Organisation: Valeo Foods

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Odlums owner Valeo buys Kettle Chips for €73m

Valeo Foods - the owner of leading Irish consumer brands Batchelors, Odlums, Jacob's biscuits, and Kelkin - has acquired the European business of Kettle Foods from the Campbell Soup Company for around £66m (€73m).

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Study shows less Irish people are eating fat, salt and sugar through reformulation

Significant reductions in fat, sugar, salt, and calories have been achieved through reformulation that included changing the recipes of some of Ireland’s most popular foods and drinks.

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Origin expands in €22m deal

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Origin Enterprises in €87m Valeo Foods exit

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Biscuit venture to create 100 jobs

Origin’s revenues grow 3.5% in Q1

Contributions from acquisitions and favourable currency movements led to Origin Enterprises posting a 3.5% year-on-year increase in first-quarter revenues, to €318m.

Tue, 25 Nov, 2014

Consumers want clear ‘country of origin’ label

Just one in 10 shoppers believe the country of origin labelling in Irish shops and supermarkets is clear.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2014

Diversified support services group DCC has reached agreement to sell 80% of its food and beverage division for €60m.

Wed, 01 Oct, 2014

Origin Enterprises ups full-year outlook

Agri-services group Origin Enterprises has increased its full-year earnings outlook by 3% on the back of a strong third quarter performance.

Thu, 29 May, 2014

Consumer foods group predicts boom in exports and more jobs

Predictions for thousands of new food processing and other value-added jobs, and a “significant” rise in prepared consumer food exports will be unveiled in the coming months — when a new consumer foods action group delivers quantified analysis of the processed side of Food Harvest 2020’s targets.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2014

Origin expects to meet full-year target

Agri-services group Origin Enterprises expects to meet its full-year financial targets, despite seeing a 12.5% (€44m) annualised decline in first-quarter revenues.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013

Origin to sell non-core asset

Origin Enterprises has moved to strengthen its focus on its core agri-services business by agreeing to sell its marine proteins interests for €90m-plus.

Fri, 05 Jul, 2013

Bread prices to rise 20% in wake of poor global harvest

The price of bread is set to rise in 2013 as millers, bakers, and retailers feel the knock-on effect of poor global wheat harvests.

Thu, 13 Dec, 2012

Origin’s financial year has slow start

Agri-services group Origin Enterprises has reported a weak start to its latest financial year, with revenue growth impacted by the wet summer weather.

Tue, 27 Nov, 2012

Origin stock secures ‘outperform’ rating as revenues rise by 7%

Agri-services group Origin Enterprises has seen its revenues rise 7% for the year to date, having reached the nine-month mark to Apr 30 in its fiscal year.

Tue, 29 May, 2012

Origin Enterprises reports reduced net profits as trading volumes shift

Agri-food group Origin Enterprises has reported net profit of €6.4m for its accounting first-half year to Jan 31, a reduced profit level on this period last year, explained by the seasonality of new acquisitions UAP and Masstock.

Fri, 09 Mar, 2012

Odlums mill closure will increase bread flour imports

Ireland’s heavy dependence on imported bread flour is to increase with the closure of the Odlums industrial-sized flour mill on Alexandra Road, Dublin.

Thu, 09 Feb, 2012

Food producer divisions widen

SMALL food producers are being prevented from expanding by a crosswind of the global downturn, commodity-cost volatility and lower consumer demand, according to an expert Rabobank analyst.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2012

Boyne Valley acquires Irish division of Premier Foods for €41.4m

BOYNE Valley Foods has acquired the Irish division of British food group Premier Foods for €41.4 million.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2011

Origin shares rise as Q1 revenue grows 10%

AGRI-services group Origin Enterprises has delivered 10% underlying growth in revenue in the first quarter pushing shares ahead by 3.7% yesterday.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2011

Jacob Fruitfield restructuring costs contribute to profit plummeting 81%

RESTRUCTURING costs at Jacob Fruitfield Food Group Ltd last year contributed to pre-tax profits plummeting by 81% to €2.1 million.

Fri, 04 Nov, 2011

Origin and Aryzta silent on takeover

AGRI-FOOD company Origin Enterprises and its majority shareholder, the Irish-Swiss bakery group Aryzta, have both refused to comment at length on reports that Origin has received a £400 million (€464m) takeover offer from an unknown private equity house.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2011

Valeo Foods buys Jacob Fruitfield

VALEO Foods — the joint-venture of Batchelors and Origin Enterprises’ branded food division — has acquired iconic Irish consumer food group, Jacob Fruitfield for an undisclosed sum.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2011

Agri-services boosts Origin sales

ORIGIN ENTERPRISES, owners of Masstock and R&H Hall, increased first-half sales by 3% to €613 million.

Fri, 11 Mar, 2011

Call for new emphasis on agriculture and food

ONE of the key players in the agri-food sector has called for a new emphasis on agriculture and food as a means of delivering sustainable economic growth.

Tue, 23 Nov, 2010

Batchelors and Origin Foods merger announced

Batchelors and Origin Foods are to merge to form Valeo Foods, it was announced today.

Fri, 10 Sep, 2010