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Tesco delists Rachel's Organic yoghurt range
24 Apr 2015
Lactalis-owned UK dairy business Rachel's Organic has confirmed supermarket Tesco has delisted its yoghurt range.

Food industry news of the week: Iglo, Blue Bell Creameries, Hershey
24 Apr 2015
The EUR2.6bn sale of European frozen food giant and Birds Eye owner Iglo Group grabbed the headlines this week - and we looked at where the new owners - Nomad Holdings - could look next. Blue Bell Creameries, the US ice cream maker linked to a fatal listeria outbreak, was in the spotlight for very different reasons, pulling all its products from the market after fresh tests.

just the answer - Matthias Kunz, Emmi
6 Nov 2012
Swiss dairy group Emmi has this year pressed on with its plans to expand overseas and rely less on a stagnant domestic sector. At the SIAL 2012 industry expo in Paris, Dean Best met Matthias Kunz, head of Emmi's international business, to discuss the company's latest investments, including its decision to take a majority stake in Spanish dairy Kaiku.

UK: Rachel's Organic relaunches My First Yoghurt line
9 Oct 2012
Rachel's Organic has relaunched its My First Yoghurts children's range with an improved recipe.
The just-food management briefing - M&A in 2010 - a timeline, part II
20 Dec 2010
As we headed into September, there was uncertainty about the prospects for M&A activity, with analysts at KPMG suggesting the value of deals in the food, drink and consumer goods space in the second quarter stood at just under US$19bn - down from the $49bn of deals recorded in the first three months of the year. However, the last months of 2010 saw a number of key pieces of M&A - notably the merger of Greencore and Northern Foods - and deals signed to see PepsiCo buy Wimm-Bill-Dann and a private-equity consortium by Del Monte Foods.

Comment: Lactalis pursuit for Yoplait unlikely to be smooth
18 Nov 2010
Lactalis, the privately-owned French dairy giant and owner of brands from President cheese and UK organic business Rachel's, has fired the starting gun on the race for global yoghurt brand Yoplait.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
30 Jul 2010
Two UK household food brands found new owners this week, with the sales of the Rachel's organic dairy business and canned tuna maker John West. In France, frozen-food retailer Picard was snapped in another deal involving private equity. just-food this week carried three major interviews with senior directors at Uniq, Danisco and stevia supplier PureCircle.
Top stories on just-food this week
4 Jun 2010
Speculation over the future of Dean Foods' UK dairy unit Rachel's Organic and the will-they-won't-they merger of French dairies Sodiaal and Entremont Alliance grabbed your attention this week - as did one confirmed piece of M&A: the acquisition of organic baby food business Plum Baby.
US/UK: Dean Foods "puts Rachel's Organic on the block"
1 Jun 2010
US dairy giant Dean Foods has appointed advisers to look into the possible sale of UK unit Rachel's Organic.
UK: Rachel's appoints new dairy GM
29 Sep 2009
UK organic dairy group Rachel's Organic has appointed Kerry Boyd as general manager of its dairy operations.
Quote, unquote: reigniting UK organics
23 Sep 2009
Finding consensus in the UK organic food movement can be like nailing jelly to a wall. Rapid growth in the last 15 years has meant organics has major brands with multinational backers (think Green & Black's or Rachel's Organic). But, hundreds of smaller, regional producers also battling the downturn remain - meaning the sector houses many different views over how to move organic forward. Yesterday (22 September) in London, the Organic Trade Board, laid out its plans to reignite stagnant sales. Here are the best quotes from the day's events.
UK/EU: Organic campaign in cash call for EU bid
23 Sep 2009
The UK organic food sector's bid for EU funding to support an industry-wide marketing campaign needs more financial backing from the country's suppliers, a conference was told yesterday (22 September).
UK: Organic to publish plan to kick-start sales
21 Sep 2009
UK organic food makers are set to detail their plans (22 September) to grow organic sales in the country by 50% by 2015 tomorrow at its 'Go for Growth' conference in London.
US/BELGIUM: Dean Foods swallows Alpro
15 Jun 2009
Soy foods business Alpro has been sold to US dairy giant Dean Foods, it was announced today (15 June).
UK: Rachel's Organic to launch limited-edition yoghurt
31 Mar 2009
Rachel's Organic, the UK-based dairy firm, is offering consumers the opportunity to vote for the company’s next yoghurt flavour.
UK: Rachel’s Organic introduces ‘snap-pots’
23 Feb 2009
Rachel's Organic, the UK-based dairy firm, has introduced an “improved” pot-snap to its range.
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