Frederic Pflanz

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Shareholders in Cuisine de France owner Aryzta will, for now, accept steadiness. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Aryzta investors get glimmer of respite at last

Long-suffering investors in Aryzta could be forgiven for growing tired of peering through the greasy oven window for signs of life in the baked goods (...)

Aryzta said it would raise the cash by issuing new shares, giving the right to current investors to buy the stock in proportion to their existing holdings
Shareholders expected to support Arytza’s €800m cash call

Analysts believe shareholders will back troubled Irish-Swiss baker Aryzta’s bid to raise €800 million despite seeing the group’s value fall by €420 mi(...)

Aryzta chairman Gary McGann and chief executive Kevin Toland. Analysts agree that the management team has inherited most of the problems with which they are now wrestling. Photograph: Alan Betson
Agenda: Aryzta looking for dough as bakery business falls flat

There’ll likely be no cake to celebrate the 10th birthday this month of Irish-Swiss baker Aryzta. It is probably looking to raise some dough. In the w(...)

Aryzta stock, which fell 7.7% at one point on Monday, closed down 2.3% at 23.35 Swiss francs
Arytza eases fears on breaching debt covenants

Frederic Pflanz, Aryzta’s chief financial officer of just over two months, has had precious little time to get himself up to speed. However, the dual (...)

The Retail Excellence eCommerce Conference is on Wednesday at Crown Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Aryzta strengthens management team to meet challenges

Monday Results: Aryzta. Indicators: German business climate, current conditions and expectations (Sep). Meetings: World Financial Symposium for (...)

Wall Street: Six of the 11 major S&P indexes were lower on Thursday, with the financial index’s 1.59 per cent fall leading the decliners. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
ECB commitment to loose monetary policy soothes investors

European shares closed in positive territory on Thursday after the European Central Bank reaffirmed its ultra-easy policy stance and said details on t(...)

Aryzta has appointed Frederic Pflanz as the company’s new chief financial officer.
Aryzta appoints new chief financial officer

Aryzta, the Swiss-Irish baked goods maker, has appointed Frederic Pflanz as the company’s new chief financial officer. Mr Pflanz (49) joins the compa(...)

Remy has been hit by a Chinese government crackdown on gift-giving and a slowing of its economic growth
Remy holds to China strategy ahead of expected upturn

French spirits group Remy Cointreau has forecast a return to growth in the key Chinese market next year on the back of increased promotional efforts, (...)

A Pakistani trader monitors shares prices at the Karachi Stock Exchange . Photograph: Shahzaib Akber/EPA
Shares little changed as investors mull prospects of further gains

European stocks were little changed as investors weighed prospects for further gains after the biggest annual rally since 2009 and as data revealed a (...)