Kraft Foods to reunite its Nabisco trademark It will give up United...

International Herald Tribune;  July 11, 2006 ;     609 words ......of the deal, Kraft would return...percent stake in United Biscuits, valued at...in New York. Kraft owns 25 percent of United Biscuits through Altria...revenue last year.Kraft would get all seven of United Biscuits' factories employing...

United Biscuits pushed toward float.

Sunday Business (London);  December 13, 2005 ;     330 words ......US food giant, Kraft, which has a 25 percent stake in United Biscuits, is no longer interested...told The Business. United Biscuits owns KP Nuts, Jaffa...and McVitie's. Kraft no longer wants...obvious buyer for United Biscuits. But, the situation...to have changed. ...

Analysts: U.K. snack firm would fit Kraft United Biscuits is considering a...

Chicago Sun-Times;  April 18, 2002 ;     371 words ......in U.K.- based United Biscuits because of Kraft's December 2000...clients. Furthermore, United Biscuits could help Kraft expand in the fast...healthy-snack market, where United Biscuits' Go Ahead snack bar would complement Kraft's Balance Bar...

United Biscuits quizzes banks on [pounds sterling]2bn listing plan; SNACKS...

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  November 27, 2005 ;     329 words ......sale or flotation of United Biscuits, the owner of the Jaffa...private equity owners of United Biscuits last week. The company...The rest is owned by Kraft Foods, the food and...food giant Danone and Kraft were rumoured to be...materialised an acquisition by Kraft still has ...

United Biscuits quizzes banks on [pounds sterling]2bn listing plan.

Daily Mail (London);  November 27, 2005 ;     396 words ......sale or flotation of United Biscuits, the owner of the Jaffa...private equity owners of United Biscuits last week. The company...The rest is owned by Kraft Foods, the food and...food giant Danone and Kraft were rumoured to be...materialised an acquisition by Kraft still has ...

Kraft Foods Inc. will acquire the Spanish and Portuguese operations of...

The Food Institute Report;  July 17, 2006 ;     136 words ...KRAFT FOODS INC. will acquire the Spanish and Portuguese operations of UNITED BISCUITS, in an agreement that also returns to Kraft the rights to all NABISCO trademarks, including...Kraft will no longer have any interest in United Biscuits or any of its affiliates.

United Biscuits changes hands again.(Business)

The Birmingham Post (England);  October 26, 2006 ;     448 words ...United Biscuits, Britain's biggest maker...April, 2000. At that time, United Biscuits had been a listed company...partnership with the US Kraft Foods, and two other private...acquisitions since 2000, United Biscuits now owns and operates...GMB members employed by United ...

Blackstone buys about half of United Biscuits MARKETPLACE by Bloomberg

International Herald Tribune;  October 26, 2006 ;     362 words ......buyout fund, has bought a slice of United Biscuits of Britain to gain brands like McVitie...Blackstone will buy about 50 percent of United Biscuits. PAI Partners, which is based in Paris...Blackstone. In total, the deal values United Biscuits at more than l1.6 billion including...

UK UNITED BISCUITS SHOWS SALES GROWTH BUT QUESTIONS OVER FUTURE.

Europe Agri;  January 17, 2003 ;     176 words ...The UK's biggest snacks maker United Biscuits reported growth in sales and...four owners including US giant Kraft ponder its future. The biscuit...which would include giving Kraft the right of first refusal...Bankers suggest that a sale to Kraft remains the most likely exit...

United Biscuits puts frozen foods business up for sale

The Independent - London;  August 9, 1999 ;     558 words ...UNITED BISCUITS, the McVitie's and Penguin snacks group...de Walle, the new chief executive of United Biscuits, is currently undertaking a review of the entire business. Although United Biscuits has invested heavily in the frozen and...

United Biscuits buys Jacob's stable from Danone.(News)(Jacob's Bakery...

Grocer;  July 31, 2004 ;     161 words ...United Biscuits has clinched a deal to buy Jacob...184m [pounds sterling] in 2003. United Biscuits clocked up sales of 1.3bn [pounds...Jacob's is a natural extension of United Biscuits' existing businesses servicing a...

Premier eyeing United Biscuits.(Business Local)

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  May 2, 2006 ;     385 words ......Billingham KP crisp factory owner, United Biscuits. Premier said it was at a preliminary...linked it to businesses within the United Biscuits and Campbell Soup Company groups. United Biscuits owns brands including Jaffa Cakes...

Nabisco plans complex share deal to snatch United Biscuits

Scotland on Sunday;  December 12, 1999 ;     399 words ......Britain's number one snack maker, United Biscuits. The American giant, which makes Shredded...recapitalisation which would allow United Biscuits to acquire its European assets in...profit margins for suppliers, including United Biscuits. The Paribas bid is expected to come...

Pensions clash at United Biscuits; Stirred up:Workers fight changes.

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  October 28, 2007 ;     267 words ......representing workers at United Biscuits, maker of McVitie's JaffaCakes...the changescalled for by United Biscuits' private equity owners...PAIPartners. Like many companies, United Biscuits says the cost of keeping...

Mercator integrates United Biscuits' warehouse system; Major integration...

M2 Presswire;  November 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ......2001-MERCATOR: Mercator integrates United Biscuits' warehouse system; Major integration...Nasdaq: MCTR), has announced that United Biscuits, the world's third largest biscuit...11 different systems that make up United Biscuits' Warehouse Management System (WMS...