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SBTi facing staff revolt in carbon-offsetting row
Climate-certification organisation Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has met with an angry response from its own staff after announcing a …
Bakery company Bridor buys Dutch peer Pandriks
Le Duff group-owned bakery company Bridor has acquired its Netherlands-based peer Pandriks. France-based Bridor described Pandriks as a manufacturer of organic …
UK’s Hunter & Gather to raise further funds after Tesco listings win
London-based better-for-you food business Hunter & Gather is planning to raise funds via a Series A round next year on …
Tiger Brands opens South African peanut-butter factory
South Africa’s Tiger Brands has invested R300m ($15.8m) in a new peanut-butter manufacturing facility in Johannesburg. The food group has opened …
Deoleo owner CVC sets out IPO plans
CVC Capital Partners, the private-equity firm behind olive-oil supplier Deoleo and Lipton tea, has outlined plans to list in Amsterdam. The …
Espersen invests in former Iceland Seafood’s UK plant in Grimsby
Denmark’s Espersen plans to invest in the UK seafood factory inherited as part of last year’s purchase of Iceland Seafood …
PepsiCo cuts jobs in Argentina
PepsiCo has laid off staff at a snacks and crackers plant in Argentina, citing "challenging" macroeconomic conditions. The US giant has …
The next step in the evolution of wine dealcoholisation
The market for low alcohol (<0.5%v/v) and alcohol free (<0.05%v/v) wine products is continuing to grow around the world. Demand …
Legal wins give alt-meat shot in the arm but pressures remain
Meat-alternative suppliers doing business in France and South Africa have been given a boost in recent days in their battles …
Danish Crown admits to violating marketing laws over ‘greenwashing’ slogans
Danish Crown has brought closure to a legal greenwashing claim by pledging not to use misleading terms about the pork …
Industrial food ingredient suppliers and additive manufacturing for the food industry
Food ingredients and additives are used to meet consumer demands for taste, colour, texture, freshness, aesthetics, and nutrient value. Industrial …
Norway‘s Jordanes assessing conditions for “potential listing”
Norwegian private equity company Jordanes, owner of local food brands group Scandza, is looking into the listing of its shares …
Monde Nissin logs another Quorn impairment as meat-free sales decline
Monde Nissin’s 2023 fiscal year was marred by another impairment charge for its meat-alternatives business as sales fell and losses …
Dairy consumption falls again in Germany
The consumption of milk in Germany declined again in 2023, government data shows. According to preliminary figures published by the Bundesinformationszentrums …
Ghana raises farmgate cocoa prices
Ghana has followed fellow major cocoa producer Côte d’Ivoire in raising the farmgate price of the commodity. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, …