Ebro Foods

Hatching new ideas - Big Food's incubator and accelerator programmes

18 Mar 2019

Our guide to some of the main incubators and accelerators operated by major food manufacturers as they look to tap into some of the consumer trends shaping demand.

Ebro Foods to build another factory in Spain

5 Dec 2018

Ebro Foods has confirmed it is looking to invest in the production of convenience foods in its home market of Spain.

Ebro to invest in organic-food production

13 Jun 2018

Ebro Foods is planning to build another factory to manufacture organic products, as the Spain-based group eyes rapid growth from that part of its business.

Earnings summary - George Weston food division results hit by FX, restructuring; Pinnacle Foods profits underpinned by tax reform; Land O'Lakes "record'' profits; Hostess Brands hails "strong finish" to 2017

2 Mar 2018

just-food presents the key metrics from company financials in bitesize format, with analyst insight and social media comment alongside graphs illustrating a business' historical performance to give you an easy-to-read digest of the numbers you need to know.

Ebro Foods to buy majority of Italy pasta firm Bertagni

18 Jan 2018

Spain's Ebro Foods is to add to its pasta assets with the acquisition of a majority stake in Italy-based Bertagni 1882.

Ebro buys Spanish baby-food firm BIA

9 Jan 2018

Ebro Foods has snapped up Spanish baby-food maker BIA, with the rice and pasta giant looking to tap into growing demand in select European markets for organic baby food.

Earnings summary - Conagra Brands sees income rise; General Mills revises full-year guidance

21 Dec 2017

just-food presents the key metrics from company financials in bitesize format, with analyst insight and social media comment alongside graphs illustrating a business' historical performance to give you an easy-to-read digest of the numbers you need to know.

Ebro backs Spanish start-up "accelerator hub"

5 Oct 2017

Spain-based group Ebro Foods is backing a domestic "accelerator hub" that is aiming to bring together start-ups and existing small- and medium-sized businesses in the sector to work on innovation.

Spain's Ebro Foods buys majority stake in Italy's Geovita

6 Sep 2017

Spain's Ebro Foods bought a 52% stake in Italy's Geovita Functional Ingredients and its subsidiary Geovita Nutrition for EUR16.5m (US$20m) as part of its growth in the healthy food category.

Ebro's Panzani makes cage-free egg pledge

1 Jun 2017

French pasta maker Panzani, part of Spain-based Ebro Foods, has set out plans to use only cage-free eggs by 2025.

Ebro to expand US rice plant

16 May 2017

Double-digit growth of Ebro Foods' US rice brand Minute has prompted the Spanish company to double the production capacity of the microwaveable rice products

Ebro sees benefits of "consumer-first" approach in Q1

26 Apr 2017

Pasta and rice group Ebro Foods said it is benefiting from its "consumer first" approach, which enabled it to book an increase in first-quarter earnings today (26 April). 

Ebro invests in US frozen pasta, rice plant 

24 Apr 2017

Ebro Foods is investing in a pasta, rice and grain product production plant in the US.

Deoleo sells last rice plant to Ebro Foods

21 Apr 2017

Deoleo, the Spain-based olive oil supplier, has sold its last remaining rice business asset in the country to Ebro Foods for EUR1.9m (US$2m).

Ebro Foods 2016 profits up despite lower sales

1 Mar 2017

Spain-based rice and pasta supplier Ebro Foods saw its profits rise in 2016 despite flat sales.

Ebro buys Spanish organic food firm Vegetalia

19 Jan 2017

Spain-based group Ebro Foods has snapped up local organic business Vegetalia.

Spain's Ebro Foods to combine US operations

15 Dec 2016

Spain's Ebro Foods is set to merge its US rice and pasta companies, Riviana Foods, American Rice and New World Pasta Company.

Ebro Foods H1 profits rise

27 Jul 2016

Spain's Ebro Foods has reported higher first-half profits, helped by a rise in sales and boosted by the disposal of assets in Madrid and Puerto Rico.

Ebro acquires majority stake in Santa Rita Harinas

14 Jul 2016

Spanish pasta-to-rice group Ebro Foods has acquired a majority stake in flour company Santa Rita Harinas. 

Ebro lifts stake in Riso Scotti 

1 Jun 2016

Ebro Foods has increased its stake in Italian rice company Riso Scotti to 40%. 

Ebro Foods Q1 profits flat but sales up

28 Apr 2016

Ebro Foods has reported a flat profit for the year while annual sales jumped for the Spanish rice maker.

Ebro posts mixed 2015 results

25 Feb 2016

Ebro Foods has posted a jump in net sales for the year, although the Spain-based group's bottom line inched up by less than 1%, lapping 2014 results that were boosted by the sale of its stake in olive oil Deoleo.

Ebro Foods subsidiary New World Pasta Co. goes non-GMO

10 Feb 2016

Spain's Ebro Foods has announced its US subsidiary New World Pasta Co., has earned non-GMO certification.

Ebro Foods sells Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands rice assets

2 Feb 2016

Ebro Foods has offloaded rice businesses in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.

Ebro Foods buys French organic group Celnat 

29 Jan 2016

Spain's Ebro Foods has struck a deal to acquire French organic food group Celnat for EUR25.5m (US$27.7m). 

Ebro sets up US gluten-free production

7 Dec 2015

Spain's Ebro Foods is to start producing gluten-free pasta in the US.

Ebro 9M sales, operating earnings up on rice unit 

29 Oct 2015

Spanish food group Ebro Foods reported a rise in sales and operating earnings for the first nine months of the year, lifted by the performance of its rice business and currency exchange. 

Ebro Foods sees rice boost in H1

30 Jul 2015

Ebro Foods has booked higher first-half sales and operating profit, helped by improved revenue and earnings from its rice arm.

Food industry quotes of the week - McCormick, CGF, Valio

3 Jul 2015

This week, McCormick & Co. highlighted China as a strength in its first half numbers. Valio made a commitment to halve sugar in its dairy snacks and the Consumer Goods Forum committed to halving global food waste by 2025. Elsewhere, Ebro Foods acquired French sandwich maker Roland Monterrat. Here is the week in quotes.

Food industry news of the week - ConAgra, JBS

3 Jul 2015

ConAgra said that it will sell its private brands business after reporting losses. We asked whether General Mills' plans to turn around US sales will work and took a detailed look at what Grexit would mean for the food industry in Greece. Here are this week's highlights on just-food.