Danone’s makes logical – but pricey – protein push with Huel deal
Danone’s striking €1bn ($1.15bn) (so it’s said) swoop for Huel has come at something of a premium but underlines the…
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Dean Best
Dean has reported on the international food and beverage industries for 20 years. He became editor of Just Food in 2007 and Just Drinks in 2022.
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McCain ‘to shut New Zealand factory’
McCain Foods is reportedly preparing to close one of its two processing sites in New Zealand. Multiple media outlets reported…
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Coca-Cola invests again in Fairlife production
The Coca-Cola Company has set out more plans to invest in its production of Fairlife milk in the US. A…
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This week: dairy leaders to convene for Amsterdam conference
Arena International, Just Food’s sister events business, is to host its annual dairy-industry conference this week. The two-day Dairy Innovation…
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Danone buys meal-replacement firm Huel
Danone has snapped up UK meal-replacement business Huel. Hertfordshire-based Huel, set up in 2014, centres on ready-to-drink shakes but also…
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Le Duff snaps up Spanish bakery peer Panamar
Le Duff Group, the French bakery and foodservice business, has swooped for Spain-based bread and pâtisserie company Panamar. In a…
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Applied Nutrition shares hit amid Middle East caution
Applied Nutrition saw its shares fall in early trading today (23 March) after the UK company signalled it expects its…
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Synlait outlines “recovery roadmap” after H1 loss
Synlait Milk today (23 March) sketched out its plans for “recovery” after posting a half-year loss of more than NZ$80m…
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McCormick fires up M&A with Unilever move
Well, that’s spiced things up. In a week when it was reported Unilever was looking to, in the corporate parlance,…
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Ferrero adds to Brazil assets with Bold Snacks buy
Ferrero has moved to expand its presence in Brazil with a deal for protein-bar firm Bold Snacks. Daniel Martinez Carretero,…