SKU cuts, asset sales, volume recovery and affordability – Tiger Brands CEO Tjaart Kruger talks strategy
Tiger Brands' CEO Tjaart Kruger has just begun his second year reshaping South Africa’s largest food company to boost margins…
All articles by Simon Harvey
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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Sluice gates ease open to more food M&A in 2025
Deal-making in the packaged-food industry is anticipated to gain momentum in the new year after what turned out to be…
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Comvita’s 2024 loss widens on “accounting irregularities” linked to China
Comvita’s shares took another knock today (9 December) as the Manuka honey business said “accounting irregularities” linked to China would…
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German conglomerate BayWa mulls future of T&G Global fruit, veg unit
German conglomerate BayWa is considering selling its majority interest in its T&G Global fresh produce business unit in New Zealand,…
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Conagra tight-lipped on report of Chef Boyardee review
Conagra Brands has declined to comment on a report the US food group has launched a process to offload its…
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Tiger Brands to sell maize, sorghum cereal lines under CEO Tjaart Kruger’s simplification strategy
South Africa’s Tiger Brands is looking to sell it maize and sorghum cereal lines under CEO Tjaart Kruger’s portfolio optimisation…
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The Campbell’s Company promotes Mick Beekhuizen to replace NFL-bound CEO
Mark Clouse is stepping down as president and CEO of The Campbell's Company to pursue a career in American football.…
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Cargill could shed around 8,000 jobs under 5% global workforce reductions
Cargill plans to cut 5% of its global workforce, which based on data in the US-headquartered agri-food giant’s annual report…
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Greencore warns Labour budget measures will impact UK food consumers
Greencore has suggested it cannot absorb all the additional costs from the UK government’s budget measures, meaning more pricing pain…
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Talks aimed at global plastics reduction treaty end without agreement
Greenpeace has warned of “dire consequences” for the planet as talks in South Korea over a global treaty to stop…