UK plant-based business Shicken eyes profitability next year after US launch
UK-based vegan ready-meal maker Shicken is aiming to become profitable in 2025 having launched in the US earlier this year.…
All articles by Henry Mathieu
Henry Mathieu
Henry joined Just Drinks and Just Food as a reporter in 2023. Previously, he has worked as a freelance journalist for a lifestyle magazine and briefly in sales for a company battling global food insecurity.
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Danish Crown to shutter Denmark abattoir with 1,200 jobs chopped
Danish Crown is set to close an abattoir in Denmark after a “challenging two years”, resulting in the loss of…
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UK’s Applied Nutrition receives backing from former JD Sports boss
UK-based sports-nutrition business Applied Nutrition has received a personal investment from the former executive chairman of retailer JD Sports. Peter…
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Tiger Brands opens South African peanut-butter factory
South Africa’s Tiger Brands has invested R300m ($15.8m) in a new peanut-butter manufacturing facility in Johannesburg. The food group has…
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Ghana raises farmgate cocoa prices
Ghana has followed fellow major cocoa producer Côte d’Ivoire in raising the farmgate price of the commodity. Nana Addo Dankwa…
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Cérélia loses second legal challenge over Jus-Rol deal
The UK competition regulator has dismissed another legal challenge from French bakery group Cérélia following a lengthy effort to acquire…
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US updates WIC federal food aid programme for mothers, children
The US Department of Agriculture has updated its federal nutrition programme to promote fruit and vegetable consumption but less assistance…
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Nestlé to invest €472m in Italian pet-food factory
Nestlé is set to invest €472m ($507m) in a new pet-food factory in northern Italy, according to the country's government.…
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Hain Celestial sells Thinsters to J&J Snack Foods
Hain Celestial has sold its Thinsters cookie business to fellow US food group J&J Snack Foods. The disposal of Thinsters,…
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Synlait moves CFO to new role to manage assets review
New Zealand dairy business Synlait Milk has appointed CFO Rob Stowell to the newly created position of chief commercial officer.…