United Biscuits

 

UB appoints new CEO

United Biscuits (UB) has announced that Martin Glenn will be stepping down from the business in early April to join the English Football Association as CEO. Glenn will be succeeded as CEO by Jeff van der Eems who is currently CEO of UB’s International business. Glenn is an avid, lifelong football fan – and is […]

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10 years in business

FEG Ltd, a UK based design and build, project management and consultancy company, is celebrating 10 years in business. Chris Williams, the company founder and managing director, says: “We are delighted to reach this milestone and are proud that the business has grown to be a successful company. We now employ a team of project […]

Recycling food waste

Paul Featherstone, group director of surplus food recycler, SugaRich, will be speaking about recycling food manufacturing waste at Resource 2015, Excel London, on Wednesday 4 March. The event will bring together professionals with a significant interest in keeping materials in the circular economy for a healthier environment and more sustainable economy. SugaRich works with food […]

UB and Cargill partnership

United Biscuits (UB), a leading international manufacturer of biscuits, has announced a strategic three-year partnership with Cargill, an international producer of food and agricultural products and services. The agreement means that Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business will supply all UB’s derived cocoa and chocolate products and will support UB with the delivery to its seven […]

United Biscuits sale agreed

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone and PAI Partners have announced the sale of United Biscuits (UB), a leading international manufacturer of biscuits, to Yildiz Holding. UB is a leading manufacturer and marketer of biscuits in the UK and second largest in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Ireland. Among UB’s popular brand names are McVitie’s, […]

Chairman appointed

United Biscuits has announced the appointment of Frank Meysman as non-executive chairman of the group.  Mr Meysman joins the board as chairman on 21 October 2014, succeeding David Fish, who is retiring. Mr Meysman, 62 and a Belgian national, is currently non-executive chairman of FTSE-250 listed Thomas Cook Plc and the Belgian company Betafence NV, […]

New manager for gum business

The Wrigley Company Limited, a subsidiary of Mars inc, has announced that Mark Andrews has been appointed general manager of Wrigley UK. Mark currently works for Mars in its Petcare business in China. He has worked for Mars since 2001, as a brand leader and general manager first in Europe and subsequently in China since […]

New director announced

Tangerine Confectionery has announced that Benoit Testard will be joining Clive Sharpe on the group board as a non-executive director. Benoit was previously the Group CEO at United Biscuits and has more than 30 years experience in the FMCG market in the UK and continental Europe. Benoit worked in marketing, sales and general management for […]

Going nuts

Graham Kingston, commercial director of inclusions and toppings specialist Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe), charts the progress of the inclusions market.

United Biscuits reduces product wastage

14 March 2012 – United Biscuits has installed 62 throat metal detectors on all crisp packaging lines at one production site. This has resulted in improved processing efficiency and a significant reduction in product wastage. Previously, the packing lines were fitted with conventional end of line metal detectors which were inspecting sealed multi-packs of crisps […]

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Relaunch for Skips & Nik Naks

13 October 2011 – United Biscuits UK is relaunching its Skips and Nik Naks brands. UBUK is introducing a new and improved flavour to the Nik Naks range that consumers will love, as well as increasing the size of the individual snacks to make them even more satisfying. The bold new packaging will help to […]

Chinese talks over United Biscuits

29 September 2010 – Chinese food company Bright Food is reportedly in talks to buy Britain’s United Biscuits for than £2 billion (€2.3bn), according to the Sunday Times. United Biscuits saw good performance in 2009 with revenues of £1.26 billion (€1.46bn) but rumours of a possible sale of the business have been circulating since July. […]

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