Soft-drinks major Refresco buys SunOpta in plant-based push
Refresco has swooped to buy US food-and-beverage group SunOpta in a bid to bolster its business in the plant-based drinks…
All articles by Dean Best
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.
-
-
Good Guys Bakehouse attracts industry veteran as investor
Ex-St Pierre Groupe CEO David Wagstaff has invested in fledgling UK firm Good Guys Bakehouse. Wagstaff took part in a…
-
Sullivan & Cromwell, Kirkland & Ellis top consumer M&A charts in 2025
The law firms Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis topped two league tables devised by GlobalData after analysing the…
-
PepsiCo CEO sees “big opportunities” from GLP-1 drugs
The chief executive of snacks giant PepsiCo has insisted the company sees “more opportunities than threats” from the use of…
-
Snacks prices, productivity, drinks “progress” – takeaways from PepsiCo 2025 results
PepsiCo hit the headlines in more ways than one in 2025 – from its striking $1.95bn deal to buy US…
-
The Tofoo Co snaps up German seitan firm Topas
UK tofu business The Tofoo Co has struck a deal to buy German seitan-products supplier Topas. The Tofoo Co, backed…
-
Nestlé aware of cereulide ten days before alerting officials
Nestlé has said it detected “very low levels” of the toxin cereulide in formula samples at the end of November –…
-
PepsiCo jobs in Spain at risk
PepsiCo has outlined plans to cut more jobs in Spain. The US giant is making changes to the way it…
-
Dutch industry “tightens” advertising code
Food and drinks manufacturers operating in the Netherlands have agreed to “stricter rules” on the marketing of products to children.…
-
Marico snaps up India snacks firm Zea Maize
Marico, one of India’s largest consumer-goods groups, has acquired more than 90% of Zea Maize, home to the 4700BC snacks…