Germany’s Alfred Ritter buys US chocolate group Creative Natural Products
German chocolate manufacturer Alfred Ritter has bought Creative Natural Products, the US business behind the Chocolove brand. The value of the transaction has …
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European Parliament backs delay to deforestation rules
The European Parliament has joined the bloc's Council in backing a further delay to the introduction of the EU's anti-deforestation law. MEPS …
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Katjes Group ‘in talks to buy Graze from Unilever’
German confectionery group Katjes is reportedly close to striking a deal to buy snack brand Graze from Unilever. According to Sky …
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NGO links chocolate giants to deforestation in Liberia
A clutch of the world's largest chocolate makers have been linked in an NGO report to deforestation in Liberia. Global Witness …
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Lactalis disputes employee profit bonus claims
Lactalis is facing accusations in France of under-paying staff profit bonuses, allegations the dairy giant disputes. According to the news agency …
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Austrian dairy groups SalzburgMilch, Pinzgau Milch plan merger
Austrian dairy group SalzburgMilch is planning to join forces with local peer Pinzgau Milch Produktions. In a joint statement yesterday (24 …
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Australia’s Tempo strikes deal to buy Spring Gully assets out of administration
Australian group Tempo has acquired Spring Gully Foods' brands and IP after the local condiments maker fell into administration for a second time. Spring Gully, run by fourth-generation …
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Bel to invest in The Laughing Cow production in Spain
Bel Group is expanding the production of cheese brand The Laughing Cow in Spain. The French group's plant in Ulzama in …
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Once Upon a Farm IPO pushed back to next year
Organic children’s food manufacturer Once Upon a Farm has delayed its IPO in the US to next year. In September, the California-based …
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Hilton Food CEO Steve Murrells steps down under mutual agreement
Hilton Food Group CEO Steve Murrells is stepping down only two years after the departure of previous chief executive Philip …
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Emmi buys The English Cheesecake Company
Swiss dairy major Emmi is acquiring The English Cheesecake Company, a UK-based producer of "premium" desserts. Emmi said the “bolt-on” acquisition …
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company invests in UK as part of supply-chain changes
The Magnum Ice Cream Company, Unilever's soon-to-be-listed ice-cream business, plans to up capacity and boost efficiency at a factory in …
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Woodlands Dairy Group acquires Ladismith Cheese from Sea Harvest
South Africa’s Woodlands Dairy Group has acquired Ladismith Cheese Company from Sea Harvest Group. Financial terms of the deal, which includes the Ladismith Cheese subsidiaries Ladismith Powder …
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Poultry group Sprehe buys Nestlé plant in Germany
German poultry processor Sprehe is acquiring a local production plant from Nestlé. In a statement yesterday (24 November), the Swiss food …
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Imlek CEO teams with AJFH to buy Serbian dairy business
Serbian dairy company Imlek is set to change hands ten years after private-equity investor MidEuropa acquired the business. London-headquartered MidEuropa is …
