date:May 15, 2012
CP Foods, which is Thailands largest food manufacturer, with sales of about 7.5bn, already has a UK factory in Newmarket, Suffolk supplying own label foods for supermarkets such as Tesco.
The rumour, which remains unconfirmed, would represent the second instance of Asian interest in a brand with strong UK presence in two weeks, following the sale of Weetabix to Chinas Bright Foods.
Permira, Iglo's current UK private equity owner, is known to be tabling bids for Iglo, with first round bids und