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Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
3 May 2013
M&A - as ever - was a hot topic on just-food this week. Some deals were done - Hain Celestial acquired UK organic baby food firm Ella's Kitchen and PAI Partners snapped European own-label giant R&R Ice Cream. Potential transactions were speculated about - the spin off of WhiteWave Foods prompted rumours over possible suitors and Unilever's ongoing problems in spreads led to talk it could one day sell the unit.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
3 May 2013
Two UK-based firms were the subject of takeovers this week: R&R Ice Cream, Europe's largest own-label ice cream firm, changed hands after PAI Partners struck a deal to buy the business; and Hain Celestial snapped up UK organic baby food brand Ella's Kitchen.
UK: PAI Partners to buy R&R Ice Cream
29 April 2013
PAI Partners has agreed to buy R&R Ice Cream from Oaktree Capital Management and the European ice cream group's other shareholders.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
15 April 2013
UK-based R&R Ice Cream last week snapped up local rival Fredericks Dairies, a deal its CEO told us will help it compete better with Unilever. We spoke to M&A analysts about the potential sale of Burton's Biscuit Co. and to the chairman of Canada's Dare Foods about his expansion plans. In Europe, the sector was rocked by fresh horsemeat revelations, including news an Asda product contained the veterinary drug phenylbutazone.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
15 April 2013
3G Capital, the private-equity firm soon to own Heinz, last week turned to another investment - Burger King - for the US food giant's new CEO. In the UK, R&R Ice Cream, Europe's largest own-label ice cream supplier bought a local rival it said would boost its branded stable. Europe was shook by more horsemeat revelations. Meanwhile, we interviewed Sainsbury's on multichannel, Canada's Dare Foods and took a look at the possible suitors for Burton's Biscuit Co.
Interview: R&R chief: We can be "real alternative" to Unilever
10 April 2013
James Lambert, CEO of UK-based R&R Ice Cream, has suggested the company's plan to buy local rival Fredericks Dairies will give retailers a "real alternative" to market leader Unilever.
EUROPE: R&R Ice Cream takeover deal "a month away"
10 April 2013
A deal for a majority stake in UK-based R&R Ice Cream could be signed in the next month.
UK: R&R Ice Cream to buy rival Fredericks Dairies
9 April 2013
UK ice cream group R&R Ice Cream has agreed to acquire local rival Fredericks Dairies in a deal worth GBP49m.
UK: PAI in "pole position" to acquire R&R Ice Cream
1 March 2013
PAI Partners is reportedly in pole position to acquire R&R Ice Cream after the group was put on the block late last year.
just-food's outlook for 2013: Mega deals unlikely as consolidation continues
31 January 2013
There may be caution over the prospect for blockbuster deals in a dilapidated economic environment, but the food sector mergers and acquisitions table still has plenty to whet the appetite.
UK: Private equity firms submit "second bids" for R&R Ice Cream
24 January 2013
Three private equity firms linked to the purchase of UK firm R&R Ice Cream are understood to have gone through to a second round of bidding.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
21 January 2013
News that Flowers Food has emerged as the "stalking horse" bidder for various Hostess Brands bread brands in the US caught our attention last week. Meanwhile, an entirely different kind of horse got tongues wagging on this side of the pond when food safety officials found horse meat had been used in the production of burgers in the UK and Ireland. There has also been a flurry of news from the confectionery sector, with Barry Callebaut, Lindt and Thorntons hitting the headlines. We can expect more from this category in the coming weeks as the industry gears up for ISM, one of the calendar's biggest trade shows. just-food will be reporting live (and possibly even indulging our sweet tooth).
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
21 January 2013
Horse meat is the topic that kept the just-food newsroom busy last week after food safety officials found horse meat had been used in the production of burgers in the UK and Ireland. Tesco was the first to announce the recall of some ranges of burgers, with other retailers quick to follow suit. Elsewhere, Flowers Food emerged as the "stalking horse" bidder for various Hostess Brands bread brands in the US, and in the UK just-food spoke with Thorntons CEO Jonathan Hart on the firm's second-quarter results and his plans for the confectionery firm going forward.
