INDIA’S JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS BUYS BRITAIN’S SLEAFORD QUALITY FOODS
November 1st, 2010 BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA Indian food company Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd has acquired an 80% equity stake in Britain's Sleaford Quality Foods, a Lincolnshire-based supplier of dehydrated fruits and vegetables, spices, herbs, soup mixes, pulses and canned vegetables. "Sleaford gives us additional value in terms of forward integration", Anil Jain, Managing Director of Mumbai-based Jain Irrigation told just-food, "their ability to go through retailers as well as to the large food companies allows us on a sustained basis to continue to add more product ...
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