Ill-fated 2015 merger comes to fore amid Kraft Heinz spin-off speculation
A “strategic transaction” proposition put forward by Kraft Heinz in May could well be about to emerge with a business…
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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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Incoming Hershey CEO faces wall of challenges, not least cocoa
Fresh perspective might just be what the doctor ordered - in this case the board of Hershey bringing in a…
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Ferrero confirms deal to buy WK Kellogg for $3.1bn
Ferrero has confirmed the confectionery giant has entered an agreement with WK Kellogg to acquire the US-based breakfast cereals business…
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Nutella maker Ferrero ‘on cusp of securing $3bn takeover of WK Kellogg’
Reports suggest Italian confectionery giant Ferrero is on the cusp of acquiring the North American breakfast cereals business WK Kellogg…
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Westfalia Fruit snaps up Greenpoint Trading in strategic foodservice play
South Africa’s Westfalia Fruit Group is bolstering its foodservice presence in Europe for avocados with the acquisition of Greenpoint Trading.…
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UK’s Inspired Pet Nutrition seals offshore acquisition with Sopral deal
Investor-backed Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has struck an acquisition outside of its domestic UK market with a deal for Sopral…
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Lactalis boosts staff numbers in US with two factory investments
Lactalis is creating around 50 US jobs as the France-based dairy major invests in two factories in New York state.…
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India’s Reliance Industries to ‘form new consumer brands subsidiary’
India’s Reliance Industries is reportedly planning to set up a new subsidiary to house all of its consumer-facing brands, including…
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China’s WH Group strikes pet-food acquisition in Europe with Pupil Foods
China’s WH Group has struck an acquisition in the pet-food category in Europe by snapping up Poland-based Pupil Foods. The…
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Veganz Group spins-off Mililk unit as €30m realised from Orbifarm sale
Veganz Group is spinning off its Mililk plant-based milk drinks business as theloss-making vegan food producer and retailer seeks to…