UK: Ready-meals growth prompts Greencore move for Hain site
By Dean Best | 23 August 2012
The growth in the UK ready-meals market has led Greencore to move for Hain Celestial's own-label plant in the country, the Irish group said today (23 August).
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The growth in the UK ready-meals market has led Greencore to move for Hain Celestial's own-label plant in the country, the Irish group said today (23 August).

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