28/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Gores and Premier Foods buy up Hovis. On Thursday 27 March, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to acquisition of joint control over the UK company Hovis Limited by the Gores Group and Premier Foods. The Gores Group is a US-based private equity investor. Premier Foods is one of the UK's largest branded food producers with brands including Ambrosia, Batchelors, Bisto and Hovis. Hovis manufactures and supplies flour and baked goods. The Commission concluded...