Arla merges with Swedish dairy Gefleortens
European dairy giant Arla Foods, which counts Sweden as among its largest markets, has struck a deal that will see local co-op Gefleortens merge into the business.
View ArticleCedrob gets all-clear to buy Polish meat peer Silesia
Polish meat group Cedrob has been given regulatory clearance to acquire local processor Zakladami Miesnymi Silesia.
View ArticleNestle fast-tracks restructuring
Nestle is fast-tracking "several'' restructuring projects after the KitKat and Maggi noodles maker realised results from other savings programmes ahead of schedule.
View ArticleUK's Rodda's signs deal to export clotted cream to Australia
Cornish clotted cream firm Rodda's has teamed up with dairy export specialist Somerdale International to target the Australian market.
View ArticlePreserves maker Mackays invests to expand Scotland site
Marmalade, jam and chutney producer Mackays has announced a GBP3.8m (US$5m) expansion to its site in Angus, Scotland.
View ArticleNestle UK and Ireland adds white chocolate varieties to Kitkat range
Swiss chocolate giant Nestle's UK & Ireland arm is introducing two new products to its Kitkat range.
View ArticleItaly's Granarolo uses patented system to create new reduced-sugar milk
Italian dairy group Granarolo has made a EUR5m (US$5.9m) investment in its plant in Gioia del Colle, in southern Italy, where it will produce its new reduced-sugar G+ milk product.
View ArticleSeachill seen as good catch for UK meatpacker Hilton - analysis
Hilton Food Group's acquisition of Seachill, announced last week, confirmed the UK meat processor's interest in the local seafood group, which raised a few eyebrows in the industry when a deal was...
View ArticleReal Good Food warns of FY loss as it relocates HQ to save money
Embattled UK bakery and ingredients group Real Good Food has warned the stock market to expect to see a loss for the year to March 2018.
View ArticleArrest warrant reportedly issued for Agrokor owner Ivica Todoric
State prosecutors in Croatia have reportedly issued an arrest warrant for Ivica Todoric, the founder and owner of food company Agrokor, which is under investigation for financial irregularities...
View ArticleNestle activist investor Daniel Loeb sees room to "unlock value''
Daniel Loeb, the Third Point activist investor in the world's biggest food company Nestle, has said there is still more of an opportunity for new chief executive Mark Schneider to "unlock value''.
View ArticleNestle adds white chocolate varieties to KitKat range
Swiss chocolate giant Nestle's UK & Ireland arm is introducing two new products to its KitKat range.
View ArticleWessanen claims UK first with Kallo
Wessanen, the Dutch food group, has launched what it says is the first organic stock pots in the UK.
View ArticleButton Farm Mushrooms enters administration
UK supplier Button Farm Mushrooms has been placed into administration after the loss of an unnamed "key customer".
View ArticleBells Food to build dedicated cake bakery in Scotland
Bells Food Group is building a dedicated cake bakery next to its existing Dykehead site in Scotland as part of product development.
View ArticleOrkla acquires Norwegian supplier ABC to beef up ingredients arm
Nordic food group Orkla has announced the acquisition of Norwegian ingredients supplier Arne B. Corneliussen for an undisclosed sum.
View ArticleBrexit - WTO-style trading "worst outcome", warns UK dairy sector
A trading relationship between the UK and the EU based on World Trade Organization rules would be "the worst outcome" from the Brexit negotiations, the British dairy sector has warned.
View ArticleBrexit - UK apple growers demand seasonal labour deal within 12 months
Apple and pear growers in the UK are "counting down to catastrophe" without a seasonal labour deal emerging from the Brexit negotiations by September 2018, six months before the country's scheduled...
View Article'Field narrows in Unilever spreads race'
The number of private-equity firms remaining in contention to acquire Unilever's spreads division has reportedly narrowed to three.
View ArticleAtkins launches "all-natural" ingredients bar in UK
US snack brand Atkins, which markets products associated with weight-loss, has launched its first all-natural ingredients bar in the UK, Atkins Harvest.
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