http://www.just-food.com/companies/vion-food-group_id319Latest Vion Food Group industry news - from just-food.com© 2013 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:36:29 GMTThu, 20 Jun 2013 08:36:29 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20UK pork group Cranswick this morning (20 April) booked an increase in adjusted annual earnings and in sales. Profits exceeded analysts' expectations. Overall, analysts offered a positive review of the results.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/uk-meat-group-cranswick-reports-positive-fy_id123264.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupMon, 20 May 2013 11:38:00 GMTjust-food spoke with ABF CEO George Weston this week following the release of the firm's first-half figures. The chief executive spoke about the performance of and prospects for the firm's food operations. Elsewhere, Ocado dismissed reports of a potential takeover by Morrisons, while Nestle defended a trademark lawsuit it has filed against Petra Foods over the Singapore firm's Delfi Take-It chocolate bar.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id122973.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupMon, 29 Apr 2013 09:12:00 GMTDutch food group Vion has announced plans to separate its food and ingredients operations into two distinct operating units.http://www.just-food.com/news/vion-to-divide-food-ingredients-businesses_id122952.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupThu, 25 Apr 2013 12:09:00 GMTFrench poultry processor Groupe Doux has received an offer from a UK firm for the purchase of its Pleucadeuc plant in Brittany.http://www.just-food.com/news/doux-receives-uk-interest-for-brittany-plant_id122862.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupThu, 18 Apr 2013 14:56:00 GMTUnite, 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".http://www.just-food.com/news/unite-disappointed-at-welsh-country-foods-closure_id122798.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupFri, 12 Apr 2013 12:25:00 GMTVion-owned Welsh Country Foods is to close its lamb processing business in Anglesey, putting 310 jobs on the line.http://www.just-food.com/news/vions-welsh-country-foods-lamb-unit-to-close_id122797.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupFri, 12 Apr 2013 11:56:00 GMTThe 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.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/the-likely-suspects-to-acquire-burtons-biscuit-co_id122743.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupMon, 08 Apr 2013 17:29:00 GMTScotland's largest food manufacturer Browns Food Group aims to expand from its regional base and grow distribution in fresh markets on the back of its recent acquisition of the Hall's brand from Vion.http://www.just-food.com/news/scotlands-browns-mulls-new-markets-following-halls-buy_id122593.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupFri, 22 Mar 2013 09:10:00 GMTUnite, the union representing workers at Vion's Welsh Country Foods, has welcomed the firm's interest in a potential management buyout of the lamb processing unit.http://www.just-food.com/news/unite-welcomes-vion-mbo-for-welsh-country-foods_id122491.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupWed, 13 Mar 2013 14:02:00 GMTDutch food group Vion has said it is evaluating plans for a management buyout of its Welsh Country Foods lamb processing business.http://www.just-food.com/news/vion-eyes-mbo-for-welsh-country-foods-unit_id122485.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupWed, 13 Mar 2013 11:10:00 GMTEarnings results continued to pour in last week with retailers Carrefour, Delhaize and Waitrose amongst those issuing sales and profit figures. Delhaize told analysts there was work still to be done in the US, while Carrefour insisted it has to invest in order to build on signs of improvement. Elsewhere, Vion was bought by Boparan Holdings, and a BBC investigation uncovered evidence of horse smuggling from Ireland to the UK.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id122447.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupMon, 11 Mar 2013 08:36:00 GMTIn 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.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-last-week_id122453.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupMon, 11 Mar 2013 08:35:00 GMTBoparan 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.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/boparan-continues-ma-march-with-vion-buy_id122406.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupTue, 05 Mar 2013 15:41:00 GMTNearly two months into the horsemeat scandal that has rocked the food industry, UK figures highlighting a sales slowdown in ready meals raise the question of whether this is a temporary blip or a long-term structural decline.http://www.just-food.com/comment/horsemeat-saga-exacerbates-ready-meal-sales-decline_id122405.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupTue, 05 Mar 2013 15:40:00 GMTBoparan Holdings Limited, the holding company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has acquired Vion's poultry and red meat processing businesses in the UK.http://www.just-food.com/news/2-sisters-acquires-vion-uk-units_id122383.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupMon, 04 Mar 2013 14:34:00 GMTThe UK pork operations offloaded by Vion last year have been renamed as Karro Food Group.http://www.just-food.com/news/vion-pork-unit-changes-name-to-karro-food-group_id122045.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupTue, 05 Feb 2013 14:10:00 GMTUK pork group Cranswick will open a new production facility on the back of a "significant" contract win to supply fresh pork to Asda, financial director Mark Bottomley has told just-food.http://www.just-food.com/news/cranswick-opens-new-facility-on-asda-contract-win_id122004.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupFri, 01 Feb 2013 11:20:00 GMTThere 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.http://www.just-food.com/management-briefing/mega-deals-unlikely-as-consolidation-continues_id121962.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupThu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:00 GMTABP Food Group has acquired the Debbie & Andrew's premium sausage brand from Dutch group Vion.http://www.just-food.com/news/abp-buys-debbie-andrews-from-vion_id121999.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupThu, 31 Jan 2013 17:17:00 GMTScottish food firm Browns Food Group has purchased the Hall's brand from Dutch group Vion.http://www.just-food.com/news/browns-food-group-buys-vions-halls-brand_id121978.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=vion-food-groupWed, 30 Jan 2013 15:32:00 GMT