Acquisitions News in the Food sector: 2007

Wed, 28 Feb 2007: 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....
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Thu, 08 Feb 2007: 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....
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Wed, 31 Jan 2007: Finsbury Food is to acquire Lightbody, the Hamilton-based cake manufacturer with about 1,000 staff, for £37.5m....
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Thu, 18 Jan 2007: Brodies, the Edinburgh-based coffee and tea merchant with 30 staff, has been acquired by Massimo Zanetti of Switzerland for undisclosed terms....
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Wed, 17 Jan 2007: Churchill's Handmade Sandwich Company of Nottingham has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 65 jobs....
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Fri, 12 Jan 2007: 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 nat...
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