Ebro Foods to buy majority of Italy pasta firm Bertagni
Spain's Ebro Foods is to add to its pasta assets with the acquisition of a majority stake in Italy-based Bertagni 1882.
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View ArticleIs the Bell Food Group-Huegli deal a win-win?
Andy Coyne looks at the motives behind Bell Food Group's acquisition of Huegli and asks whether both parties are likely to benefit from this all-Swiss affair?
View ArticleItalian dairy group Granarolo attracts state investment
Granarolo, the Italy-based dairy group, has attracted investment from the country's state lender, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), to help the business grow in international markets.
View ArticleNestle consolidates candy R&D in UK from Switzerland
Nestle is streamlining its research and development operations for confectionery products with plans to consolidate those activities in the city of York in northern England.
View ArticleAryzta executive set to take reins at Sysco-owned Pallas Foods - report
Peter Jackson, a division head at Swiss-Irish food group Aryzta, is to take the top job at Pallas Foods, Ireland's largest foodservice wholesaler, according to The Irish Independent newspaper.
View ArticleLithuania chooses self-regulation over 'sugar tax'
Proposals to introduce a so-called 'sugar tax' on unhealthy foods in Lithuania have been put on hold after a voluntary code was agreed with food producers.
View ArticleCan Nomad Foods heat up Goodfella's sales?
UK-based, US-listed Nomad Foods - a business with M&A at its very origins - has re-entered the fray after pressure on sales and margins caused the company to focus inwards. The owner of the Iglo...
View ArticleGermany confectionery giant Katjes Fassin takes stake in UK's Candy Kittens
German confectioner Katjes Group has taken a stake in UK sweets business Candy Kittens.
View ArticleNestle activist investor Daniel Loeb pushes for disposal of other...
Daniel Loeb, the activist investor pushing for change at Nestle, has said he expects the "decisive disposal of other ill-fitting businesses'' following the Swiss food giant's sale of its US...
View ArticleGerman confectionery giant Katjes Fassin takes stake in UK's Candy Kittens
German confectioner Katjes Group has taken a stake in UK sweets business Candy Kittens.
View ArticleFood businesses face French legal action over 'undeclared nanoparticles'
Mars and McCormick & Co. are among the food groups potentially facing court action in France over allegations of undeclared nanoparticles in their products.
View ArticleGeneral Mills among companies committing to France investment
US food giant General Mills plans to invest EUR17m (US$21) in a new production line at a plant making Häagen-Dazs ice cream in northern France.
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View ArticleNomad Foods to use traffic-lights on UK Birds Eye lines
Nomad Foods is to put the UK's traffic-light nutrition labels on all Birds Eye products it sells in the country by the end of the year.
View ArticleAryzta shaves 15% off its 2018 earnings expectations
Swiss-Irish bakery business Aryzta has cut its earnings guidance for 2018 by 15%.
View ArticleUK ice-cream firm Joe Delucci's Gelato bought out of administration
Joe Delucci's Gelato, the UK ice-cream supplier, has been bought from administration by investors including former operations manager Alexandra Beer.
View ArticleUK meat firm Russell Hume ordered to halt supplies
Food safety officials in the UK have ordered national meat firm Russell Hume to halt supplies after "serious non-compliance" with hygiene rules at one of its sites.
View ArticleMarine Harvest confirms Scotland job losses
Seafood giant Marine Harvest has confirmed it is to make 34 of its staff in Scotland redundant.
View Article2 Sisters creates more than 130 jobs at UK plant
UK chicken heavyweight 2 Sisters Food Group is creating more than 130 extra jobs at its factory in Derby, central England, after clinching a new deal with a "major retailer".
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