India ice-cream maker Walko gets investment
The owner of the NIC ice-cream brand believes backing will help it grow market share.
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Is the consumer sector seeing the start of an AI investment boom?
M&A and investment linked to AI has been buoyant in recent years, as have job...
Kraft Heinz to buy Turkey sauces firm Assan Foods
The US giant has snapped up one of its co-manufacturers.
Swedish unfair trading law to “strengthen competition”, food manufacturers argue
Food manufacturers in Sweden have welcomed a vote to introduce a law governing unfair trading...
Sweden’s Humble Group continues M&A push
The acquisitive Swedish firm has snapped up another business.
Cherkizovo to invest in new pork and poultry plants in Russia
Cherkizovo plans to invest RUB80bn (US$1.1bn) to expand its domestic manufacturing network as Russia’s largest meat company seeks to increase production over the next two to three years. Agreements were…
Oatly takes UK’s Glebe Farm Foods to court in PureOaty trademark dispute
Oatly, the oat-based dairy-alternative business headquartered in Sweden, has taken legal action against the UK's Glebe Farm Foods over an alleged trademark infringement. Investor and celebrity-backed Oatly, which went public…
UK cell-based meat firm Ivy Farm targets second round of funding
Ivy Farm Technologies, a UK cell-based meat business, is targeting a second round of funding before the end of this year to help it scale up the production of meat…
Airline caterer SATS takes controlling interest in Thailand’s Food City Co.
SATS in Singapore, a foodservice caterer to the airline industry, plans to take a majority interest in Thailand’s Food City Co., a branded and private-label manufacturer of curry pastes and…
Arbor Investments-owned Crown Bakeries snaps up Michel’s Bakery
Investor-backed US baker Crown Bakeries has acquired local sweet baked-goods firm Michel’s Bakery. The deal will expand Crown Bakeries’ range of fresh and frozen breads, bakery and dough products into…
US baby-food firm Beech-Nut dumps product line following toxic metal scare
Beech-Nut Nutrition, the US baby-food firm, is discontinuing its branded Stage 1 Single Grain Rice Cereal after a product recall linked to an arsenic scare. The voluntary recall of one…
