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Orkla To Acquire Polish Pizza Chain Da Grasso

Norway's Orkla has entered into an agreement to acquire 74% of the shares in Polish pizza franchise chain, Da Grasso, for an undisclosed sum.

Carluccio’s Rolls Out Exclusive Range At Sainsbury’s

Carluccio’s, owned by Boparan Restaurant Group, has launched a new range of meals, pizza, pasta and sauces exclusively for Sainsbury’s in assoc...

Business Conglomerate Dr Oetker Announces Split Into Two Groups

Dr Oetker, the German conglomerate which includes food, beverage, hotel, chemical and logistics interests, is to undergo a business split, following disagr...

Dr Oetker Sees Sales Up In Full-Year, Boosted By Pizza, Cakes

Food company Dr Oetker has reported sales of €3.71 billion in full-year 2020, an increase of close to 10% compared to the previous period (€3.39...

Despar Italia Introduces Premium Frozen Pizza Range

Despar Italia has launched a new line of private label frozen pizzas featuring eight different toppings, using selected PDO and PGI ingredients source...

Dr. Oetker Sees Sales Up Across All Regions In Full Year 2019

Bakery firm Dr. Oetker has posted a 12.3% increase in reported sales in its financial year 2019, to €3.39 billion, with its performance boosted by a n...

Dr. Oetker Sees Mixed Performance In Europe In Full-Year 2019

Pizza and baking ingredients giant Dr. Oetker has posted a mixed performance across its European operations in full-year 2019, with its Germany operations...

Orkla Makes Formal Offer To Acquire Kotipizza Group

Finland's Orkla has made a formal bid to acquire the Kotipizza business, following an announcement on 22 November that it was seeking to buy the chain....