Aim-listed speciality baker Finsbury Food Group has acquired free-from producer Ultrapharm for a possible £25m ($32.2m) to capitalize on the burgeoning popularity of gluten-free.
UK-based confectionery and snack firm Zetar today said that
pretax profit fell to £1.09m for the half year from £1.3m
in the previous year, as losses incurred by the recently
established Baked Snacks group offset improved sales.
Associated British Foods (ABF) has dipped its foot into the growing
market for natural and organic products, reaching agreement to
acquire 20 per cent of W Jordan & Son (Silo) Ltd.
The planned floatation of the UK's RHM on the London Stock Exchange
later this month is part of a cluster of current deals underway in
the food sector involving investment firms.