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G's Growers has unveiled proposals to set up a mushroom production facility at Littleport in Cambridgeshire, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 16-Feb-2011
Molson Coors is to set up a temporary 200,000 sq ft beer storage warehouse at the Marchington Industrial Estate in Staffordshire. 16-Feb-2011
Boparan is investing £30m in a new chicken products factory for its 2 Sisters business in Thetford this spring, with the creation of an initial 100 jobs. 15-Feb-2011
Cadbury is to create 50 new jobs at its research centre in Bournville and a further 50 at its customer service and logistics department. 14-Feb-2011
Gregory Distribution has unveiled plans for a milk distribution depot at Evercreech Junction in Shepton Mallet, with the creation of 50 jobs. 14-Feb-2011
Clydeside Bakery has gone into liquidation through KPMG, with the loss of 16 jobs in Port Glasgow. 14-Feb-2011
Fruitapeel has bought the assets of All Natural Juice Company out of administration, and will re-employ 25 staff at the site in Llantrisant. 09-Feb-2011
Britvic is creating 60 new jobs and expanding production of branded drinks at its factory in Rugby. 09-Feb-2011
Geneius is planning to expand the workforce at its Newcastle-based food testing technology business from 20 to 50 over the next two years. 09-Feb-2011
Premier Foods is to sell its East Anglian canned grocery business, which has 1,600 staff in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, to Princes for £182m. 08-Feb-2011
Big Bear Group, the manufacturer of snacks and breakfast cereals with factories in Leicester and London, has been acquired by Raisio of Finland for £80m. 07-Feb-2011
Payne's Dairies is planning to start producing yoghurt at the recently-closed Rossa Dairy Products ice cream factory in Leicester. 07-Feb-2011
Britannia Food Ingredients, the Goole-based supplier of food products with 50 staff, has been acquired by Olam International of Singapore. 07-Feb-2011
Natures Way Foods has won planning permission to build a new £14m packhouse at its Chichester-based fresh produce business, with the creation of up to 380 jobs. 03-Feb-2011
Sharp's Brewery, the Cornwall-based brewery with 80 staff, has been acquired by Molson Coors for £20m. 03-Feb-2011
Kettle Foods is planning a £6m expansion at its snacks factory in Norwich, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs. 02-Feb-2011
Yearsley Group is planning to set up a new £20m 160,000 sq ft cold food storage facility near its site in Heywood, with the creation of 150 jobs. 02-Feb-2011
Polestar Foods has shed 232 jobs at its desserts factory in Okehampton, and a buyer is being sought. 02-Feb-2011
Bradford Council is to consider plans from Commercial Development Projects and CK Food Processing for a new cheese production plant in Ripley Street, with the creation of 45 jobs. 01-Feb-2011
Willowbrook Foods is to open a new £5.5m vegetable processing plant at Killinchy in County Down this summer, with the creation of 25 jobs. 31-Jan-2011
Robert Wiseman Dairies is to close a depot at Cupar in Fife, with the loss of up to 68 jobs. 31-Jan-2011
Robert Wiseman Dairies is to close Okehampton Dairy in Devon with the loss of up to 69 jobs, in order to transfer production to Bridgwater. 27-Jan-2011
United Coffee of Milton Keynes has acquired Coopers, the Huddersfield-based coffee supplier. 27-Jan-2011
Intersnack is looking to create up to 100 jobs at its nuts and snacks manufacturing business in County Durham, as part of an ongoing expansion programme. 26-Jan-2011
Milk Link has acquired Cornish Country Larder, the North Cornwall-based cheese manufacturer, for undisclosed terms. 26-Jan-2011
Ensors is planning to set up a new £6.5m meat processing plant and abattoir in Cinderford by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 25-Jan-2011
Northern Foods, the convenience food manufacturer with more than 9,000 staff at 24 sites, is to be acquired by Boparan Holdings for £342m. 24-Jan-2011
Krispy Kreme is to set up a doughnut factory at the Heywood Distribution Park in Greater Manchester by March, with the creation of up to 40 jobs. 24-Jan-2011
Premier Foods is to sell its Quorn meat-free foods business to private equity firm Exponent for about £200m. 24-Jan-2011
Frutarom Industries is to acquire East Anglian Food Ingredients, the supplier of flavours and seasoning compounds with 35 staff, for £3m. 24-Jan-2011
Seven Seas is to shed up to 40 of the 400 jobs at its supplements factory in Hull. 24-Jan-2011
Brakes is to create up to 50 new jobs at a new 55,000 sq ft catering supplies depot at its Gonerby Moor site near Grantham this year. 24-Jan-2011
Findus Group is to shed up to 84 of the 530 jobs at its frozen seafood factory in Grimsby. 20-Jan-2011
Dhaliwal Dairies has acquired a new 16,800 sq ft production site on the Coedcae Lane Industrial Estate in Pontyclun. 19-Jan-2011
Yearsley Group has acquired Ice Pak Seafood Specialists, the frozen food supplier with sites in Greater Manchester and Leeds and annual turnover of £32m. 18-Jan-2011
Hero Group is said to have appointed NM Rothschild to sell Juvela, its Liverpool-based speciality foods business, for up to £100m. 18-Jan-2011
Linden Foods is to create 85 jobs over the next three years, following a £10m investment in a new production facility at its site in Dungannon. 17-Jan-2011
The Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (DARD) is planning to set up a new headquarters outside the Belfast area. 17-Jan-2011
Wellpak is to extend its fresh produce warehouse in Evesham this year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 17-Jan-2011
Burton's Foods is to close its biscuits factory at Moreton, Wirral, with the loss of 342 jobs, and 70 jobs will be lost in Llantarnam, South Wales, but £7m will be invested in Llantarnam and Edinburgh. 13-Jan-2011
Event Management Catering, the Selby-based catering firm with 750 staff, has been acquired by Spotless Group of Australia. 13-Jan-2011
Intertek has acquired American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories, the US provider of laboratory food testing services with 28 staff, for £4.5m. 12-Jan-2011
Compass has acquired Menke Menue, the German catering firm, for £4m, as well as Chiyoda Food of Japan. 12-Jan-2011
Hazeldene is to invest £1.7m in the expansion of its prepared salads factory in Wigan by May, with the creation of 25 jobs. 11-Jan-2011
Buccleuch Foods is to close its meat packing plant in Castle Douglas with the loss of 35 jobs, as part of a merger with Campbell Brothers that will result in the transfer of production to Midlothian. 10-Jan-2011
Britvic Ireland is to close its soft drinks distribution centre in Omagh in March, with the loss of nine jobs. 10-Jan-2011
Amy's Kitchen of the US is planning to create up to 100 jobs at a new natural convenience foods factory in Corby. 05-Jan-2011
Kettle Produce is submitting plans to rebuild its fire-damaged vegetable processing plant at Freuchie in Fife, in order to secure 515 jobs. 04-Jan-2011
Westler Foods, the Malton-based manufacturer of sausages with 162 staff, has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company backed by RCapital Partners. 04-Jan-2011
Constellation Brands is to sell a majority stake in its UK and Australian wine operations, including the Stowell's brand, to Champ Private Equity for £148m. 04-Jan-2011
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