UK: Cranswick acquires Katsouris Brothers
Cranswick, a supplier of fresh and added-value food products, has revealed it has purchased Mediterranean food producer Katsouris Brothers in a deal worth £43.5 million ($53.2 million). Announcing the deal alongside its first quarter trading results, Cranswick described Katsouris Brothers as a processor and multi-channel supplier of continental and Mediterranean food products, operating a facility […]
UK: Greencore acquires Cranswick’s The Sandwich Factory
International convenience food producer Greencore has announced the acquisition of UK-based firm The Sandwich Factory for £15 million ($19.6 million) from meat and lunch foods producer Cranswick. The Sandwich Factory has a single facility based in Atherstone, Warwickshire and produces multiple varieties of food-to-go products for convenience stores and foodservice channels. The firm generated net […]
UK: Cranswick acquires Crown Chicken for £40 million
Cranswick, the UK manufacturer of fresh and coooked meats, pastry products and sandwiches, has announced that it has acquired East Anglia-based Crown Chicken, the UK’s sixth largest poultry producer. Crown is a leading integrated poultry producer that breeds, rears and processes fresh chicken and has annual sales of almost £84 million ($120 million). The deal […]
UK: Arctic Quad packaging from Ulma to be extended to pork products
Following the success of its Arctic Quad packaging for fresh chicken, Ulma Packaging has entered into an agreement with Cranswick Convenience Foods to launch its pork products in the same pack. The Artic Quad flow pack wrapper is a new packaging format that is described as offering a better presentation, protection and hygiene level for […]