Green Isle has acquired the pizza and garlic bread manufacturer Lacemont. The Irish subsidiary of supermarket supplier Northern Foods paid US$14.6 for the company, in a bid to boost its frozen pizza division.

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The news of expansion comes hard on Northern Foods’ posting of its largest-ever sales week during the run-up to Christmas, and an overall increase of sales by 4% during Q3. The company is also continuing with its share buy-back scheme, having already purchased 24m shares, and its £6m restructuring programme is progressing well.


Green Isle also produces the Good Fella pizza brand.

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