What might next course be to satiate Danone’s protein M&A appetite?
Before the dust has settled on Danone’s acquisition of protein and nutrition firm Huel, the dairy giant has struck again,…
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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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Dairy Farmers of America to shutter Vermont plant
The Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) cooperative in the US has revealed plans to close its St. Albans facility in…
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St. Ewe Free Range Eggs names former Müller executive as chairman
St. Ewe Free Range Eggs has appointed former Müller executive Justin Cook as chairman of the family-owned UK business. Cook…
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Judge throws out US bid to ban use of SNAP benefits on ‘junk food’
A judge has thrown out the US government’s bid to prevent SNAP benefits from being used to buy soft drinks…
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Lactalis’ challenge to Nutri-Score to go before top EU court
Lactalis has confirmed the French Council of State has referred the dairy giant’s challenge to the Nutri-Score labelling system to…
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Hershey embraces protein trend with new Reese’s snack bars
Hershey is embracing the protein trend with a new snack bar under the US-based confectionery giant’s Reese’s brand. The lengthy-named…
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Libstar volume growth ebbs amid “constrained” consumer backdrop, inflation pressures
Libstar is facing a “severely constrained” consumer backdrop and inflation pressures as the South African CPG group reported subdued volume…
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Canada food security ambitions left exposed without private capital influx
Attracting private-sector capital is likely to be the next building block in Canada’s food security strategy and the ultimate measure…
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FrieslandCampina names new chairman
Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina will have a new chairman in December as Sybren Attema plans to step down. Attema will…
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Infant-formula damages verdict against Mead Johnson overturned
A US court has reversed a decision against infant-formula maker Mead Johnson awarding $60m in damages to a mother of…