UK, Irish retailers predict price spikes from no-deal Brexit
Retailers in the UK and Ireland have teamed up to warn about the impact they believe a no-deal Brexit will have on the prices of some food.
View ArticleNew products - Cereal to be eaten "straight from the box" launched; Danone in...
This week's batch of new products includes Nestlé launching its KitKat Senses in a bar format and organic yogurts from Arla Foods.
View ArticleArla CFO Natalie Knight on battles with Brexit, Chinese regulators and added...
Arla CFO Natalie Knight tells Andy Coyne about the dairy giant's investment plans and discusses whether recent acquisitions and category innovation can feed growth.
View ArticleCanada's Saputo swoops to buy UK's Dairy Crest
UK manufacturer Dairy Crest, home to brands including Clover butter and Cathedral City cheese, has agreed to a takeover offer from a larger, overseas peer.
View ArticleEuropastry takes full control of foodservice supplier Ingapan
Spain-based bakery-products supplier Europastry has become the sole shareholder in a local supplier to the foodservice sector.
View ArticleSeafood firm ISI to combine units in southern Europe
Seafood processor Iceland Seafood International has decided to merge units in southern Europe, a "vitally important market" for cod products from the Nordic country.
View ArticleMeat processor ABP makes move into plant-based products
Ireland-based ABP Food Group is the latest meat processor to reveal plans to expand into the plant-based arena.
View ArticleWessanen finance chief Ronald Merckx set to depart for Centrient Pharmaceuticals
Wessanen's finance chief Ronald Merckx is due to leave the Netherlands-based food manufacturer to take up a position elsewhere.
View ArticleIreland's Carbery Group to diversify cheese portfolio via new plant
Ireland's Carbery Group, which makes Dubliner brand cheddar cheese, has revealed plans to diversify its portfolio.
View ArticleFrance makes push on Nutri-Score - but companies can still avoid use
France has sought to increase food manufacturers' use of Nutri-Score labels - but companies can swerve the new rules.
View ArticleWhy Kraft Heinz's travails aren't a surprise
The business strategy pursued by Kraft Heinz's owners drove margins and shook up competitors but there have always been question marks over the company's top-line prospects.
View ArticleABF impacted by Brexit uncertainty, says finance chief
Associated British Foods (ABF) has spoken out on the effect Brexit, the UK's departure from the EU on 29 March, is having on its operations.
View ArticleYildiz Holding's sale of cracker brand Jacob's 'to happen this year'
A new report has provided an update on Turkish food group Yildiz Holding's alleged plans to offload its UK-based cracker brand Jacob's.
View ArticleNestle 'hires bankers at Rothschild to undertake Herta meats sale'
Swiss food giant Nestlé has reportedly hired bankers to sell its Herta packaged meat business recently put up for review.
View ArticleHalloren temporarily cuts workers' hours as business needs "fluctuate"
Germany-based chocolate producer Halloren Schokoladenfabrik is temporarily cutting employees' working hours.
View ArticleEuricom builds rice manufacturing capacity through Marbour Group deal
Italian rice business Euricom has enhanced its rice manufacturing capacity through acquiring assets from a European peer.
View ArticleDanish Crown's UK-based meat business Tulip warns of potential job losses
UK-based meat business Tulip, which is part of Denmark co-operative Danish Crown, could be about to lay off hundreds of workers.
View ArticleUK government warns of food shortages, price hikes if no-deal Brexit
The UK government's latest document on Brexit has outlined what might happen to food prices if Britain leaves the EU on 29 March without a trade deal.
View ArticleFormer Kellogg executive Robert Woodall to head up The Meatless Farm Co.
The Meatless Farm Co. has appointed a former Kellogg executive to head up the UK plant-based start-up.
View ArticleKP Snacks to close UK popcorn plant, putting 90 jobs at risk
KP Snacks, which is owned by Germany's Intersnack, is to close a UK popcorn factory, putting around 90 jobs at risk.
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