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...Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s is one of the few companies to have publicly called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza....
...But the question we raised is does franchising success ultimately rely on two of America’s most acute pathologies: excessive leverage and exploiting cheap labour?...
...Conagra Brands, the company behind Healthy Choice frozen meals and Hebrew National hot dogs, has agreed to buy Bird’s Eye frozen foods maker Pinnacle Foods for $10.9bn, including debt, in the latest mega...
...Blue Apron listed at $10 in June, but the meal kit delivery service now trades at about half that price....
...Nestlé has also taken a stake in Freshly, a New York-based online ready meals company, as it seeks to build expertise in distribution and shore up its position in America’s fast changing food retail market...
...It would also give Tyson access to Hillshire’s strong breakfast business, an increasingly important meal for food companies....
...A month ago, when cereal maker Post Holdings snapped up egg products company Michael Foods for $2.5bn, Post shares shot up 6 per cent....
...frozen bagged meals also make up more than a quarter of all US sales in that sector, netting the brand the number two spot....
...Whether or not we want to eat more, we’d like to eat better or different meals. Whether or not we want to burn more fossil fuels, we’d like to visit more places with less hassle....
...The maker of Kit Kats and Nescafé coffee has lost share in almost every period over the past three years, with the shrinkage reaching 75 basis points in the first half of this year....
...The US ketchup maker had been cited as a possible bidder for Pfizer’s infant nutrition unit, which the drug company is looking to sell for about $10bn, according to people familiar with the process....
...SSL International, the maker of the Durex and Scholl brands, rose 2.9 per cent to 270p after an upbeat trading statement....
...Uniq lost 9.3 per cent to 165p after the ready meals maker warned tough conditions in its UK market would hit profits in 2005/06....
...Northern Foods was 4.1 per cent lower at 164.25p after the ready meals maker said lower December sales in its chilled products division missed expectations, reflecting in part its trading with Marks and...
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