RHM buy-out puts roster in question

Consultancies on the RHM design roster have yet to be contacted about their future relationship with the company, following this week’s agreement of a £1.2bn acquisition of RHM by Premier Foods. The current roster comprises Ikon, Jones Knowles Ritchie, Turner Duckworth and Williams Murray Hamm.

The merged company will create a £2.6bn entity, which will include brands such as RHM’s Mr Kipling and Hovis, as well as Premier Foods’s Branston and Ambrosia products.