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What’s Cooking? subject of takeover approach from investment firm

The Belgium-based ready-meals business also reported annual revenues of €468.9m ($553.6m) today (27 February) with volumes up 6%.

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Nomad Foods CEO embarks on “pivotal year of strategic repositioning”

Dominic Brisby gears up for “sizable price increases” to recapture value market share.

ByHeart botulism outbreak over but probe continues, US says

In an update issued yesterday (26 February), the FDA said no new cases have been reported since 10 December.

JM Smucker cuts sweet-snacks growth forecast

The Hostess owner, battling falling sales from that part of its business, has lowered its long-term expectations for the division.

Apetit weighs shutdown of Finland frozen pizza plant

Apetit said the factory’s “investment needs for basic renovations and replacement investments in production equipment remain significant and clearly exceed the amount of previous investments”.

Kraft Heinz and the structural reckoning facing legacy CPG

It would be a mistake to view Kraft Heinz as an isolated case, Victor Martino writes. The structural pressures it faces are widely shared in CPG.

Tariffs to get “a lot more complicated” after Supreme Court ruling

The US administration will now seek to replicate the tariff landscape Trump pursued under IEEPA with alternative trade statutes.

Trading conditions worsened in Q4, UK SMEs tell survey

Boosting sales in the UK remains the top growth priority for all food and drinks businesses, according to the report.

EU tightens import controls on ingredient from China linked to formula recalls

Starting 26 February, arachidonic acid oil imports from China will face “special” entry conditions in the EU.