Orsero buys remaining stake in Fruttital Cagliari of Sardinia
Italy-based fruit and vegetable supplier Gruppo Orsero is taking full control of a Sardinian peer after buying up a remaining stake.
View ArticleNew products - Oggs wins Sainsbury's listing for free-from cakes; Kabuto...
This week's batch of new products includes free-from brand Oggs (formerly Alternative Foods) winning major UK listings and Kabuto Noodles expanding into meal kits.
View ArticleMeal-replacement start-up YFood Labs secures funds
German meal-replacement start-up YFood Labs has secured funding from a group of investors as it seeks to expand and take on more staff.
View ArticleDutch food group Vivera makes plant-based food pledge
Vivera Foodgroup, the Netherlands-based manufacturer, has announced a change in its strategy in relation to plant-based food and meat products.
View ArticleFazer offloads foodservice arm to Compass as attention turns to FMCG-focused M&A
Finnish food company Fazer Group is selling its foodservice arm to a fellow out-of-home firm in the UK.
View ArticleRaisio to invest tens of millions in plant-based food
Finnish food group Raisio has this morning (11 June) announced a new initiative in the plant-based food area.
View ArticleNew products - Mondelez launches low sugar Cadbury Dairy Milk bar in India;...
This week's batch of new products includes Mondelez launching a lower-in-sugar Cadbury product in India and Premier Foods rolling out baking mixes in the UK.
View ArticleMuller unveils sugar reduction target for UK yogurt brands
German dairy giant Müller has revealed sugar reduction targets for its branded yogurt portfolio in the UK.
View ArticleNestle upbeat on organic growth outlook for EMENA region amid shield from Brexit
Nestlé is optimistic it can achieve organic growth of 2% or more for the Swiss food giant's EMENA operations.
View ArticleNew products - Beyond Meat introduces 'meatier' Beyond Burger; Bahlsen...
This week's batch of new products includes Mondelez launching a lower-in-sugar Cadbury product in India and Premier Foods rolling out baking mixes in the UK.
View ArticleArla employs AI technology to better forecast milk supply
European dairy giant Arla Foods is employing AI technology to try to better forecast fresh milk supply from the co-operative's farmer network.
View ArticleHow sales growth, sustainability are at centre of Unilever CEO's pitch to...
Unilever CEO Alan Jope is nearly six months into the job and this week set out to investors his priorities for the consumer goods giant.
View ArticleUK energy bar firm Wholebake buys Bounce snack brand
Wholebake, a UK manufacturer of branded and white label energy bars, has acquired a local snacks brand for an undisclosed sum.
View ArticleReckitt Benckiser swoops to bring in PepsiCo man Laxman Narasimhan as CEO
UK-based consumer goods heavyweight Reckitt Benckiser has snapped up a senior PepsiCo executive to be its new CEO.
View ArticleNomad Foods ready to hit M&A trail again
Nomad Foods, the UK-headquartered frozen foods business behind brands such as Birds Eye and Findus, has outlined its plans in relation to making further acquisitions.
View ArticleNew products - Lotus Bakeries to take ice cream to more markets; Perdue...
This week's batch of new products includes Mondelez launching a lower-in-sugar Cadbury product in India and Premier Foods rolling out baking mixes in the UK.
View ArticleMondelez International invests in UK technical centre
Confectionery giant Mondelez International is to invest in one of its 11 technical centres, it has revealed.
View ArticleNestle, Danone join new Ellen MacArthur project targeting global food system
Nestlé and Danone have signed up to a new global food project launched by UK-based charity The Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
View ArticleCell-cultured, plant-based meats, not classic veggie fare, pose most risk to...
Consumption of meat alternative products made from plants and cell-cultured meats is likely to outpace the traditional vegan or vegetarian categories, a report suggests.
View ArticleUK's Samworth Brothers takes stake in local pie maker Higgidy
UK food group Samworth Brothers has taken a minority stake in a local pie and quiche maker with an option to increase its holding in the future.
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