Cerealto seals acquisition of Italian pasta firm Pastificio Mediterranea
Spain-based food group Cerealto has finalised its acquisition of Italian pasta maker Pastificio Mediterranea.
View ArticleUK firm The Cake Crew to up production capacity
Increasing demand for its products has prompted UK cake maker The Cake Crew to move to increase its production.
View ArticleUK ice cream maker Northern Bloc to invest in capacity
UK ice cream manufacturer Northern Bloc has secured investment from Santander Business Banking to increase its production capacity.
View ArticleZur Muehlen, Asset Group move to Toennies ownership
The EU has cleared a move by the shareholders of Germany-based meat giant Tönnies Group to take ownership of a range of local processing peers.
View ArticleMcCain Foods plan for Scarborough site approved
McCain Foods' plan to invest GBP100m (US$128.6m) in a plant in the north-eastern English town of Scarborough has been given the green light by local government officials.
View ArticleLactalis secures clearance of two Romania acquisitions
Romania's competition regulator has cleared the way for French dairy giant Lactalis to buy two local companies.
View ArticleSerbia's Mlekara Leskovac to start exports to Greece
Serbian dairy group Mlekara Leskovac has ambitions to break into the EU market by initially exporting to Greece.
View ArticleIcelandic Group offloads Belgian processing unit to Steinasalir
The Icelandic Group has completed the sale of Belgian fish processing subsidiary Gadus to fish supply company Steinasalir, which is owned by a consortium of Icelandic businesses.
View ArticleRiso Gallo launches Gallo Nature in UK
Riso Gallo, the Italian rice group, is launching a range of grains harvested with "minimal production", Gallo Nature.
View ArticleNorway aims to slash food waste by 50% by 2030
The Norwegian government and food industry have signed an agreement pledging to halve food waste by 2030.
View ArticleDamning criticism from investor adds to pressure on Premier Foods
A frustrated investor has piled pressure on Premier Foods plc with a letter to its chairman bemoaning the way the UK group is run.
View ArticleCroatian meat specialist ties up Polish distribution deal
Croatian salami specialist PIK Vrbovec is targeting the Polish market in its latest export drive.
View ArticleHKScan warns full-year profits to fall
Embattled European meat group HKScan issued a profit warning this morning (12 July) as weakness in Sweden and Finland hit the firm's outlook.
View ArticleRomania mulling national sugar tax
Romania is drafting proposed regulations that would introduce special taxation on foods and beverages with high sugar content, with the goal of improving health.
View ArticleAtlantic Grupa sells production facilities to Belgian sports nutrition firm...
Croatia's Atlantic Grupa is selling production and private-label assets within its sports nutrition arm to Belgium-based company Aminolabs Group but will hold on to the unit's core brands.
View ArticleEU tightening organic rules
The European Parliament and The European Council have reached a preliminary agreement on overhauling existing rules governing organic production and labelling.
View ArticleCzechs call on EU to correct food 'double standards'
The Czech government has claimed new research confirms its suspicions food producers are providing poorer quality ingredients for products sold in former eastern European countries compared to those on...
View ArticleFerrero opens co-packing centre in France
Kinder Bueno and Nutella owner Ferrero has opened a logistics and co-packing centre in France as part of the Italian group's strategy to market its products in different types of packaging as consumers...
View ArticleFazer invites food and food tech influencers to collaborate
Finnish food group Fazer is attempting to instil a spirit of cooperation in the food industry with the development of an "open innovation ecosystem".
View ArticleJobs saved as UK sandwich firm Tasties of Chester sold out of administration
UK food-to-go firm Tasties of Chester has had an 11th-hour reprieve after being rescued from administration by former Adelie Foods CEO Gavin Cox.
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