Rebecca Wright04.01.08
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Melville, NY, has acquired U.K.-based Daily Bread, Ltd., a producer of branded fresh prepared foods for the foodservice channel in the United Kingdom.
"Building upon the foundation established by our entry into the United Kingdom nearly two years ago, Daily Bread strengthens our existing prepared foods operation with a branded fresh platform, primarily serving the United Kingdom market," said Irwin Simon, president and CEO of The Hain Celestial Group. "We're pleased to be joined by Timothy Roupell, founder of Daily Bread over 20 years ago, as executive director, Daily Bread, who will report to David Arrow, managing director, Hain Celestial UK. He will further the efforts of Hain Celestial UK's team in delivering a broad-based fresh prepared foods offering to capitalize on the growth opportunities that exist in this category. We're excited about the potential to expand our fresh branded products in the United Kingdom and in Europe with additional offerings and to increase the sales of our other branded grocery and snacks products in the foodservice and grocery channels."
Daily Bread is an accredited supplier to Buckingham Palace, museums, sporting establishments, companies and event caterers, and since 2003, Daily Bread has held a Royal Warrant, by Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen.
"The addition of Daily Bread branded fresh products allows us to expand our fresh operations across the United Kingdom and Europe, as more and more consumers seek out healthful, "on-the-go" eating solutions. With this acquisition, Hain Celestial has created a global, branded fresh strategy with the ability to develop fresh lines for the Linda McCartney meat-free brand and healthy branded fresh meals for children," concluded Mr. Simon.
"Building upon the foundation established by our entry into the United Kingdom nearly two years ago, Daily Bread strengthens our existing prepared foods operation with a branded fresh platform, primarily serving the United Kingdom market," said Irwin Simon, president and CEO of The Hain Celestial Group. "We're pleased to be joined by Timothy Roupell, founder of Daily Bread over 20 years ago, as executive director, Daily Bread, who will report to David Arrow, managing director, Hain Celestial UK. He will further the efforts of Hain Celestial UK's team in delivering a broad-based fresh prepared foods offering to capitalize on the growth opportunities that exist in this category. We're excited about the potential to expand our fresh branded products in the United Kingdom and in Europe with additional offerings and to increase the sales of our other branded grocery and snacks products in the foodservice and grocery channels."
Daily Bread is an accredited supplier to Buckingham Palace, museums, sporting establishments, companies and event caterers, and since 2003, Daily Bread has held a Royal Warrant, by Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen.
"The addition of Daily Bread branded fresh products allows us to expand our fresh operations across the United Kingdom and Europe, as more and more consumers seek out healthful, "on-the-go" eating solutions. With this acquisition, Hain Celestial has created a global, branded fresh strategy with the ability to develop fresh lines for the Linda McCartney meat-free brand and healthy branded fresh meals for children," concluded Mr. Simon.