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What would the synergies be should Pioneer Foods, South Africa's second-largest food company, purchase KWV Holdings, the country's number two wine and spirit maker?

Pioneer Food Group has confirmed its profits slumped during the first half of its financial year, with the South Africa-based business citing pressure from maize costs.

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Pioneer Food Group, the South Africa-based food and drinks group, has warned its half-year earnings could fall by more than it previously estimated.

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Talks between South Africa's Pioneer Food Group about an unspecified deal with local agribusiness investment firm - and minority shareholder - Zeder Investments have been broken off.

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South Africa's Pioneer Food Group told shareholders today (7 March) it is in talks about a "material transaction" which, if implemented, "may have an effect on the share price of the company".

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South African food and drink maker Pioneer Food Group expects its earnings per share for the first half of its financial year to be up to 55% lower than a year earlier.

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South Africa's Pioneer Food Group has revealed pressure on sales volumes "in a number of categories" but forecast an improved performance in the second half of its financial year.

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Pioneer Food Group, the South Africa-based cereal-to-fruit snacks business, has reported higher annual sales and profits.

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South Africa's Pioneer Food Group has acquired a 49% stake in the east African business of UK breakfast cereal group Weetabix.

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South Africa's Pioneer Food Group has acquired a 49% stake in the east African business of UK breakfast cereal group Weetabix.

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Cindy Hess, the CFO of South Africa's Pioneer Food Group, has resigned and will leave the business at the end of October.

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South Africa's Pioneer Food Group has struck a deal to buy Stream Foods, the UK producer of the children's snacking brand Fruit Bowl, from local business Wellness Foods.

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Pioneer Foods, the South African food maker, booked "positive results" for the first six months of its financial year, with sales and earnings rising.

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South Africa's Pioneer Food Group has warned of deteriorating conditions facing food makers in the country. 

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Pioneer Foods, the South African group, has reported an increase in annual sales and earnings.

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Pioneer Food Group, the South African food processor, has confirmed its proposed acquisition of a stake 50% stake in nutritional cereal maker Futurelife Health Products has been cleared by local competition authorities. 

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Pioneer Foods has said it is expecting a 14.5-18.5% jump in headline earnings per share for its 2014/15 financial year.

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Kellogg is reportedly set to call on South Africa's competition watchdog to block a proposed deal between local companies Pioneer Foods and Futurelife.

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US poultry group Sanderson Farms posted higher half-year sales and profits, although there was some concern on Wall Street about the near-term outlook for the business. Barilla announced its results for 2014, which included an increase in revenue and earnings.

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South African food group Pioneer Foods has announced a joint venture with health foods firm Futurelife.

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South Africa's Pioneer Food Group has reported a 7% jump in group revenues for the three months ended 31 December.

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South Africa's Pioneer Foods has reported a jump in profits in a year it labelled as "defining" for the business.

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South Africa's Pioneer Foods has said its annual earnings per share are likely to climb by 44-50%.

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South African food group Pioneer Foods has indicated it plans to "unbundle" its interest feed-to-poultry firm Quantum Foods Holding to its shareholders next month.

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South Africa's Pioneer Food Group has booked a mixed set of annual results with earnings down but sales up.

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Foodcorp has become the latest South African food company to admit colluding to fix the price of wheat flour and maize meal.

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South Africa's Pioneer Foods sounded a note of caution after announcing mixed full-year profits.

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KWV and Pioneer Foods have terminated the South African food group's attempt to take over the wine and spirits maker.

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South Africa's Pioneer Foods has taken disciplinary action against 41 employees involved in the price-fixing scandals that have recently engulfed the company.