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Markbeech Products has bought Cadec, the supplier of edible nuts and ingredients to the bakery and confectionery industries, from the Harrington Food Group.
29-Dec-1998


Golden Wonder is to create up to 200 jobs in Scunthorpe, following a £14m investment in a snacks factory and distribution centre.
23-Dec-1998


Ben Shaws, the Huddersfield-based soft drinks company, has been acquired by Chaudfontaine Distribution of Belgium in a £22m deal, and has also announced plans for a new £2m bottling plant.
17-Dec-1998


WT Foods has announced a reverse takeover of Noon, the supplier of Indian foods, in a £50m deal.
17-Dec-1998


Cadbury Schweppes has agreed to sell its non-US soft drinks businesses to Coca-Cola for £1.12bn, and the proceeds will be used to expand its confectionery operations around the world.
12-Dec-1998


Kerry has opened a new £2m ready meals facility at its Durham factory to supply Somerfield, and an additional 130 jobs could be created over the next two years as further convenience foods are introduced.
11-Dec-1998


Peter's Food Services, the South Wales company recently bought out from Grand Metropolitan, has bought the food distribution company Early Bird and ham-maker JV Rowe of Tenby.
09-Dec-1998


Hillsdown is selling its Ross Breeders poultry business to the venture capitalist BC Partners for £100m, but is no longer actively looking to sell its potato packing business.
08-Dec-1998


Dairy Crest is to set up a £33m national cheese maturation and distribution centre in Nuneaton by April 2000.
07-Dec-1998


Geest is selling its two Dutch produce trading operations to De Weide Blik of Belgium for £10m.
03-Dec-1998


Elementis is selling BOCM Pauls, the animal feed and pig business, to Accruechart, which is jointly owned by BOCM management and Electra Fleming, for about £60m.
01-Dec-1998


Fenmarc, the Cambridgeshire-based vegetable-processing company, has undergone a £11m management buyout.
26-Nov-1998


Cranswick has acquired Mr Lazenby's, the Teesside-based sausage maker, for £3.5m.
26-Nov-1998


Hot Bread Kitchens is creating 60 new jobs in Ellesmere Port having won a DTI Regional Selective Assistance to help finance its £1.2m expansion plans.
25-Nov-1998


HT Webb, the chilled food importer with annual sales of £52m, is undergoing a management buyout.
21-Nov-1998


Oriental Eastern Foods has won a contract to produce chilled ready meals for Loughborough-based French food firm Le Sezannais, which could create an extra 50 jobs at its Nottingham factory.
20-Nov-1998


BG Foods, the chilled and frozen desserts company, has been acquired by management for £36m, and the new owners are planning to build a £6m dairy desserts factory in Newton Abbot.
14-Nov-1998


Roberts Yorkshire Kitchens has merged with Nordale Foods to create a new £23m company called Roberts Group that will be the country's second largest manufacturer of Yorkshire puddings.
14-Nov-1998


Iceland's Woodford Foodservice subsidiary has acquired Caterfish, the Midlands-based supplier of frozen foods and fresh fish.
14-Nov-1998


IAWS has bought a 34% stake in Welcon Pelagic, the Norwegian fishmeal and seafood processing company, for £5m, as well as Viper Seafoods of Scotland for £1.1m.
12-Nov-1998


Britannia Biscuits is planning to build a £4m biscuit factory at South Tees Food Park on Teesside, creating about 180 jobs.
10-Nov-1998


Laurens Patisseries is planning to double the production capacity at its chilled and frozen desserts factory in Newark, creating 50 jobs.
06-Nov-1998


Matthew Clark, the cider maker, has been acquired by Canandaigua Brands of the US for £215m, and the two businesses will be able to sell their products through each other's distribution channels.
04-Nov-1998


Prepco Foods, the Skelmersdale-based vegetables supplier, has undergone a £2.5m management buy-out.
31-Oct-1998


Booker has sold its fish processing business to a vehicle set up by Legal & General Ventures for £44m, and it will be renamed Bluecrest Seafood.
27-Oct-1998


Associated British Foods is acquiring SPI Holding Company, the US supplier of sweetening agents.
26-Oct-1998


Donside Game and Meat of Inverurie is to set up a new venison processing operation in Grantown, creating 35 jobs.
23-Oct-1998


The Dartington Food Company is looking to double the workforce at its Ivybridge luxury foods plant to over 60 employees.
15-Oct-1998


