Swedish confectionery companies Cloetta and Leaf are being merged. The combined company will take the well established name of Cloetta and become a leading Swedish confectionery company with a strong
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![Arla Foods and Milko Hold Merger Talks](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Milko-505x306_c.jpg)
The boards of Milko and Arla Foods are discussing a proposed merger of the two Scandinavian dairy co-operatives. Following an unsatisfactory profit performance in 2011 and in order to avoid
![DMK and Arla Foods to Invest €44 Million in Whey Processing Partnership](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ArlaStourton-505x306_c.png)
DMK (which is being created by the merger of Nordmilch and Humana) and Arla Foods will establish a 50/50 joint venture to process whey for the global food manufacturing industry.
![Agrana to Invest €56 Million in New Starch Factory](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/AgranaFruitPreparation-505x306_c.png)
Sugar, starch and fruit group Agrana is investing Eur56m in building a starch factory for the production of wheat starch and gluten at the site of its bioethanol plant in
![Greencore Withdraws From Battle For Northern Foods](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/NorthernFoodsFoxs-505x306_c.png)
Greencore has announced that it does not intend to make a revised offer for Northern Foods. Greencore had initially proposed an all-share merger of equals between two of the leading
![Hansa-Milch and Arla Foods to Merge](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ArlaCow-505x306_c.png)
Dairy co-operatives Arla Foods of Scandinavia and Hansa-Milch Mecklenburg-Holstein of Germany are set to merge. A merger plan put forward by the boards of the two companies has now been
![Boparan Now Holds 34% of Northern Foods as Offer Deadline Extended](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/NorthernFoodsFoxsMeltsViennes-505x306_c.png)
Boparan Holdings, headed by chicken business entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, now controls more than a third of Northern Foods, the leading UK convenience food group. On January 21st 2011, Boparan
![Orkla Brands Merges Russian Confectionery Companies](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/OrklaBrandsRussia-505x306_c.jpg)
Norway-based Orkla Brands has decided to merge its Russian chocolate and confectionery companies – Krupskaya and SladCo – into one entity named Orkla Brands Russia. The integration process has already
![Greencore Still Considering its Options on Northern Foods](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/GreencoreSanwichSelection-505x306_c.png)
In response to recent press speculation about whether or not it will amend its offer for Northern Foods, the board of Greencore has confirmed that it is still considering its
![Boparan Increases Stake in Northern Foods to 11.4%](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/NorthernFoodsFoxsMeltsViennes-505x306_c.png)
Following its £342m bid for Northern Foods, Boparan Holdings has now increased its stake in the UK convenience food group from 6.6% to 11.4%. Boparan Holdings, which is controlled by
![Greencore Considers its Options](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/GreencoreSanwichSelection-505x306_c.png)
In response to the recommended cash offer by Boparan Holding for Northern Foods, the board of Greencore has announced that it continues to believe that a combination with Northern Foods
![Boparan Makes Late £342 Million Bid For Northern Foods](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/NorthernFoodsFoxs1-505x306_c.png)
Boparan Holdings, which is controlled by food business entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, has made a 73p a share offer for UK convenience food group Northern Foods. Boparan already owns a
![Boparan Given Northern Foods Offer Deadline](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/NorthernFoodsFoxs-505x306_c.png)
The British Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has ruled that Boparan Holdings, controlled by food business entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, must make an offer for Northern Foods or confirm that
![Boparan Considering £300m Hostile Bid For Northern Foods](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/NorthernFoodsFoxs-505x306_c.png)
Food industry entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, who is head of the 2 Sisters Food Group, one of Europe’s leading poultry processors, is reported to be planning a £300m hostile bid
![Arla Foods and Hansa-Milch Consider German Dairy Merger](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ArlaStourton-505x306_c.png)
Scandinavian dairy group Arla Foods and the Northern Germany-based Hansa-Milch are considering merging. Representatives of the two dairy co-operatives are already engaged in talks. A decision by the cooperative members
![Danone and Unimilk Finalise Merger](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DanoneActiviaFrance-505x306_c.jpg)
Danone and Unimilk have completed the merger of their fresh dairy products businesses in Russia and other CIS member countries. The new entity, controlled by Danone with a 58% equity
![Northern Foods and Greencore to Create £1.7 Billion Convenience Foods Giant](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/NorthernFoodsSoupCooking-505x306_c.png)
Northern Foods and Greencore, two of the UK’s leading convenience food processors, are to merge to create Essenta Foods, a £1.7b turnover business with strong positions in private label production
![Early Recovery in UK Food and Beverages to Boost M&A Activity](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/NorthernFoodsSoupCooking-505x306_c.png)
69% of senior executives at UK-based food and beverage producers expect M&A activity to increase in the next 12 months, according to a report by Grant Thornton UK LLP which
![German Dairy Merger Moves Closer](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/NordmilchMilkPowder-505x306_c.png)
Nordmilch, Germany’s largest dairy group, is close to merging with fellow co-operative Humana Milchindustrie. The two German dairy co-operatives have already bundled their sales activities together to form Nord-Contor Milch.