Dorset Cereals, the upmarket healthy-food brand could be worth over £50m according to reports. Langholm Capital has hired McQueen as an adviser for strategic choices.... [more]

Grampian Country Food Group, one of the UK's largest food groups, is now up for sale. ... [more]

The Boards of Christian Salvesen and GND have announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition by GND of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital o... [more]

Campbell Soup Company has announced that it will explore strategic alternatives, including possible divestiture, for its Godiva Chocolatier business. The decision follows a review of Campbell's portfo... [more]

The Administrators of Bomfords Limited, Dominic Wong, Andrew Peters and David Langton of Deloitte, have announced that the sale of the business and assets was completed on 31 July 2007. The farming bu... [more]

Groupe DANONE’s Board of Directors has decided to consider on an exclusive basis the offer made by Kraft Foods Inc. on July 2 to purchase DANONE’s Biscuits and Cereal Products business. This offer o... [more]

The Real Good Food Company has announced the disposal of the assets and goodwill of its Fish Division, Five Star Fish, its added value frozen fish business based in Grimsby in Lincolnshire, to the pri... [more]

Cadbury Schweppes is looking to sell Monkhill Confectionery, the manufacturer of its 70 year old Butterkist popcorn brand and part of its Trebor Basset confectionery arm, as part of a major restructur... [more]

Cabana Soft Drinks, a subsidiary of soft drinks group Nichols, has announced the purchase of Dunblane based post mix distributor, Cariel Soft Drinks, for an undisclosed sum.... [more]

The UK’s second largest biscuit manufacturer Burton’s Foods, makers of Wagon Wheels and Jammie Dodgers, has been acquired by private equity firm Duke Street Capital for an undisclosed sum. The deal i... [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]

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]

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]