US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice has reportedly put its European food distribution business, Brakes Bros, up for sale.... [more]

Cadbury Schweppes, is thought to be considering the sale of its drinks business to guard against a potential hostile takeover.... [more]

Patak's the UK-based Indian food brand whose products include curry sauces, chutney, pickles and ready meals, has been put up for sale with a price tag of £200m. ... [more]

Wimpy, the chain of 194 burger outlets, is to be acquired by Famous Brands of South Africa in a deal that values the business at £13m.... [more]

Milligans is to sell 15 bakery outlets and its Newcastle factory to North-East Bakeries, creating a combined group with 21 shops and 130 staff.... [more]

Troubled sandwich chain Benjys closed all 46 of its branches yesterday as it entered administration for the second time since July last year.... [more]

Finsbury Food is to acquire Lightbody, the Hamilton-based cake manufacturer with about 1,000 staff, for £37.5m.... [more]

Brodies, the Edinburgh-based coffee and tea merchant with 30 staff, has been acquired by Massimo Zanetti of Switzerland for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Churchill's Handmade Sandwich Company of Nottingham has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 65 jobs.... [more]

Krispy Kreme UK is expected to be acquired Manchester-based private equity firm LDC, and the chain of 28 doughnut outlets will undergo a £5m nationwide expansion programme.... [more]

Burton's Foods, the UK biscuit manufacturer whose products include Jammie Dodgers, Maryland Cookies and Wagon Wheels, has been put up for sale by its owners Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst.... [more]

Little Chef, the UK roadside restaurant chain, is considering a sale of all or part of the business in an attempt to save itself from administration.... [more]

William Jackson & Son has acquired Parripak, the Bedfordshire-based vegetable processing company with 230 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Vin & Spirit, the Swedish manufacturer of Absolut Vodka, is to be put up for sale by the Swedish government as part of a sell-off of its interests in six companies. ... [more]

Universal, the New York listed tobacco company, has announced it is to divest its remaining non-tobacco agri-products businesses as part of a renewed strategic focus on its core tobacco businesses. Th... [more]

Pan Fish, the Norwegian fish farming group, has announced that it will sell its Scottish operations in 2007 due to competition concerns as a result of a merger with Dutch company Marine Harvest. ... [more]

Scottish food company Valvona & Crolla are reportedly open to all options for the business, including a sale to a suitable buyer. The family-owned company has said it would consider selling to a buyer... [more]

David Binns, the founding partner of UK-based company Freedom Fresh Foods has said that the management plans to sell the business once the brand is better established and has distribution agreements w... [more]

Solanki Frozen Foods, the family owned importer and distributor of ethnic foods, has apparently received a number of approaches for the business and the owners consider a sale to be one of a number of... [more]

Pub operator Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries could be up for sale amid rumours of a private equity approach. The bidder is reported to be preparing a £1.53bn offer for the business. The West Midlands... [more]