest annual poll from industry analysts SymphonyIRI.
MEXICO: Food makers team up to launch labelling scheme
21 March 2011
Seventeen Mexican and international food companies have teamed up to roll out a new series of labels for processed foods and non-alcoholic drinks to help combat the country's major obesity problem.
Comment: Sara Lee split fails to dampen takeover talk
2 February 2011
Sara Lee's management no doubt hoped the announcement of plans to split the US food group in two would give the market some clarity over its future but, writes Dean Best, Wall Street analysts believe the new-look companies will still be potential takeover targets.
UPDATE: US: Sara Lee confirms plans to split business
28 January 2011
Sara Lee, the US food group, has this afternoon (28 January) confirmed plans to split itself in two.
Comment: Speculation over Sara Lee reaches fever pitch
26 January 2011
Speculation around the future of food manufacturer has reached fever pitch as the board allegedly meets to decide its future this week.
Comment: Speculation over Sara Lee will rumble on
21 December 2010
The uncertainty surrounding Sara Lee grows by the week and, in recent days, has intensified with reports that Brazilian meat giant JBS has made a takeover bid for the US food group.
US: Analyst warns JBS not to "over-pay" for Sara Lee
21 December 2010
Brazilian meat giant JBS, which has been linked to a takeover bid for Sara Lee, has been warned not to "over-pay" for the US food group by a leading industry analyst.
US: Sara Lee "rejects JBS takeover offer"
20 December 2010
US food group Sara Lee is understood to have rejected a takeover offer from Brazilian meat giant JBS due to a disagreement over price.
The just-food management briefing - M&A in 2010 - a timeline, part II
20 December 2010
As we headed into September, there was uncertainty about the prospects for M&A activity, with analysts at KPMG suggesting the value of deals in the food, drink and consumer goods space in the second quarter stood at just under US$19bn - down from the $49bn of deals recorded in the first three months of the year. However, the last months of 2010 saw a number of key pieces of M&A - notably the merger of Greencore and Northern Foods - and deals signed to see PepsiCo buy Wimm-Bill-Dann and a private-equity consortium by Del Monte Foods.
CANADA: George Weston announces C$1bn share dividend
16 December 2010
George Weston Ltd, Canada's largest food processor, has announced it will pay a one-time common share dividend of C$1bn (US$993.4m).
Best bits: Bimbo bolstered, Dean Foods down, Emmi expanding
15 November 2010
A message to our US readers: as you eat your lunch today, consider that, according to some estimates, one in three sandwiches made in the US will now be made with bread made by Grupo Bimbo.
In the spotlight: the impact of Bimbo's Sara Lee deal
12 November 2010
Mexico's Grupo Bimbo has snapped up Sara Lee's fresh bakery operations in North America for a cool US$959m. Dean Best discusses the repercussions of the deal on both businesses and for the wider US bakery industry.
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