Ebro Foods food business news, company profile, analysis, comment and interviews

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

11 Jan 2021

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.

The top 20 most-read just-food news stories in 2020

23 Dec 2020

Which stories from just-food's news pages got you and your peers clicking throughout 2020? Here's a list of the top 20.

2020 – The year in food industry M&A

22 Dec 2020

Andy Coyne looks at significant transactions and emerging themes in merger, acquisition and investment activity in the global food sector during a year like no other.

TreeHouse Foods to acquire US pasta brands from Ebro Foods

5 Nov 2020

US private-label manufacturer TreeHouse Foods has acquired a batch of pasta brands sold in its domestic market.

Ebro Foods sells Catelli pasta business in Canada to Barilla

28 Oct 2020

Spain's Ebro Foods has sold a pasta brand and associated manufacturing operations in Canada, the Madrid-listed business has said.

Ebro Foods sets up Middle East "hub", mulls Egypt disposal

31 Jul 2020

Spain-based rice and pasta major Ebro Foods has announced plans to make changes to its operations in the Middle East.

Suitors 'express interest in Ebro pasta unit'

3 Jul 2020

A number of interested parties have reportedly emerged for Ebro Foods' pasta operations in North America, assets the Spanish group is open to selling.

Ebro open to offers for North American pasta business

28 Feb 2020

Spain-based manufacturer Ebro Foods has confirmed it is open to offers for one of its North American divisions.

2019 - The year in food industry M&A

11 Dec 2019

Andy Coyne looks at significant transactions and emerging themes in merger, acquisition and investment activity in the global food sector during 2019.

Ebro Foods unveils 2030 sustainability plan

26 Nov 2019

Spain's Ebro Foods has set out its sustainability objectives including a target to eliminate the use of non-reusable plastics.

Spain's Ebro Foods invests in US production

7 Nov 2019

Ebro Foods, the Spain-based manufacturer, has announced investment in its production network in the US.

Why Ebro and Hain struck deal over Tilda

3 Sep 2019

Five years after losing out on buying Tilda to Hain Celestial, Spain-based Ebro Foods has acquired the UK rice business. Dean Best explores the reasons behind the deal.

Hain Celestial sells Tilda rice business to Spain's Ebro Foods ahead of earnings results

28 Aug 2019

US food group Hain Celestial has sold its Tilda basmati rice brand as it continues with a programme to trim its portfolio.

Midsona continues buying spree with move for Ebro Foods' Alimentation Sante

23 Jul 2019

Swedish organic food firm Midsona has announced its third acquisition this month with a deal agreed to buy a French-Spanish organic and plant-based food business.

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.