Wilson's Country is investing £1.5m in new storage, grading and packing facilities at its potato packing plant in Portadown, with the creation of 35 jobs.
13-Oct-1998


Booker has sold Daehnfeldt, the Danish seeds business, to Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst, for £29m, and it is now looking to sell its fish processing subsidiary and its US turkey breeding operation.
09-Oct-1998


Quickfruit is planning to set up a £1m organic farm in Chester to produce and pack organic foods, creating 75 jobs.
06-Oct-1998


Brake Bros has acquired Watson & Philip Foodservice from Watson & Philip for £43.6m, and W&P will change its name to Alldays.
05-Oct-1998


Milk Marque has acquired North Bradon Farm, the Somerset-based cheddar cheese producer, for undisclosed terms.
03-Oct-1998


Ushers of Trowbridge, the brewer and pub chain, has announced plans for a £116m management buy-out, with the backing of Alchemy Partners.
03-Oct-1998


Kanes Food has won approval from Wychavon District Council to build a vegetable and salad factory at its site in Middle Littleton, with the creation of 70 jobs.
01-Oct-1998


Voyager Foods is to expand its sauces factory at the Sunderland Enterprise Park in Castletown, creating 48 new jobs.
29-Sep-1998


Faccenda Chickens is investing £1m to expand production at its Brierley Hill poultry plant, and 100 jobs will be created.
29-Sep-1998


Unigate has bought the Roata group of companies, which run the Unipork pigmeat business in Northern Ireland, for £27m.
15-Sep-1998


Cymru Country Chickens has begun work on a £7m chicken-processing factory in Anglesey, which will create up to 255 jobs.
14-Sep-1998


Grampian Country Foods has acquired Marshall Food Group, which could put an end to speculation that more jobs were to go at Marshall's chicken processing plant at Coupar Angus.
11-Sep-1998


Cadbury Schweppes is acquiring Wedel, the leading Polish confectionery brand, from PepsiCo for £46m, while United Biscuits is in negotiations to buy the Wedel biscuit business.
08-Sep-1998


The Stirling Mushrooms farm near Callender in Scotland is planning a £3.2m expansion programme that will create 140 jobs, and it could lead to a further 500 jobs in other agricultural businesses throughout Scotland.
04-Sep-1998


Redbridge Holdings is acquiring AFI Fruit Importers, the Kent-based berry fruit distributor, for undisclosed terms.
02-Sep-1998


NFF has bought Lovells Confectionery, the Newport-based chocolate confectionery company, out of receivership for £1.8m.
29-Aug-1998


SK Chilled Foods of Teesside is planning to create 125 new jobs over the coming year to cope with rising demand for ethnic snacks and meals.
28-Aug-1998


Newboulds, the meat producer, is to create an additional 25 jobs in Middlesbrough to cope with growing demand for its pies and pasties.
28-Aug-1998


Allied Domecq is set to acquire Bismarck, the German schnapps producer, for up to £15m.
27-Aug-1998


Prize Food Group has acquired the Amble-based roast potato operation of Pillsbury, and will change its name to Cheviot Foods.
24-Aug-1998


HP Bulmer is acquiring Green Mountain Cidery, the US cider company, for £8.7m in an effort to build up its international business in response to fierce competition in the UK.
08-Aug-1998


F Duerr & Sons has acquired Samuel Moore Foods, the jams and preserves company, from Hazlewood Foods.
08-Aug-1998


Greencore of Ireland is to acquire Paramount Foods, the pizza base maker, for £28m.
06-Aug-1998


Perkins Foods has acquired Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods for £9.7m, its second acquisition in the chilled foods sector in three months.
18-Jul-1998


Golden Vale has completed the acquisition of Rye Valley Foods, the Irish prepared frozen foods company that has a strong position in the UK market, for £17m.
18-Jul-1998


Unilever has sold Plant Breeding International Cambridge, the leading breeder of wheat, to Monsanto of the US for £320m.
16-Jul-1998


James Finlay has sold its confectionery business to Northern Foods in a £10m deal that will help finance the development of its tea plantations in Sri Lanka.
27-Jun-1998


United Biscuits has acquired Biscuits Delacre, which operates in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, from Campbell Soup for £78m.
27-May-1998


British Pepper & Spice Company, the dried herbs and spices supplier, has undergone a management buy-out from Burns Philp & Co, its Australian parent, with £7.6m of funding coming from Primary Capital.
26-May-1998


