UPDATE 2: UK: Boparan tables GBP342m bid for Northern Foods
By: just-food.com | 21 January 2011
UK poultry and fish group Boparan Holdings has decided to table a takeover bid for Northern Foods, the maker of Goodfella's pizza and Fox's biscuits planning to merge with Ireland's Greencore.
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UK poultry and fish group Boparan Holdings has decided to table a takeover bid for Northern Foods, the maker of Goodfella's pizza and Fox's biscuits planning to merge with Ireland's Greencore.
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