The food manufacturer is distancing itself from the red ink in its recent past, hitting a revenue milestone and improving its operating profit despite 2021’s challenging market conditions.
The company launches new fortified products and makes its first foray into less sugar.
StoryBites takes a look at all the hard work going on at Christchurch’s award-winning bakery, Bellbird Baked Goods.
The Australian and New Zealand division of Kellogg will not comment on the potential implications, if any, of the breakup of the group.
The owner of biscuit brand Mrs Higgins says it will report net profit after tax of $9.1m for the year to March 2022, down 8% from the previous year.
A “strong track record of growth” is to continue at the bakery brand under the PE firm’s new ownership.
The NZ divisions of the global Bakels group turned in solid performances in 2021.
Grain and edible oils business GrainCorp has lifted its earnings guidance by at least $110m on the back of significant global demand caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Countdown and FreshChoice bake the country’s best supermarket hot cross buns, according to Consumer New Zealand.
The Masterton-based baker is betting on bagels for a future beyond sliced bread.
New Zealand Bakels has cancelled this year’s Supreme Pie Awards.
George Weston Foods is recalling specific batches of its Ploughmans Bakery brand Country Grains Bread as the product may contain foreign matter, namely plastic.
The Auckland business expands into hundreds more Woolworths stores as it pushes the nascent premium cereal category across the ditch.
Goodman Fielder has added recyclable cardboard bread tags to all its bread loaves, buns and rolls.
The oven door is about to shut on entries for this year’s Great Hot Cross Bun competition.
South Island Office’s growing dessert and baked goods group adds the Cadbury brand to the fold with a fresh ANZ licensing agreement.
Sanitarium has nominated South Auckland’s Koru School to receive 100% of funds from a Weet-Bix charity auction featuring limited edition Jonah Lomu merchandise.
Staff shortages slowed manufacturing, choked distribution and pushed costs sky-high for the baked goods manufacturer.
Organic food producer Chantal Organics and Auckland bakery Bread & Butter have partnered to support Auckland City Mission’s efforts to help people this Christmas.
George Weston Food says it is making the investment in current or planned activities across New Zealand and Australia.
George Weston Foods Baking New Zealand says it will cut its emissions and petrol consumption by replacing its sales car fleet with the Toyota RAV 4 Hybrid Electric Vehicle.
The speciality food business will discontinue its keto bread but will build on the momentum it has discovered after diversifying into keto cookies.
The baking behemoth that also owns pie company Big Ben secures sign-off from the Commerce Commission to buy rival Dad’s Pies.
The owner of Dunedin-based Romeeco Bakery has been ordered to pay $299,038 in arrears and penalties after a Labour Inspectorate investigation.
Cookie Time will ramp up distribution of the boutique brand into mainstream grocery retail across the country.
The company behind Marcel’s Pancakes has doubled in size in four years, growing its retail presence across Asia Pacific – a strategy accelerated by the pandemic.
The new business would be a top three wholesale pie company in NZ but it wouldn’t weaken competition, says George Weston Foods.
The ingredient supplier will ramp up its retail range as well as push its B2B business from its expanded base.
With housebound consumers picking up the pinny, the global vanilla extract exporter has seen its channels change and sales lift.
The Tip Top bread owner boosts production to meet surging lockdown demand, but it comes as costs escalate across the group.
