Ben & Jerry’s Jerry Greenfield quits in independence row with Unilever
Jerry Greenfield, one of the original founders of Unilever-owned Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, has resigned. In a letter shared…
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Simon Harvey
Simon has been writing about the food industry with Just Food since 2017. Prior to that, he was a financial news editor at Bloomberg and Dow Jones for around 17 years, working out of bureaus in London, Singapore and Malaysia.
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“We’re looking for businesses with a unique go-to-market strategy” – acquisitive Creo Capital sets out game plan
Creo Capital Partners is eyeing a pipeline of potential deals to complement its Hispanic foods and private-label portfolio, targeting companies…
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Hungary blocks overseas takeover of Alföldi Tej dairy cooperative
Hungary has blocked the proposed acquisition of dairy company Alföldi Tej by an overseas consortium on the grounds it would…
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Hain Celestial to “aggressively” cut portfolio as shares slide on $531m loss
Hain Celestial plans to “aggressively” trim the US food and drink major’s portfolio under interim president and CEO Alison Lewis.…
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UK food, drinks body takes swipe at government’s “inflation-fuelling” policies
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has taken a swipe at UK government policy as an uptick in grocery inflation…
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Private label pinches branded share as premium proposition takes hold
There’s a reshaping of consumer purchasing habits playing out in food grocery to the advantage of private label, leaving branded…
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Bega Group finds buyer for peanut assets in move to save 30 jobs
Australia’s Bega Group has found a buyer for its peanut processing assets but still plans to go ahead and close…
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Ben & Jerry’s calls for independence post Unilever’s ice cream spin-off
The founders of Ben & Jerry’s have called on parent company Unilever to allow the ice-cream brand to operate as…
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Marfrig-BRF merger approved “without restrictions” in Brazil
The merger of BRF with Marfrig Global Foods has been approved by Brazil’s competition regulator and now moves to the…
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Spain’s Grupo Apex snaps up Uriarte Iturrate’s snacks assets
Spain’s Grupo Apex has expanded its snacks portfolio with the acquisition of the brand and assets of Uriarte Iturrate. Grupo…