A suspected cartel in the flour industry in the Netherlands is the subject of an investigation by the Dutch competition authority (NMa), with the spotlight being placed on the practice of both domestic and foreign players in the sector.
Over the last two years, Premier Foods has increased Hovis’s market share of the UK bread market by four percentage points up to 26.3 per cent, reports our sister publication Food Manufacture.
Baked good companies should look to discount chains, control distribution, develop a broad product portfolio, manage input costs and tap into newer markets in order to ensure resilience over the next five years, stresses a report on the European bakery...