Premier Foods ‘eyeing UK pizza business Crosta Mollica’
Premier Foods is reportedly eyeing up an acquisition of pizza business Crosta Mollicca but has refused to confirm the speculation.…
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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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Unilever confirms talks to sell food assets to McCormick
In a week where speculation re-emerged over the future of Unilever’s food business, the CPG giant has confirmed it is…
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Iran crisis: food volume recovery in jeopardy from new inflation wave
The Iran crisis could not have come at a worse time for packaged food companies, which are still rebuilding volumes…
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General Mills’ outlook for “improvement” fails to convince investors
An “improvement” was the operative word for General Mills as it peers into the fourth quarter and new fiscal year…
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Valeo Foods buys Bulgaria snacks business Prestige-96
Ireland’s Valeo Foods has renewed its thirst for acquisitions with the purchase of Prestige-96 in Bulgaria. The deal for the…
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General Mills offloads Brazil assets to Grupo 3corações
General Mills has sold its business in Brazil to local food-and-drinks company Grupo 3corações. The transaction includes two production facilities…
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Woolworths snaps up private-label supplier In2Food in South Africa
South African retailer Woolworths has agreed to acquire In2Food, a private-label supplier of ready meals, bakery, snacks and drinks. The…
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“We are acquisitive…and active in deals right now” – Glacier’s Matt Frost on Europe’s ice-cream market
After last year's merger of Gelato d’Italia and Ysco, Glacier sees itself as a consolidator of the “fragmented” European ice-cream…
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PepsiCo drums down on protein trend with Good Warrior brand
PepsiCo is introducing more protein-centric products to its range with the launch of Good Warrior meat snacks. “Consumers are hungry…
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Former Hearthside business Maker’s Pride to close two US plants
Maker’s Pride, the US contract manufacturer to emerge from the bankruptcy of Hearthside Food Solutions, is closing two factories. The…