McCain buys A-Pac rights to Sara Lee brand
McCain Foods has completed the acquisition of Kitchens of Sara Lee (KOSL) Australia from Hillshire Brands in a deal worth A$82m.
Archives for February 5, 2013
China safety
Duck replaces mutton in latest food-swap scandal
While European supermarkets and fast-food chains have been dealing with the fall-out of horse meat in burgers, a meatpacking factory in north-east China has been found using cheap duck meat and additives to replace mutton and beef slices.
Straight talk
DCD: Fonterra must learn once is unfortunate, twice is unforgivable
It’s quite remarkable how Fonterra has evolved to become New Zealand’s biggest company given the way the dairy giant seems to struggle to take on board its errors of the past.
The world (of Coke and Pepsi) is not enough in emerging markets...
Clinching global culture club membership by swigging Pepsi or Coke is not enough for soft drinks consumers in emerging markets, who are increasingly swayed by regional tastes, according to Euromonitor International.