Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) – a subsidiary of the Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV – has launched a direct-to-consumer platform that delivers BBU brands to the doorsteps of consumers.
Mezcla rolls out its flagship range of vegan, gluten-free protein bars designed to foster a love of art and a celebration of diversity within the next generation; Gerber releases Organic BabyPops for little ones learning to self-feed; Sara Lee introduces...
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is acquiring Cyrus O’Leary’s Pies for an undisclosed sum, which will significantly expand Sara Lee’s presence in the instore bakery category.
Grupo Bimbo has opted to buy-back a bakery plant in Gran Canaria that had previously been sold off by Sara Lee in 2009 in a bid to drive a leadership presence in Spain.
US group Sara Lee has announced the sale of its air care business Ambi Pur to Procter & Gamble as it looks to consolidate itself as a top international food and beverage player.
Sara Lee has issued a clarification statement regarding its EarthGrain-brand bread after organic farming campaigners at Cornucopia accused it of “misleading and unethical” claims.
Sara Lee has announced that it will slash 700 jobs from its global workforce and outsource parts of its North American and European finance and information services groups.
Rising raw material costs such as wheat and energy have not crimped sales growth for Illinois-based Sara Lee Corporation which has notched a 10.3 per cent jump in fiscal 2008, with its international bakery division growing strongly.
This week, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola reportedly review their bottle
sizes within the US, and the beverage division of Sara Lee helps
ensure the company remains on target for full year profit growth.
In financial news this week, Sara Lee sells its Mexican business to
focus on core brands, Dunkin' Donuts increases franchises in
Tennessee, and Dorset Cereals is purchased by Wellness Foods.
Global food firms Kraft and Sara Lee yesterday said they expected
to experience growth over the course of 2008, despite the impact of
the current commodity squeeze.
US-based food and body care company Sara Lee yesterday posted
profit gains for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2008, with
particularly strong performances from the international beverage
and bakery divisions.
Sara Lee will "take price increases as necessary" in order
to offset increasing raw material costs in its bakery segment, the
company said yesterday in its annual analyst meeting.
Net sales for Sara Lee increased 7.1 per cent to $12.3bn (€9.1bn)
for the fiscal year 2007 from $11.5bn (€8.5bn) the previous year,
the company has said.
US based food and beverage retailer Sara Lee claimed last week it
is the first in the industry to provide "straight-forward
information about whole grains across our product portfolio".
The major barrier for food manufacturers looking to produce
commercially viable wholegrain products is that they do not follow
a clear enough formulation and marketing concept, according to a
contract R&D firm, which has identified...
American-owned food group Sara Lee is going back to basics with a
new marketing campaign designed to remind food lovers of the joys
of eating - shirking the trend towards functional foods.
Yesterday American-owned Sara Lee reported a massive 77 per cent
drop in third quarter operating profit from $189m last year to $42m
in 2006, impacted by a vast portfolio cull.
US food and consumer goods producer Sara Lee announced Friday it
has entered discussions with Smithfield to sell its European meats
arm, following a drop in the division's anticipated selling price.
PepsiCo has announced two acquisitions to bolster its snack food
portfolio: Sara Lee's European nut business and Stacy's Pita Chip
Co, the biggest pita chip maker in the US.
US bakery and international consumer goods manufacturer Sara Lee
has announced the sale of its European branded apparel business as
part of the company's bid to redefine its over-stretched product
portfolio and turn around its...
Leading US bakery Sara Lee yesterday reported a decline in sales in
its first quarter, with net income hit hard as the company enters
the ninth month in its five-year transformation strategy to shed
unprofitable businesses.
US bakery and international consumer goods manufacturer Sara Lee
has signed an agreement to sell its US retail coffee business as
part of the company's bid to redefine its over-stretched product
portfolio and turn around its...
Leading US bakery and international consumer goods manufacturer
Sara Lee has announced that it has entered negotiations regarding
the sale of its European branded apparel business. The move forms
part of the company's bid to...
Leading US bakery Sara Lee announced this week that it will close
three of its bakery plants, though the company claimed production
will not be effected as it is picked up by neighbouring plants.
US-based food producer Sara Lee has announced a solid 4 per cent
sales rise for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 and highlighted its
bakery business as a strong contributor to company growth. But the
praise hides a relatively average...
Flowers Foods, the US baked goods producer, is to buy the
Houston-based bread and bun production facilities of compatriot
Sara Lee, including the rights to supply own label and foodservice
customers in the local market.
Bakery and dessert manufacturer Sara Lee has launched Sara Lee
Gold, a range of three new cheesecakes designed to reinvigorate
consumer interest in the UK's £269 million (€376m) frozen dessert
sector.
An agressive promotional campaign by rival Heinz has forced
Ireland's Hibernia Foods to extend the range of Entenmann's and
Sara Lee products it produces under licence for the European
market. But the range extension was...
