Zetar is to acquire Humdinger, the Hull-based dried fruit supplier whose clients include Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, for up to £13m. The deal consists of an initial £10m, with a further £3... [more]

Cadbury Schweppes, the UK-based confectionery and beverage company, is tipped to sell or spin off its beverage division at some point in the future. Cadbruy's has a market capitalisation of $19.8bn. ... [more]

Robert Wiseman Dairies is to acquire the Newlands Farm fresh milk business, including dairies at Pensilva and Okehampton, from Milk Link for £5.5m. Combined, the two businesses sell 32m litres of milk... [more]

The appointment of John von Spreckelsen as the new chairman of chocolatier Thorntons has prompted speculation that the company could be put up for sale. Spreckelsen, the former Somerfield chairman, ha... [more]

Pan Fish, the Norwegian fish farming company, may have to dispose of some of its UK businesses to satisfy the OFT following its merger. The merger will make Pan Fish the world's largest fish farming c... [more]

Northern Foods, the UK-listed food company, has confirmed that it will dispose of non-core assets and has indicated that it hopes to fetch £200m from the sale. The company named NFT distribution and S... [more]

The private equity group CapVest, owned by frozen seafood business Youngs Bluecrest, is tipped to form a consortium to bid for Unilever's frozen food businesses, Birds Eye and Iglo, which are up for s... [more]

Northern Foods is understood to have been in talks with several financial advisers regarding the sale of some of its bakery businesses. The company, which manufactures supermarket branded goods includ... [more]

Brake Bros, the UK-based food service company owned by Clayton Dubilier Rice, will be sold by the end of this year or early next year according to sources. An imminent sale, as previously reported, is... [more]

Richmond Foods, the ice cream manufacturer with 850 staff, is to be acquired by private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management for £182m. If shareholders approve the deal they will get 750 pence for e... [more]

NYSE listed Campbell Soup Company has released the Information Memorandum regarding the sale of its UK and Ireland businesses. No bidders have been confirmed as yet, although Premier Foods, AB Foods a... [more]

Brake Bros, the UK-based food service company, may be sold for £1bn by US private equity company Clayton Dubilier Rice. The company acquired Brake Bros in 2002 for £434m. ... [more]

Mezzanine Management is reported to be selling its UK-based food company Red Mill Snack Foods, a division of Continental Foods. Red Mill's turnover for 2004/5 is an estimated £34m. Possible buyers are... [more]

Information on the sale of UK-based frozen foods businesses Birds Eye and Iglo will be available by the end of May. US-based bank Goldman Sachs is handling the sale. Birds Eye and Iglo are currently ... [more]