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28-Dec-2001

Nestlé sweetens ice-cream position

Nestlé sweetened its position as one of the world's largest ice-cream makers on Thursday by agreeing to pay General Mills $641m for the 50 per...

21-Dec-2001

Danone extends Frucor bid, once more

French food group Danone on Thursday made a final extension to its bid for New Zealand drinks maker Frucor Beverages Group Ltd but left the...

ConAgra buys Nestlé snack business

ConAgra Foods, Inc. announced this week that it has purchased the David & Sons sunflower seeds and snack business from Nestle USA, Inc., a subsidiary...

19-Dec-2001

Danone grows in Middle East and North Africa

French group Groupe Danone has signed a partnership agreement with the Egyptian Rachid group for the Egypt, Near and Middle East region, in respect of...

Nestlé, online branding targets kids

Nestle USA Inc. is employing an online branding campaign, targeted at children, with brand sites that aim to mix education with entertainment, iMarketingNews reports this...

17-Dec-2001

Comfort food chocolate sales up despite price hike

Neither a price hike nor the added strain of life in the United States since the terror attacks of Sept 11 have deterred some chocolate...

14-Dec-2001

Heinz earnings rise in 2Q

Consumer food group H.J. Heinz Co.'s reported this week a rise in second-quarter earnings of 9.6 per cent on the back of strong sales of...

13-Dec-2001

Parmalat sets €100m limit on Galbani buy

Italian food group Parmalat said on Tuesday it would spend a maximum of 100 million euros ($89.13 million) if it bought Danone's Galbani unit while...

Food manufacturers demand freeze in milk prices

In a bid to provide a wide range of dairy products at competitive prices, food manufacturers in Canada are demanding a freeze on the price...

10-Dec-2001

Frucor stands firm against Danone bid

Frucor's independent directors are standing firm in their rejection of the takeover offer from French giant Groupe Danone, reports the New Zealand Herald this week....

05-Dec-2001

San Miguel tempted by processed meats business

The Philippines' leading food and beverage firm, San Miguel Corp said on Wednesday it would take a second look at acquiring RFM Corp's processed meats...

Drop in profit for food and bakery group

Food and bakeries group George Weston Foods Ltd said on Tuesday it expects its first half profit to be down on the same period a...

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