Italy's Pernigotti seeks production partner after factory closure
Italian chocolate maker Pernigotti has announced plans to restructure its business to counter declining sales volumes.
View ArticleAgrial extends acquisition spree with German cheese maker Rotkappchen
France-based agri-food cooperative Agrial plans to buy a German cheese producer, adding to a slew of acquisitions over the past two years.
View ArticleThe Beyond Burger 'hits UK, Australia retail markets'
Beyond Meat, the US plant-based burger business, has reportedly started to distribute its product through major retailers in the UK and Australia.
View ArticlePremier Foods CEO Gavin Darby to step down
Gavin Darby, the chief executive of Premier Foods, is to step down from the helm at the UK manufacturer after almost six years in the job.
View ArticleSeafood firm Marine Harvest renames itself Mowi
Norway-based seafood group Marine Harvest has re-branded, saying its new name better reflects the company's heritage.
View ArticleTayto's UK pork crackling acquisition cleared by competition watchdog
Tayto Group's acquisition of UK-based The Real Pork Crackling Company has been cleared by the country's competition watchdog.
View ArticleUK's Premier Foods to sell Ambrosia custard brand
Premier Foods, the UK manufacturer, has revealed this morning (13 November) it plans to sell one of its best-known brands.
View ArticleSpain takes action to tackle obesity
Spain has announced a raft of measures to tackle the nation's obesity problem including a change to the way food is labelled.
View ArticleGreencore CEO Patrick Coveney on leaving US market and focusing on UK - the...
In the first of a two-part interview, Greencore CEO Patrick Coveney talks to Dean Best about the private-label manufacturer's decision to quit the US and focus on the UK market.
View ArticleAviko closes German potato business Amberger Werke
Aviko, a potato products supplier in the Netherlands, is closing down its Amberger Werke Gmbh & Co. KG business in Germany.
View ArticleGreencore ready for more M&A in UK
Greencore, the Ireland-based private-label supplier, is planning to be "an active consolidator" in what CEO Patrick Coveney believes will be an uptick in M&A in the UK own-label sector.
View ArticleGreencore CEO Patrick Coveney on navigating new wave of M&A and uncertainty...
Greencore's exit from the US leaves the Ireland-based own-label supplier to focus on the UK. Speaking to Dean Best, CEO Patrick Coveney surveys a market he sees as in flux.
View ArticleMaruha Nichiro-owned Anova sells frozen operations to Seafood Connection
Netherlands-based Anova Seafood is selling its frozen operations to concentrate on the processing and sale of fresh and chilled products.
View ArticleMeggle CEO Reinhold Schlensok leaves after just a year in charge
Germany-based dairy company Meggle has announced a key executive is leaving the company after just over a year in office.
View ArticleThe taste of food cannot be copyrighted, rules European court
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made a ruling on whether the taste of a food product can be the subject of copyright protection.
View ArticleBama Companies of the US buys "significant stake" in UK bakery group Evron...
US biscuit, pie and bun maker Bama Companies, based in Oklahoma, has bought a "significant stake" in a UK bakery business.
View ArticlePremier Foods admits to Brexit-linked stockpiling
The UK's Premier Foods, behind brands such as Oxo stock cubes and Mr Kipling cakes, has revealed that it has taken action to prepare for a 'no-deal' Brexit.
View ArticleBarilla offers to buy plant from indebted Italian rival Pasta Zara
Italian food giant Barilla is offering to buy a plant from indebted rival Pasta Zara as it seeks to boost production capacity.
View ArticleCerealto, Siro to merge to create multinational Spanish operation
Two Spain-based food companies have signed an agreement to merge operations which will see the emergence of a new multinational group.
View ArticleFrench bakery group Neuhauser in new redundancy programme
A major French bakery group has announced a redundancy programme, triggered by what it calls "persisent economic difficulties".
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