Ill-fated 2015 merger comes to fore amid Kraft Heinz spin-off speculation
A “strategic transaction” proposition put forward by Kraft Heinz in May could well be about to emerge with a business …
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Unilever sells Venezuela ice-cream arm
Unilever has sold its ice-cream business in Venezuela to Colombian automotive company Mack de Venezuela. The transaction, struck for an undisclosed …
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Austria’s Rupp buys Spanish cheese peer Juan Martinez
Austrian private cheese company Rupp has acquired Spanish family-owned peer Juan Martinez for an undisclosed sum. Both companies manufacture and supply …
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McVitie’s owner Pladis invests in UK operations
UK snacking giant Pladis has invested £68m ($91.6m) across its local operations. According to the Godiva chocolate owner, most of the …
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Unilever names Jochanan Senf as new Ben & Jerry’s CEO
Unilever has appointed Jochanan Senf as the CEO of Ben Jerry’s following the exit of former Dave Stever as the …
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Ferrara holding company in talks to buy French confectioner CPK
A holding company behind US group Ferrara Candy Company is eyeing CPK Group, the French confectioner that owns brands including …
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Finland’s Fazer presses ahead with new chocolate factory
Fazer has decided to move forward with its plan for a new chocolate factory the Finnish group had put on …
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JR Simplot to buy potato-products peer Clarebout Potatoes
US agri-food group JR Simplot has agreed to acquire Belgian potato-processing company Clarebout Potatoes for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which …
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Ferrero reaches for the cereal bowl
Ferrero has once again used M&A to expand into another part of the store – but will it pay off? After …
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Incoming Hershey CEO faces wall of challenges, not least cocoa
Fresh perspective might just be what the doctor ordered - in this case the board of Hershey bringing in a …
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Dodla Dairy to buy peer HR Food Processing
India-based Dodla Dairy has agreed to acquire local peer HR Food Processing for Rs2.71bn ($31.6m). In a stock exchange filing today …
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Opportunities to decarbonise food and beverage manufacturing
In Europe, the push to improve sustainability is accelerating in carbon-intensive industries such as food and beverage processing. Much of …
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Jatcorp issues profit warning on revenue declines, impairments
Australian milk powders business Jatcorp has issued a profit warning for the 2025 fiscal year due to revenue declines and …
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Italian investment fund acquires stake in Santangelo bakery group
Fondo Italiano d’Investimento has acquired a 70% stake in Santangelo Group, a bakery business in Italy. According to the Italian investment …
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Polish dairy cooperative Mlekpol invests in Grajewo plant expansion
Polish dairy cooperative Mlekpol is investing 400m zlotys ($110m) in its plant in the town of Grajewo to scale up the …
