Smart Balance
Why Pinnacle Foods faces work on Boulder Brands
There has been more consolidation in the US food industry, with another big player largely focused on stagnant categories moving for…
Pinnacle to buy Boulder Brands in $975m deal
Pinnacle Foods has announced a deal to buy fellow US food group Boulder Brands for US$975m. Announcing the transaction today (24…
Food industry news of the week – Ackman and Mondelez, Maggi, Nakd
Activist US investor Bill Ackman got the market talking this week with the disclosure he has invested in Mondelez International.…
Boulder Brands receives interest in “transaction”
Udi's and Smart Balance owner Boulder Brands has hired advisors to look at its strategic options after the US group…
Boulder Brands announces restructure
US firm Boulder Brands has announced an organisational restructure which will see the company reduce its salaried staff by 15%.…
Boulder Brands CEO Steve Hughes resigns
Boulder Brands CEO Steve Hughes has resigned from the US food group, the company said today (10 June). The owner…
Boulder Brands cuts 2015 sales forecast
Shares in Boulder Brands tumbled yesterday (26 February) after the US food group cut its forecast for 2015 sales, pointing to…
Boulder confirms losses on Smart Balance charges
One-off charges related to Boulder Brands' under-performing Smart Balance brand have led the US food group to generate an operating…
Food industry news of the week: Chiquita, Premier Foods, LDC
The most eye-catching story came on Friday with the surprise news Chiquita Brands International shareholders had voted against the US…
Editor’s viewpoint: Boulder Brands should consider Smart Balance sale
Boulder Brands, the US spreads and gluten-free group, stunned the market yesterday (22 October) with a warning it would report…