Update – Unilever, McCormick strike “merger”
Unilever and McCormick have finalised a deal to combine much of the UK consumer-goods giant’s food assets with the US …
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Ambienta acquires plant-based group The Bridge
Ambienta, a sustainability-focused asset manager, has taken a majority stake in Italian plant-based dairy group The Bridge. It has acquired the …
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Unilever confirms “advanced” deal talks with McCormick
Unilever is in “advanced” discussions to combine its food business with US spices and sauces group McCormick, the FMCG giant …
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Princes ready to up prices amid Middle East cost pressure
Princes Group, the UK-listed food-and-drinks manufacturer, will look to raise prices to offset the higher costs the company faces due …
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Hilton Food Group review confirms meat “growth focus”
Hilton Food Group is to focus its efforts on growing its “core” meat and fresh prepared food businesses – and …
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Paulig agrees sale of Risenta brand to Midsona
Finnish food and beverage group Paulig has sold its Risenta brand to Swedish consumer goods company Midsona for Skr45m ($4.7m). In …
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UK food, drink export volumes rise in 2025 despite US tariffs
UK food-and-drink export volumes increased in 2025 despite the impact of US tariffs, as the sector continued to adjust to …
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Mars CEO gets board role at GLP-1 supplier Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk, one of the principal suppliers of GLP-1 weight-loss medication, has handed a board role to the chief executive …
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Why the future of small-fry alternative seafood needs new technology
There’s an argument to be had that plant-based seafood alternatives are literally dead in the water judging by the number …
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T&G Global hires Goldman Sachs to work on possible sale
T&G Global has appointed Goldman Sachs to assist with the possible change in ownership at the NZ fresh-produce supplier. Nine months …
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Laird Superfood CEO talks up sales benefit of Navitas deal
Laird Superfood expects “nice distribution gains” from its acquisition of US organic food-and-drinks business Navitas, the company’s CEO has said. Just …
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United Petfood buys factory in Türkiye with local partner
Belgium’s United Petfood and Turkish partner Lider Petfood have acquired a production facility. In separate statements on Friday (27 March), the …
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JBS paints bleak landscape for US beef as cattle shortages persist
Despite reporting record US beef sales, meat giant JBS has outlined the excess processing capacity challenges that led rival Tyson …
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CO2 plant reopens to bolster UK supply as Middle East conflict rages on
The UK is temporarily reopening a bioethanol plant to shore up CO2 supplies for local industries, including food and drinks. According …
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CK Snacks strikes again in co-manufacturing M&A
CK Snacks has struck a deal to acquire fellow US-based co-manufacturer Keystone Food Products. Financial terms of the deal were not …