CWS Agriculture is to acquire Broadoak Farming, the farm management company that has been hit by a sharp fall in income.
14-May-1998


Tomkins has acquired Le Pain Croustillant, the part-baked frozen bread company, for £44m.
06-May-1998


John Lusty is acquiring Unimerchants, the importer of Mediterranean food products, for up to £6.5m.
04-May-1998


Dalgety is selling its agriculture division to a management team for £50m, and is now free to concentrate on its last remaining business - the Pig Improvement Company.
02-May-1998


Soda-Club Group of Israel has bought SodaStream, the Peterborough-based soda-making machines supplier, for £15.5m, and the new group will be floated early next year.
01-May-1998


Golden Wonder is planning to invest £30m in the expansion of its crisps manufacturing facilities in Scunthorpe and Corby, creating 100 new jobs.
22-Apr-1998


Perkins Foods has acquired Le Magicien Vert, the French chilled convenience foods company, for an initial £4.5m.
15-Apr-1998


James Finlay has acquired Plantation Investment Management, the Sri Lankan investment company with majority stakes in two tea growing companies, for £16m.
09-Apr-1998


Greencore of Ireland has acquired Pauls Malt, the UK's largest malt producer, from Elementis for £61m.
09-Apr-1998


Avonmore Waterford is selling two US food businesses - Waterford Food Products and Avonmore Cheese - to Saputo of Canada for £21m.
31-Mar-1998


Unilever has acquired a controlling stake in Moskovsky Margarinovy Zavod, the Russian margarine and fats company, for undisclosed terms and will invest £12m in the company.
30-Mar-1998


Perkins Foods is selling its fresh produce business to Greenery International of the Netherlands for £124m, in order to focus on chilled and frozen foods.
03-Mar-1998


Northern Foods has acquired Woodgate Dairies, the East Sussex supplier of milk to supermarkets, for £17m.
21-Feb-1998


Unilever is selling its Robert Timms, Pablo and Faggs coffee businesses in Australasia to Freshfood Australia and New Zealand for undisclosed terms.
18-Feb-1998


Northern Foods is acquiring Cavaghan & Gray, the chilled and frozen food company, for £79m.
18-Feb-1998


Roach Foods is expanding its meat production facilities in Cornwall with the creation of 300 jobs.
14-Feb-1998


Dairy Crest, through its joint venture with Sodiaal of France, is acquiring Raines Dairy Foods Operating Companies, the supplier of dairy products to supermarkets, for £66m.
06-Feb-1998


Dalgety has sold its Spillers pet food business to Nestle for £715m and its Martin-Brower US distribution business to Reyes Holdings for £120m.
05-Feb-1998


WT Foods has acquired Eghoyan's Pitta Bakery, the London-based producer of ethnic foods, for £5.1m.
03-Feb-1998


Cavaghan & Gray has acquired John Richards, the Aberdeen fish processing company, for £1.3m.
30-Jan-1998


Northern Foods has confirmed plans to demerge its Express Dairies division in March, and it is then planning to participate in the expected consolidation of the dairy sector.
27-Jan-1998


Dalgety is selling its food ingredients and Spillers flour milling operations to Kerry Group of Ireland for £335m, and its wheat processing research activities to DuPont for £24m.
27-Jan-1998


Hazlewood Foods has acquired Breadwinner, the London sandwich maker, for £14m.
24-Jan-1998


Tate & Lyle has acquired a 61% stake in Industrias de Maiz, the Argentine corn sweetener and starch processing business, for £32m.
15-Jan-1998


Birds Eye Wall's is to set up major new coldstore at Hams Hill near Birmingham next year, creating 80 jobs.
08-Jan-1998


JLI Group, the food processing company, has received a £25m recommended takeover offer from Harrington Food, a new company created by a management team, which will take JLI private.
07-Jan-1998


Unilever is acquiring the Vegetaline solid frying fat business from Eridania Beghin-Say, the Italian-French food company, and selling its Frial liquid seed-oil business in France to Lesieur Alimentaire, a subsidiary of Eridania Beghin-Say.
06-Jan-1998


Paramount Foods is to set up a pizza factory in Deeside, North Wales, creating 85 jobs over the next two years.
03-Jan-1998


Treats Group is acquiring Richmond Ice Cream Company, the independent bulk ice cream manufacturer, in order to broaden their product range and make efficiencies in sales and marketing.
02-Jan-1998