All articles by 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.

The new Greencore serves up growth

There’s plenty of analysis and commentary out there on food M&A that fails to pay off, so it’s only fair…
Spain snacks group Apex buys local distributor Industrias Marjo

Spanish snacks major Grupo Apex has moved to grow its presence in the country’s convenience market with the acquisition of…
Italian preserves firm Citres sells to private equity

Citres, the family-owned, Italian, preserves business, has sold a majority of its shares to Clessidra Private Equity. The buy-out house…
Nestlé earmarks more cash for Mexico

Nestlé is planning to spend another $1bn on its business in Mexico up to the end of 2030. The Swiss…
SanLucar enters Finland with Vegepörssi tie-up

Spain-based fruit-and-vegetable supplier SanLucar has continued its push into northern Europe with a new deal in Finland. SanLucar is teaming…

Unigrains backs hazelnuts supplier Unicoque

France-based agri-food investor Unigrains has backed hazelnut co-op Unicoque. In a statement, Unigrains said it had “subscribed to participating securities”…
Europastry buys majority stake in Chile’s Alicomer

Europastry, the Spain-based bakery group, has snapped up a majority stake in Chile’s Alicomer. The deal, struck for an undisclosed…
Euralis, Maïsadour abandon merger

French agri-food co-ops Euralis and Maïsadour have ended plans to merge. In a joint statement, the companies said a “deterioration”…
Pure poultry: Scandi Standard CEO talks M&A, ESG and strategic focus

One of the major poultry processors in Europe, Scandi Standard, has continued its recent M&A spree with the receipt of…
General Mills promotes COO McNabb to chief executive

General Mills COO Dana McNabb will move to the CEO role at the US food giant at the start of…