General Mills leads investment round in UK's Pot's & Co
US food heavyweight General Mills has led a funding round in a UK desserts business via its venture-capital fund's first investment overseas.
View ArticleKerry's consumer exit may need more than one deal
Speculation has continued about Kerry Group's future in consumer foods. With the Irish company's consumer assets spread across categories, an exit may take multiple transactions.
View ArticleSchouten to change TuNo product name after Atlantic Natural Foods approach
The Netherlands-based meat-free group is to change the name of its newly-launched tuna-alternative product after an approach from a company in North America.
View ArticleEU opens price-fixing probe against sweets giant Mondelez
The European Commission is investigating whether Mondelez International breached antitrust legislation in the EU.
View ArticlePlant-based fightback over EU product names puts dairy industry in spotlight
The fierce debate over how to label plant-based dairy products in the EU has returned to the fore, with dairy-alternative players not mincing their words, GlobalData Consumer says.
View ArticleSpain dairy group Pascual to cut jobs
The company said the cuts were part of moves to become more competitive in a market undergoing "a rapid evolution" in areas such as e-commerce and automation.
View ArticleCovid fatality at another Muller plant in UK
Another UK manufacturing plant owned by Germany headquartered dairy giant Müller has been affected by Covid-19.
View ArticleTrademark issue sees Schouten's TuNo become Vegan Green Tuna
Netherlands-based meat-free group Schouten Europe has changed the name of its newly-launched tuna-alternative after the branding was challenged by a rival.
View ArticleHeck eyes vegan product innovation with vertical-farming move
UK sausage and vegan food manufacturer Heck has implemented a new farming system in a move it suggests could help to create new flavours for meat-free products.
View ArticleKatjes mulls move for closed Haribo factory
The privately-owned Germany-based confectioner is interested in buying a factory closed last year by one of its domestic peers.
View ArticlePlant-based priorities - dairy companies also in dairy-free
just-food rounds up what the world's leading dairy businesses, or food majors with a significant dairy offering, are providing in the dairy-free product area.
View ArticleNew products - Valeo takes Rowse honey into spreads; Nestle launches Lily's...
This week's batch of new products includes Ireland's Valeo Foods taking Rowse honey into the UK chocolate spreads category and Nestlé is launching Lily's Kitchen pet food in China.
View ArticleDanish baby-food firm Fra Fejo buys local peer, eyes exports
Fra Fejø, a Danish supplier of organic baby-food, has snapped up a local peer and wants to expand its presence outside its home market.
View ArticleCovid-19 and the food industry in 2021 - daily updates, Wednesday 3 February...
As we enter 2021, just-food continues to provide daily updates on how Covid-19 is still affecting the world's packaged food sector – and how executives see the market taking shape.
View ArticleBaxters plans to close retail centre in Scotland as pandemic hits foot traffic
Baxters Food Group, the UK-based soups-to-condiments maker, has announced the closure of a project in Scotland due to the pandemic.
View ArticleDairy giant Muller to launch vegan range
The Germany-based dairy major, one of the largest milk processors in Europe, is to enter the vegan market in its home country.
View ArticleUK plans code of conduct for dairy sector
The UK plans to introduce a "statutory" code of conduct for the country's dairy industry following consultations launched last year.
View ArticleUK pressing European Commission on live shellfish exports ban
The UK government is in talks with the European Commission over an issue related to the export of certain types of live shellfish to the European Union.
View ArticleBiscuit International in talks to acquire Dan Cake Portugal
Investor-backed Biscuit International is on the acquisition trail again in Europe as the France-based private-label manufacturer eyes another target.
View ArticleUK asks for grace period extension for Northern Ireland customs checks
The UK government has asked for European Commission help in relation to customs checks on supplies moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
View Article