UK: R&R Ice Cream acquires Yoomoo frozen yoghurt brand
15 January 2013
UK firm R&R Ice Cream has acquired the Yoomoo frozen yoghurt brand for an undisclosed sum.
UK: R&R Ice Cream up for sale
21 December 2012
UK firm R&R Ice Cream, which has operations across Europe, is up for sale, just-food understands.
just-food's most-read news stories in 2012
18 December 2012
It's the time of the year when we look back at the 12 months just past to see what was getting you clicking on just-food. The ten most-read news stories of 2012 include UK grocers signing a code of conduct on promos and Tesco announcing it would put traffic-light labels on its food in the UK. Tesco's likely exit from the US also proved popular, as did a series of M&A stories, including major deals by Hain Celestial, R&R Ice Cream and Hershey.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
13 August 2012
Nestle reported its half-year results last week and said innovation was vital to growth in developed markets, where doing business at the moment is, it said, "no walk in the park". Produce giant Chiquita's first-half numbers included plans for a new strategy, while at US dairy group Dean Foods, it announced a move to list its soy and organics unit alongside its figures. In the retail sector, UK grocer The Co-op announced chief executive Peter Marks was to retire.
UK: R&R Ice Cream scoops up Italy's Eskigel
10 August 2012
UK-based private-label ice cream maker R&R Ice Cream has acquired Italian ice cream manufacturer Eskigel.
FRANCE: French state to fight R&R Ice Cream plant closure
10 August 2012
French authorities have joined staff in the fight to save R&R Ice Cream's plant in Carcassonne, in south-west France.
UK: R&R takes Tesco's Chokablok brand to new sales channels
24 July 2012
R&R Ice Cream, the firm that manufactures Tesco's venture ice cream brand Chokablok, has confirmed that it is rolling out the product into other sales channels.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
9 July 2012
Farmers slammed UK dairy processors this week for cuts to the price they receive for their milk and there have been threats supplies could be disrupted. The UK meat sector was hit by plans by Dutch firm Vion to close a plant in Scotland. Meanwhile, French poultry giant Groupe Doux, which is in administration, has received ten takeover bids.
FRANCE: R&R Ice Cream plans to close Carcassonne plant
6 July 2012
UK-based R&R Ice Cream has confirmed plans to close an ice cream plant in France.
UK: R&R Ice Cream recalls Tesco Chokablok lines
13 June 2012
R&R Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling its Chokablok ice cream multi-packs from customers who purchased the product in Tesco and One Stop stores in the UK.
CAGE: Private equity at centre of renewed M&A activity - Spayne Lindsay
22 March 2012
Private-equity firms will play a central role in an upturn in mergers and acquisition activity in the global food sector, M&A advisory firm Spayne Lindsay has predicted.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
19 March 2012
It was a bumper week of insight from just-food, with analysis of Richard Brasher's decision to quit as CEO of Tesco's UK operations, an examination of rising egg prices and a look at the future for UK food manufacturer Premier Foods. We also emphasised our international reach, with an exclusive interview with the chief executive of Spanish retailer Grupo Eroski. Click on the headlines for more.
UK: Ice cream firm R&R "up for sale"
13 March 2012
UK-based private-label ice cream maker R&R Ice Cream is reportedly set to be put up for sale.
UK: R&R, Yoomoo launches frozen yoghurt retail range
20 February 2012
R&R Ice Cream has teamed up with UK frozen yoghurt business Yoomoo to launch a range to go on sale in the country's supermarkets.
UK: R&R to launch lactose-free ice cream
14 February 2012
R&R Ice Cream is to launch what it claims is the first lactose-free, dairy ice cream made with UK milk.
GERMANY: DMK ice cream business to become stand-alone unit
4 January 2012
DMK, Germany's largest dairy, has created a stand-alone unit for its ice cream business.
FRANCE: Boncolac takes control of frozen-food firm Terre de Lys
4 January 2012
French patisserie maker Boncolac has taken an 80% stake in frozen food firm Terre de Lys to strengthen its position in frozen deli products.
