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]

The CEO of London café chain Apostrophe has revealed that he would consider selling the business for a substantial amount of money. Amir Chen also said he would consider outside funding for the compan... [more]

Compass Plc, the world's largest catering group, has put its Selecta vending machine business up for sale and announced plans to withdraw from around 30 of the 90 countries in which it operates.... [more]

Blavod Extreme Spirits Plc, the creators of black vodka, could be up for sale after receiving and signing a letter of intent from an unidentified Nasdaq-listed company. ... [more]

Discovery Foods, the UK-based producer of Mexican foods, has hired Stamford Partners to explore a sale of at least part of the business.... [more]

UK biscuit maker Burton's Foods could reportedly be put up for sale after owners Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst hired Stamford Partners to conduct a strategic review of the business. The US private equit... [more]

Northern Foods, the UK-listed food group, has agreed to sell its speciality bread, chilled pastry, cakes and flour milling businesses to Vision Capital for £160m.... [more]

Dairy Crest, the UK dairy foods company whose brands include Cathedral City and Country Life, is to enter the European market with the acquisition of French and Italian spread business St Hubert.... [more]

Cranswick has acquired Delico, the Milton Keynes-based manufacturer of pre-packed cooked meats, for £17.9m. The purchase consists of £14.3 mln stg cash and 479,000 Cranswick shares. Delico had a preta... [more]

Tate & Lyle, the UK-based sugar producer, has announced plans to put all or part of its food and industrial ingredients business up for sale in the wake of recent EU sugar reforms. ... [more]

United Biscuits, the biscuits and snacks manufacturer with 7,500 staff at sites in Liverpool, Leicester, Rotherham, Ashby, Carlisle and Manchester, is to be acquired by a consortium of private equity ... [more]

Foster's Group, the Australian beverage company most famous for its Foster's Lager, has announced that the sale process for its global wine clubs and services division is underway.... [more]

The sale of United Biscuits by its private equity owners Cinven, MidOcean and PIA may be postponed or cancelled following the withdrawal of Premier Foods from the auction process. The only remaining b... [more]